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Reed Birney

Acting

Born September 11, 1954 · Alexandria, Virginia, USA

Biography

Reed Birney (born September 11, 1954) is an American actor. Birney is known for his performances on stage and screen often acting on and off Broadway. Birney gained acclaim in 2016 for his role in The Humans winning the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. He was also nominated previously in the same category for his performance in Casa Valentina in 2014. He starred in the films Mass (2021), and The Menu (2022). He is also known for his recurring roles in Gossip Girl (2007–2009), House of Cards (2013–2017), The Blacklist (2014–2015), and Home Before Dark (2021–2022). He has also acted in The Americans, The Handmaid's Tale, and Succession.

Awards & recognition

  • Tony AwardBest Featured Actor in a Play · 2016
  • Tony AwardBest Featured Actor in a Play · 2014 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

Succession

2018as Dave Boyer

Chicago Med

2015as Greg Davis

Gossip Girl

2007as Mr. Prescott

American Horror Story

2011as Dexter Harding

From the Earth to the Moon

1998as John Houbolt

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

2022as Luq

House of Cards

2013as Donald Blythe

Tales from the Crypt

1989as Paul

Titans

2018as The Messenger / Dr. Adamson

The Americans

2013as Patrick McCleesh

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999as Harry Waters

Evil

2019as Father Thunderland

Blue Bloods

2010as Burden Maxwell

Not a Pretty Picture

1976as Fred

The Blacklist

2013as Tom Connolly

The Good Wife

2009as Lee Tripke

Kings

2009as Minister Forsythe

Changeling

2008as Mayor Cryer

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001as ADA Stillman

Blue Film

2026as Hank Grant

Poker Face

2023as Ben / Gabriel

Home Before Dark

2020as Sylvester Lisko

Mass

2021as Richard

Law & Order

1990as Everett Brown

The Menu

2022as Richard

A Million Little Things

2018as Eugene Bloon

Kidnapped

2006as Mancini

American Odyssey

2015as Senator Darnell

Bull

2016as Judge Humphrey

Madam Secretary

2014as Roland Hobbs

Uptown Girls

2003as Executive

The Greatest Man in the World

1981as Smidgeon

Strawberry Mansion

2021as Peter Bloom

The Forty-Year-Old Version

2020as J. Whitman

The Hunt

2020as Pop

A Perfect Murder

1998as Merchant Prince #1

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

2017as Dr. George Gey

Girls

2012as Peter

Morning Glory

2010as Governor Willis

Eight Is Enough

1977as Steven

Lost Girls

2020as Peter Hackett

Adult World

2013as Todd

Occupy, Texas

2016as Uncle Nolan

Girl Most Likely

2012as Dr. Chalmers

Crimewave

1985as Vic Ajax

Baby Ruby

2022as Dr. Rosenbaum

The Ten

2007as Jim Stansel

The Last

2019as Harry

Jackrabbit

2015as Paul Bateson

Mad Women

2015as Richard