Steven Pasquale (pronounced ; born November 18, 1976) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his role as the New York City Firefighter/Emergency Medical Technician Sean Garrity in the series Rescue Me. He made his television debut on the HBO series Six Feet Under, playing a love interest for David. He has also starred in the film Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, and as Scott in American Son, on both stage and screen.
He received a Drama Desk Award nomination in 2014 for Outstanding Actor in a Musical for his performance as Robert in the Broadway musical The Bridges of Madison County.
Life and career Pasquale was born in Hershey, Pennsylvania. He attended Bishop McDevitt High School, a Roman Catholic school in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Pasquale is also a 1995 YoungArts alumnus. He attended the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University as a theatre major for one semester before moving to New York, where he starred in numerous theatre productions. He originated the role of Fabrizio in the Seattle cast of The Light in the Piazza. However, scheduling conflicts with Rescue Me prevented him from reprising the role on Broadway, a disappointment he described as "the most heartbreaking thing that I've ever experienced professionally."
He played the role of Sheriff Joe Sutter in the musical The Spitfire Grill, where he introduced the song "Forest For the Trees." He then landed the lead role of Chris in the 1998 American tour of Miss Saigon. In 2002, he played Robbie Faye in the New York production of A Man of No Importance and Archibald Craven at the Joey DiPaolo AIDS Foundation's concert of The Secret Garden alongside Michael Arden, Jaclyn Nedenthal, Will Chase, Max von Essen, Celia Keenan-Bolger, and Tony Award-winning actress Laura Benanti, whom he later married.
In April 2009, the record label PS Classics released Pasquale's first album, Somethin' Like Love, a jazz record produced by Jessica Molaskey and John Pizzarelli. He launched his official website in February 2009 and starred in the Broadway play Reasons to Be Pretty by Neil LaBute.
In 2011, Pasquale played the lead role of Paul Keller on the Fox Television Studios pilot Over/Under. The pilot was rejected in 2012 but aired on the USA Network on January 4, 2013. He also starred in the U.S. miniseries Coma.
He was the lead actor for the NBC series Do No Harm, which premiered on January 31, 2013, to the lowest debut rating in the history of prime-time television.
In 2013, Pasquale starred in The Bridges of Madison County at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, alongside Kelli O'Hara. He also starred in the Broadway production of the musical at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre beginning in late January 2014, with Kelli O'Hara replacing Elena Shaddow. He had previously worked with O'Hara in 2013, in the world premiere of Richard Greenberg and Scott Frankel's musical Far from Heaven, in which he portrayed Frank Whitaker.
In 2014, Pasquale guest starred in Season 6, episode 4 of the CBS legal drama series The Good Wife. He portrayed Jonathan Elfman, campaign manager for Alicia Florrick, who was played by Julianna Margulies.
He starred alongside Laura Osnes in Lyric Opera of Chicago's musical Carousel, which closed May 3, 2015.
In 2016, he portrayed Mark Fuhrman in the FX limited series American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson. He received the 2016 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical for portraying Jamie Lockhart in the 2016 revival of The Robber Bridegroom at the Roundabout Theater Company.
In 2022, he portrayed Sky Masterson opposite his wife Phillipa Soo as Sarah Brown in the Kennedy Center production of Guys and Dolls. He was nominated for a Helen Hayes Award for his performance.Kennedy Center GUYS AND DOLLS, Kevin Chamberlin, And More Win Helen Hayes Awards
In 2024, Pasquale released "Some Other Time" with Center Stage Records, featuring John Pizzarelli on jazz guitar.
Personal life Pasquale has a daughter with his high-school sweetheart, who was born when Pasquale was twenty years old. While the couple never married, Pasquale stayed active in his daughter's life, such as driving to Pennsylvania every weekend to visit his daughter.
Pasquale was married to actress and singer Laura Benanti from 2007 to 2013. In February 2016, he became engaged to actress and singer Phillipa Soo. They married on September 24, 2017. They practice Transcendental Meditation.
