Bryce Allen Pinkham (born October 19, 1982) is an American actor and singer. He is a two-time Tony nominated actor for his roles as Monty Navarro in A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder and The Arbiter in Chess. He also received a Grammy nomination for Best Musical Theater Album for A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder. He has appeared in the PBS period drama Mercy Street and voices Stolas in the adult animated web series Helluva Boss. He is a Leonore Annenberg Arts Fellow and co-founder of Zara Aina, a not-for-profit children's theater company in Madagascar.
Personal life Pinkham was born in Redding, California.California Birth Index, 1905-1995 via FamilySearch database He was raised in the East San Francisco Bay Area.Blank, Matthew. "Playbill's CUE & A: Ghost The Musicals Bryce Pinkham", Playbill, May 1, 2012 He attended Campolindo High School in Moraga, California. He is a graduate of Boston College and the Yale School of Drama."Bryce Pinkham Broadway" Playbill (vault), retrieved January 3, 2017
In 2012, Pinkham co-founded the not-for-profit children’s theater company Zara Aina (Share Life) with Lucas Caleb Rooney, to empower at-risk children in Madagascar.
In 2015, Pinkham said "I did musicals growing up as a kid, and it was always a dream to be in a Broadway musical, to play the lead in a Tony-winning musical."
He is an avid hiker and has hiked the Sierra Nevada Mountains as well as in New Zealand and Iceland.
Pinkham is married to actress Scarlett Strallen; the couple has two children: Winnie and Wilder.
Career Pinkham's Broadway debut was in Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, followed by Ghost: The Musical. In 2013, he originated the role of Monty Navarro in the Broadway production of A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical as well as a Grammy Award. He played Peter Patrone in the Broadway revival of The Heidi Chronicles, and was nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award and the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance. In 2016, he returned to Broadway leading the cast of Roundabout Theatre Company's musical, Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn. Pinkham is currently playing the role of "The Arbiter" in the revival of Chess, for which he has received a Tony nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical.
His film and television appearances include as a series regular in the second season of the TV series Mercy Street, playing Major Clayton McBurney III, head of the Union Army hospital.Vine, Hannah. Exclusive: Patina Miller, Brian F. O’Byrne, Bryce Pinkham in PBS' Mercy Street", Playbill, November 9, 2016 Other roles include performances in the comedy The Comedian (2016) which stars Robert De Niro, and Baz Luhrmann's Netflix drama The Get Down and on the CBS dramas The Good Wife and Person of Interest. He appeared in the PBS miniseries God in America, "A Nation Reborn Drama" (2010).God in America, PBS, retrieved January 4, 2017" God in America Press Release", PBS, retrieved January 4, 2017 In 2012, Pinkham was awarded the Leonore Annenberg Fellowship given to "a limited number of exceptionally talented young dancers, musicians, actors and visual artists as they complete their training and begin their professional life." He played the role on Broadway for over 700 performances. In 2014, he played Paul Revere in an introductory commercial titled Italian Invasion for the Fiat 500L, created by the Doner Company. Pinkham has been voicing Stolas in the YouTube and Amazon Prime adult animated web series Helluva Boss since 2020.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes2010The Good WifeDr. HansonCBSGod in AmericaCharles BriggsPBS2012Person of InterestLeland RainesCBS2014WallflowersGreg2 episodes2016The ComedianDevon O'ConnorIt Had to Be YouTV Psychopath2017The Get DownJulienNetflixMercy StreetClayton McBurney IIIPBS2018BlindspotJack Izenberg2 episodes2019 The Wonderful WingitsMalvolio (voice)TV shortProven InnocentConnor Mayfeld5 episodesAlmost LoveTaylorInstinctPaulEpisode: "One-of-a-Kind"2020The BlacklistNewton PurcellNBC2020–presentHelluva BossStolas (voice)YouTube, Amazon Prime Video2022JuliaJohn UpdikeHBO Max
Theater Year Title Role Venue Notes 2009 Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson Henry Clay The Public Theater Concert 2010 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Hero Williamstown Theatre Festival Regional 2010–2011 Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson Henry Clay / Black Fox u/s Andrew Jackson Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre Original Broadway Cast 2012 Ghost: The Musical Carl Bruner Lunt-Fontanne Theatre Original Broadway Cast 2013–2015 A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder Monty Navarro Walter Kerr Theatre Original Broadway Cast 2014 Waitress Dr. Jim Pomatter American Repertory Theater Workshop 2015 The Heidi Chronicles Peter Patrone Music Box Theatre Original Broadway Revival Cast 2015–2016 A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder Monty Navarro Walter Kerr Theatre Original Broadway Cast2016 1776 John Dickinson New York City Center Encores!Off-Broadway Holiday Inn Jim Hardy Studio 54 Original Broadway Cast2017My Fair LadyFreddy Eynsford-HillCivic Opera HouseLyric Opera of ChicagoMan of La ManchaDon Quixote / Miguel de CervantesMerkin HallConcert2018ChessThe ArbiterKennedy CenterPre-Broadway tryout2019SuperheroJimTony Kiser TheaterOriginal Off-Broadway CastBenny & JoonSamPaper Mill PlayhouseThe Great SocietyRobert F. KennedyVivian Beaumont TheatreOriginal Broadway Cast2022Little Shop of HorrorsOrin Scrivello & OthersWestside TheatreOff-Broadway replacement 2022–2023Ohio State MurdersRobert HampshireJames Earl Jones TheatreOriginal Broadway Cast 2022ChessThe Arbiter Broadhurst TheatreBroadway Concert2023Little Shop of HorrorsOrin Scrivello & OthersWestside TheatreOff-Broadway replacement 2023-2024 2025-2026ChessThe Arbiter Imperial Theatre Original Broadway Revival Cast
Awards and nominations +YearAwardCategoryNominated WorkResult 2014Tony AwardBest Actor in a MusicalA Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Actor in a Musical Outer Critics Circle AwardOutstanding Actor in a Musical 2015Drama League AwardDistinguished Performance The Heidi Chronicles Outer Critics Circle AwardOutstanding Featured Actor in a Play 2026Tony AwardBest Featured Actor in a Musical Chess Broadway.com Audience Awards Favorite Featured Actor in a Musical Favorite Funny Performance
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