Nick Wyman

For other people named Wyman, see Wyman (disambiguation).
Nicholas Wyman
Born (1950-05-18) May 18, 1950 (age 74)
Portland, Maine, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, singer, former President of Actors' Equity Association
Years active1978–present
15th President of the Actors' Equity Association
In office
2010–2015
Preceded byPaige Price (acting president)
Succeeded byKate Shindle
Personal details
SpouseBeth McDonald
Websitewww.nickwyman.com

Nick Wyman (born May 18, 1950) is an American stage, television, and film actor, and is a former president of the Actors' Equity Association.

Early life and education

Wyman was born in Portland, Maine and raised in Summit, New Jersey and attended Harvard University.[1]

Career

Wyman received his big break as Freddy in the 1981 revival of My Fair Lady which starred original Higgins Sir Rex Harrison. He later created the role of Firmin in the Broadway production of The Phantom of the Opera. He featured in Die Hard with a Vengeance as Hungarian terrorist and explosive expert Mathias Targo. In 2008, he was cast as John Barsad in the Broadway musical adaptation of A Tale of Two Cities, at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in New York. He was elected President of Actors Equity in May 2010 and served until 2015.[2]

Personal life

He is the older brother of voice actor Oliver Wyman.[citation needed] He married actress Beth McDonald in 1979.[3] They have two daughters and a son.[4]

Acting Credits

Theater

Year Title Role Theater Notes
1972 Grease Vince Fontaine Broadhurst Theatre Broadway Replacement
1974 The Magic Show Feldman,
Goldfarb (Understudy) 		Cort Theatre Broadway Replacement
1975 Very Good Eddie Mr. Percy Darling Booth Theatre Original Broadway Cast
1978 On the Twentieth Century Bruce Granit St. James Theatre Broadway Replacement
1979 Whoopee! Sheriff Bob Wells ANTA Theatre Broadway Replacement
1980 Paris Lights James Joyce/F. Scott Fitzgerald American Place Theatre Off-Broadway
1981 My Fair Lady Freddy Eynsford-Hill Uris Theatre Original Broadway Cast
1984 Kennedy at Colonus Actor #2 47th Street Theatre Off-Broadway
1985 Doubles Chuck Ritz Theatre Original Broadway Cast
1987 The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 Patrick O'Reilly Circle Theater Company Off-Broadway
Longacre Theatre Original Broadway Cast
1988 The Phantom of the Opera Monsieur Richard Firmin Majestic Theatre Original Broadway Cast
1992 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Judge Turpin Paper Mill Playhouse Regional
1993 The Hunchback of Notre Dame Frollo Westbeth Theatre Off-Broadway
1995 Anyone Can Whistle Dr. Detmold Carnegie Hall Concert
1996 Three in the Back, Two in the Head Donald Jackson MCC Theater Off-Broadway
Applause Howard Paper Mill Playhouse Regional
1997 Les Misérables Monsieur Thénardier / Chain Gang Imperial Theatre Broadway Replacement and Closing Cast
2000 The Producers Franz Liebkind Nola Rehearsal Studios Workshop
2004 A Tale of Two Cities John Barsad Little Shubert Theatre Two day workshop
Sly Fox Captain Crouch Ethel Barrymore Theatre Original Broadway Cast
2005 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Lawrence Jameson Imperial Theatre Began as standby and took over role later
Tom Jones Mister Partridge Theatre at St. Clements Part of NYMF's 2005 Next Link series
2006 Carnival! Schlagel Paper Mill Playhouse Regional
Desperate Measures Governor 45th Street Theatre Part of the 2006 New York Musical Theatre Festival
Take Me Along Nat Miller Theatre at St. Peter's Church Part of the 2006 Musicals in Mufti Concert
A Wonderful Life Henry Potter Paper Mill Playhouse Regional
2007 Howard Katz Howard Katz (Understudy) Laura Pels Theatre —
2008 A Tale of Two Cities John Barsad Al Hirschfeld Theatre Original Broadway Cast
2011 Catch Me If You Can Roger Strong Neil Simon Theatre Original Broadway Cast
2012 Bullet for Adolf Jurgen New World Stages Off-Broadway
2017 Sousatzka Mr. Cordle Elgin Theatre World Premiere Production
Austen's Pride Ensemble — Two day workshop
Desperate Measures Governor York Theatre Off-Broadway
2018 Desperate Measures Governor New World Stages Off-Broadway
A remount of the 2017 York Theatre production
Network Arthur Jensen Belasco Theatre Original Broadway Cast
2022 Help White Man #8 The Shed Off-Broadway