Acting credits Film Year Title Role Notes 2004 The Last Man Jack Manning 2005 Aurora Borealis Jacob Shorter 2007 Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem Dallas Howard 2009 The Answer Man Elizabeth's date Uncredited 2019 American Son Scott Connor 2022 Blue's Big City Adventure Janitor
Television Year Title Role Notes 2001 Six Feet Under Kurt 2 episodes 2003 Platinum David Ross Episode: "Love" 2004–2011 Rescue Me Sean Garrity Main; 93 episodes 2010 Marry Me Luke Maynard 2 episodes 2011 The Playboy Club Young Hef Episode: "Pilot" 2011 Submissions Only Reed Rozelle Episode: "The Miller/Hennigan Act" 2012 Up All Night Luke Granby 4 episodes 2012 Coma Mark Bellows 2 episodes 2013 Do No Harm Dr. Jason Cole / Ian Price 13 episodes 2013 Over/Under Paul Keller Television movie 2014 And, We're Out of Time Jackson Cooper Television movie 2014–2015 The Good Wife Johnny Elfman 13 episodes 2014 White Collar Conrad Worth Episode: "Taking Stock" 2015–2016 Bloodline Alec Wolos 8 episodes 2016 The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story Mark Fuhrman 5 episodes 2016 Billions Chase 2 episodes 2016 Almost There Steven 10 episodes 2017 Doubt Billy Brennan Main role; 13 episodes 2018 Divorce Andrew 4 episodes 2019 The Code Col. "Kit" Schuylkill Episode: "Legit Bad Day" 2020 The Comey Rule Peter Strzok Miniseries 2021 The Bite Dr. Zach 6 episodes 2022 The Good Fight Johnny Elfman Episode: "The End of Democracy" 2022 The Calling Leonard Conte 4 episodes 2025 All's Fair Lionel Lee Episode: "Pilot" 2026 The Four Seasons Mark Brett 3 episodes
Theatre Year Title Role Venue Notes Ref.1996–1997 West Side Story Gee-Tar (u/s Tony) VariousNational Tour 1997–1999 Miss Saigon Chris Scott2000 The Wild Party Cop u/s Burrs Manhattan Theatre Club Off-Broadway Spinning into Butter Greg Sullivan Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater Off-Broadway 2001 The Spitfire Grill Joe The Duke on 42nd Street Off-Broadway 2002 A Man of No Importance Robbie Fay Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater Off-Broadway 2003 The Light in the Piazza Fabrizio Naccarelli Intiman Theatre Regional 2004 Beautiful Child Isaac Vineyard Theatre Off-Broadway2005 Fat Pig Tom (replacement) Lucille Lortel Theatre Off-Broadway A Soldier's Play Captain Charles Taylor Second Stage Theatre Off-Broadway The Secret Garden Lord Archibald Craven Manhattan Center Studios Benefit Concert 2009 Reasons to Be Pretty Kent Lyceum Theatre Broadway 2012Far from HeavenFrank Whitaker Williamstown Theatre Festival Regional 2013 Playwrights Horizons Off-BroadwayThe Bridges of Madison CountyRobert Williamstown Theatre Festival Regional 2014 Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre Broadway2015 Carousel Billy Bigelow Lyric Opera of Chicago Regional The Wild Party Burrs New York City Center Encores! Off-Broadway 2016 The Robber Bridegroom Jamie Lockhart Laura Pels Theatre Off-Broadway 2017 Assassins John Wilkes Booth New York City Center Encores! Off-Broadway 2017–2018 Junk Robert Merkin Vivian Beaumont Theatre Broadway 2018–2019 American Son Scott Booth Theatre Broadway 2021–2022AssassinsJohn Wilkes Booth Classic Stage Company Off-Broadway2022 Stephen Sondheim Theatre Broadway Concert Guys and Dolls Sky Masterson Kennedy Center Regional 2023-2024 Here We Are Raffael Santello Di Santicci The Shed Off-Broadway2024 Teeth Pastor Bill O'Keefe Playwrights Horizons Off-Broadway Nine Guido Contini Kennedy Center Regional2025 Millions Ron Alliance Theatre Regional The Bridges of Madison County Robert Carnegie Hall Reunion concert Culwell-Block, Logan Paul Alexander Nolan Joins Bridges of Madison County Reunion Concert Playbill, November 20, 2025 2026 High Spirits Charles Condomine New York City Center Encores! Off-BroadwayCulwell-Block, Logan Phillipa Soo and Steven Pasquale Will Lead High Spirits at Encores! Playbill, August 12, 2025
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