Michael Hayden (actor)

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Michael Hayden
Born (1963-07-28) July 28, 1963 (age 61)
EducationJuilliard School (BFA)
OccupationActor
Years active1991–present
Known forCarousel, Cabaret

Michael Hayden (born July 28, 1963) is an actor who has appeared both on the Broadway and West End stage, as well as on television. His best known role was Billy Bigelow in the stage musical, Carousel. He received both Laurence Olivier Award and Drama Desk Award nominations for his performance in the role.

Biography

Hayden graduated from the Juilliard School.[1]

Stage

Hayden appeared in several productions at the Roundabout Theatre Company, New York, including The Matchmaker (1991) and All My Sons (1997). At the Lincoln Center Theater he appeared in Far East (1999) and the musical Dessa Rose (2005).[2]

Hayden made his Broadway debut in the role of "Billy" in the 1994 Broadway revival of Carousel,[3] for which he won the Theatre World Award and was nominated for the Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Actor in a Musical. He also played the role in the Royal National Theatre production in London in 1993,[4] receiving an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical.[5]

In 1999, he played Cliff in a Broadway revival of Cabaret. He reprised the role in 2006 in the West End.[6]

For his work in the 2001 Broadway revival of Judgment at Nuremberg he received the Tony Award nomination as Best Featured Actor in a Play. He played "Prince Hal" in Henry IV opposite Kevin Kline in 2003.[7] He appeared in the play Festen on Broadway in 2006.[8]

In 2002, he played Franklin in Merrily We Roll Along at the Kennedy Center.[9]

In 2010 he played the roles of both "Henry V" and "Richard II" at the Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington, DC.[10] For this work he received the company's Emery Battis Award.[11] Hayden has appeared at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in many works over the years.

Hayden is set to return to Broadway in a revival of Elf the Musical as Walter for a limited holiday engagement at the Marquis Theatre with previews from November 9, 2024, an official opening on November 17, and closing expected on January 4, 2025. He'll star opposite Grey Henson as Buddy the Elf and Sean Astin as Santa Claus.[12][13]

Television

Hayden has appeared on the television series Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, as well as Hack. He was a series regular on the ABC series Murder One.

Film

Hayden starred in the title role of William R. Pace's 1999 film Charming Billy as Jeremiah William Starkman, a commingling of Charles Whitman and Charles Starkweather who shoots random people off a rural water tower and reflects on the incidents in his life that led up to it. Hayden's portrayal won the Best Actor award at the AFI/LA Film Festival.

Work (selected)

References

  1. ^ Jones, Kenneth.Michael Hayden Among Cast of Language of Trees for Roundabout Underground" Archived 2012-10-19 at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, August 26, 2008
  2. ^ Hayden listing at Internet Off-Broadway Database Archived 2012-10-11 at the Wayback Machine lortel.org, retrieved December 5, 2010
  3. ^ Richards, David."Review/Theater; A 'Carousel' for the 90's Full of Grit and Passion"The New York Times, March 25, 1994
  4. ^ Hischak, Thomas.The Rodgers and Hammerstein Encyclopedia (2007) The Rodgers and Hammerstein Encyclopedia, Greenwood Publishing Group, ISBN 0-313-34140-0, p. 40
  5. ^ "Official London Theatre listing, 1993 Olivier Awards"[permanent dead link], officiallondontheatre.co.uk
  6. ^ a b Nathan, John."West End Revival of Kander and Ebb's Cabaret Begins Sept. 22" Archived 2012-10-19 at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, September 22, 2006
  7. ^ Brantley, Ben."Falstaff and Hal, With War Afoot"The New York Times, November 21, 2003
  8. ^ Brantley, Ben."Haunting Memories of Daddy Dearest in 'Festen'"The New York Times, April 10, 2006
  9. ^ a b "Merrily We Roll Along production history, Kennedy Center, 2002 sondheimguide.com, retrieved December 5, 2010
  10. ^ Marks, Peter."Michael Hayden as Richard II & Henry V: For the Bard, at last, a great American"The Washington Post, March 17, 2010
  11. ^ "2010/2011 Annual Report" (PDF). Shakespeare Theatre Company. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  12. ^ Evans, Greg (October 3, 2024). "Sean Astin To Make Broadway Debut As Santa In 'Elf The Musical' Revival". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  13. ^ "Ashley Brown, Kalen Allen, Kayla Davion, More Join Upcoming Broadway Elf Revival", Playbill
  14. ^ Gans, Andrew."Hayden, Hurd, Turner and Sabin Cast in Shakespeare Theatre Company's 'Dog in the Manger'" Archived 2012-10-19 at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, January 22, 2009
  15. ^ Jones, Kenneth."Music-Infused 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, with Augesen and Hayden, Begins at A.C.T." Archived 2012-10-19 at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, June 5, 2008
  16. ^ Rose, Lloyd. "'Camino Real': Freighted Fable; Tennessee Williams Play Falters Under Its Own Weight", The Washington Post, June 6, 2000, p. C1
  17. ^ Brantley, Ben. "THEATER REVIEW;Tarnished Goddess, Alloy of Iron and Pain", The New York Times, July 8, 1998, Section E; Page 5; Column 1