Film

Year Title Role
1981 Jet Lag Foundation Officer
1987 Weeds Associate Warden
1987 Planes, Trains and Automobiles New York Lawyer
1988 Funny Farm Dirk Criterion
1989 Rude Awakening Dr. Abbott
1995 Die Hard with a Vengeance Matthias Targo
1997 Private Parts Douglas Kiker
2002 Igby Goes Down Suit
2002 Maid in Manhattan Concierge
2006 Spectropia Verna's Husband
2008 Synecdoche, New York Soap Actor Doctor
2013 Burning Blue Ophthalmologist
2016 Split Enlil / Robert
2018 The Chaperone Chairman
2019 The Undiscovered Country Vincent

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1977 The Best of Families Johannson Miniseries
1978 The Dain Curse Whitey Episode #1.1
1986 Who's the Boss? Dr. Carter Episode: "The Anniversary Show"
1987 Everything's Relative Tom Garson Episode: "The Post Graduate"
1988 The Murder of Mary Phagan Lund 2 episodes
1989 CBS Summer Playhouse Larry Episode: "Road Show"
1992 Swans Crossing Grant Booth 5 episodes
Square One Television Peeved 2 episodes
Mathnet Episode: "The Case of the Mystery Weekend"
1993 One Life to Live Peter Manning Unknown number of episodes.
Portrayed from 1993-1994
1994 The Adventures of Pete & Pete Mr. Ed Narrins Episode: "Field of Pete"
1997, 2005 Law & Order Dr. Adams / Judge Mickerson 2 episodes
1998 Cosby — Episode: "Out to Launch"
2000 Spin City Executive Episode: "Airplane!"
2000 Tales from the Crypt Rich Man Episode: "Island of Death"
2001 Big Apple Klein's Attorney 2 episodes
2003 Queens Supreme John / Thomas Apernathy Episode: "Pilot"
2003 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Michael Kelly Episode: "Coerced"
2003, 2006 Chappelle's Show Frankenstein's Boss / Ron 2 episodes
2009 Guiding Light Dr. Malcolm Episode #1.15596
2010 The Good Wife Andre Baylon Episode:
2012 Boardwalk Empire Dr. Robert Landau 4 episodes
2014 Veep Quincy Carter Episode: "Crate"
2014 The Mysteries of Laura Principal Episode: "Pilot"
2015 Madam Secretary Pundit Episode: "Whisper of the Ax"
2015 Elementary Duncan Brice Episode: "The Games Underfoot"
2018 The Today Show Himself Episode dated 16 August 2018.
Performed with the cast of Desperate Measures.
2020 Future Man Abraham Lincoln 3 episodes
2023 East New York Bishop McAllister Episode: "Family Tithes"

References

  1. ^ Porter Brown, Nell (May–June 2013). "Leading Man". Harvard Magazine. Retrieved December 12, 2013. Raised in affluent Summit, New Jersey, where his father was a carpet-company executive, Wyman went to Harvard 'because Yale didn't pay me enough,' he quips.
  2. ^ "Nick Wyman Elected Actors' Equity President", Broadway World, May 24, 2010
  3. ^ "Beth McDonald Wed to Nicholas Wyman". The New York Times. 1979-11-18. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  4. ^ "Nick Wyman promotes the arts as president of Actors' Equity Association". Harvard Magazine. 15 April 2013.