American actor (born 1985)
Dan Amboyer (born December 28, 1985) is an American actor, best known for his starring roles on the Darren Star series Younger and the NBC spin-off series The Blacklist: Redemption , and for starring as Prince William of Wales in the television film William & Catherine: A Royal Romance . He also plays Luke on the Netflix comedy series Uncoupled opposite Neil Patrick Harris .
Life and career
Amboyer was born in Detroit to Claudia and Dr. Donald Amboyer.[ 1] He attended The Roeper School [ 2] and arts high school Interlochen Arts Academy .[ 3] Amboyer subsequently continued his studies at the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama ,[ 4] where he was offered early admittance following his junior year of high school.[ 1] After graduation, he relocated to New York City.[ 5]
Amboyer has appeared in numerous television shows and films and worked extensively in theatre.[ 6] Amboyer is a founding member of the theatre company Exit, Pursued by a Bear .[ 7] In 2019, he made his directorial debut helming the world premiere of Whirlwind Off-Broadway, which Elisabeth Vincentelli of The New Yorker called a "delightful 80 minutes."[ 8]
He starred on the Darren Star hit series Younger and the NBC spin-off series The Blacklist: Redemption . He also starred as Prince William of Wales in the TV movie William & Catherine: A Royal Romance .
He can be seen as Luke on the hit Netflix comedy series Uncoupled opposite Neil Patrick Harris .
In 2024, he was cast in the lead role of The Writer in Jason Forbach 's short thriller film The Delicate Medium .[ 9]
Personal life
On October 7, 2017, Amboyer publicly came out as gay and announced that he had married his long-term partner, Eric P. Berger.[ 10] [ 11] [ 12] Amboyer's coming out sparked national attention with televised coverage on Access Hollywood , E! News and Entertainment Tonight .[ 13]
Amboyer and Berger have two children: a son and a daughter.[ 14]
Filmography
Films
Television
Video games
Off-Broadway
Orange Lemon Egg Canary by Rinne Groff — 2006 (PS 122 )
As You Like It — 2007 (HERE Arts Center )
The Play About the Naked Guy — 2008 (Baruch Center for the Performing Arts)
Bash'd — 2008 (The Zipper Factory)
For the Love of Christ — 2009 (Cherry Lane Theatre )
Dido, Queen of Carthage — 2010 (Exit, Pursued by a Bear Archived May 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine )
The Great Unknown by William Hauptman and Jim Wann — 2010 (The American Place Theatre )
Restoration Comedy by Amy Freed — 2010 (Exit, Pursued by a Bear Archived May 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine )
These Seven Sicknesses — 2011 (Exit, Pursued by a Bear Archived May 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine )
Friends and Relations — 2011 (Abingdon Theatre)
Remembrance of Things Past by Harold Pinter and Di Trevis , US premiere with Richard Armitage — 2014 (92nd Street Y )
Squash by AR Gurney , world premiere — (The Flea Theater ) — 2016
Directed the premiere of Whirlwind by Jordan Jaffe – 2019 (The Wild Project)
Regional theatre
Cabaret , directed by Alan Paul - Clifford Bradshaw (Barrington Stage Company )
The Importance of Being Earnest , directed by Matt Lenz — Jack 'Earnest' Worthing (The Cape Playhouse)
The Metromaniacs , world premiere by David Ives directed by Michael Kahn — Dorante (Shakespeare Theatre Company )
As You Like It , directed by Adrian Noble — Orlando (Old Globe Theatre )
Richard III , directed by Lindsay Posner — Henry VII (Old Globe Theatre )
Inherit the Wind , directed by Adrian Noble — Bertram Cates (Old Globe Theatre )
Le Grand Meaulnes , directed by Di Trevis — Augustin Meaulnes (Quantum Theatre )
The Eclectic Society — Tom Rockwell (Walnut Street Theatre )
Grease — Kenickie (The Muny )
Crazy for You — Lank Hawkins (North Shore Music Theatre )
Doctor Faustus — (Utah Shakespearean Festival )
Henry IV — (Utah Shakespearean Festival )
Romeo and Juliet — (Utah Shakespearean Festival )
Speak to Me, Annie — (Utah Shakespearean Festival )
My Fair Lady — (Utah Shakespearean Festival )
Camelot — Utah Shakespearean Festival
Godspell — Jesus (Meadow Brook Theatre)
A Christmas Carol — (Meadow Brook Theatre)
Swan Lake — (American Ballet Theatre )
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat starring Donny Osmond — National Tour
Urinetown , directed by John Carrafa — Officer Lockstock (Carnegie Mellon University )
As You Like It , directed by Di Trevis — Jaques (Carnegie Mellon University )
Compleat Female Stage Beauty — Ned Kynaston (Carnegie Mellon University )
References
^ a b "Dan Amboyer Biography" . TV Guide .
^ Hill, Mary (August 24, 2011). "Actor with local ties starring in royal love story" . Titusville Herald . Archived from the original on February 4, 2013.
^ Beagle, Ben (September 10, 2011). "Son of Perry native lands princely role in Hallmark Channel movie" . The Daily News Online . Archived from the original on February 3, 2013.
^ Owen, Rob (August 25, 2011). "Yankee ingenuity: CMU grad Dan Amboyer plays the prince in 'William & Catherine: A Royal Romance' " . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette .
^ http://www.ology.com/post/34155/dan-amboyer-to-play-prince-william-in-hallmark-s-william-kate- Archived January 30, 2013, at archive.today , Ology.com.
^ Haffey, Sean M. (August 26, 2012). "TRIPLE DUTY: Meticulous preparation helps actor Dan Amboyer as he juggles three roles at the Old Globe's Shakespeare Festival" . The San Diego Union-Tribune . Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
^ "Production Information - As You Like It" . The Old Globe . Archived from the original on August 25, 2012.
^ "Whirlwind" . The New Yorker . Retrieved June 17, 2022 .
^ Higgins, Molly (September 26, 2024). "Jason Forbach Will Make Film Directorial Debut With The Delicate Medium" . Playbill . Retrieved October 3, 2024 .
^ "Younger's Dan Amboyer Comes Out as Gay (and Gets Married!)" . People . October 7, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2017 .
^ "Eric Berger, Dan Amboyer" . The New York Times . October 8, 2017. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved September 15, 2021 .
^ "Get to Know Younger's Dan Amboyer Like You Never Have Before" . Glamour . January 1, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2021 .
^ " 'Younger' Star Dan Amboyer Comes Out as Gay, Marries Eric Berger | Entertainment Tonight" . etonline.com . Archived from the original on April 11, 2020.
^ " 'Younger' Star Dan Amboyer Welcomes Baby No. 2 with Husband Eric Berger: 'Very Proud' " . People . August 8, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2023 .
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