Bobby Steggert

Bobby Steggert (born March 2, 1981) is an American therapist and former actor of theatre, television and film.

Early life and education He was born in Frederick, Maryland. Steggert attended Frederick High School, and graduated in 1999 as valedictorian of his class.Lawrence, Adrienne. "Bobby Steggart" Frederick News Post, May 14, 2010

Steggert graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in New York City,Healy, Patrick. "Show Strives to Live Down Web-Driven Rumor Mill" The New York Times, December 25, 2009 and studied a yearlong foundation course at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England.Horwitz, Simi. "Asking and Telling" backstage.com, March 3, 2010

Career Steggert joined the cast of the television soap opera All My Children, appearing as Sam Grey from March 2005 until his final appearance on December 20, 2005.

After appearing in, among other Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, "Master Harold"...and the Boys, A Christmas Carol, The New Group's The Music Teacher and columbinus at the New York Theatre Workshop, Steggert starred as Jimmy Curry in the 2007 Broadway revival of the musical 110 in the Shade, a role which garnered him an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination.

Steggert then appeared at the Vineyard Theatre in Manhattan as the male lead in the 2008 musical The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island (Or, the Friends of Dr. Rushower), with libretto and drawings by Ben Katchor, music by Mark Mulcahy and directed by Bob McGrath. Brantley, Ben (February 13, 2008). "The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island (Or, the Friends of Dr. Rushower)". The New York Times. Retrieved April 9, 2014. For his role, he was nominated for both the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical and the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance.Database (undated). . Internet Off-Broadway Database. Retrieved April 9, 2014.

He has appeared in numerous roles around the country. Highlights include the Dauphin in George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan and Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet at The Repertory Theater of St. Louis, The Cripple of Inishmaan at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, and "Master Harold"...and the Boys and Speech and Debate at L.A. Theatre Works.

His film credits include For Richer or Poorer (1997), directed by Bryan Spicer; Kinsey (2004), directed by Bill Condon; Game 6 (2005), directed by Michael Hoffman; and The Namesake (2006), directed by Mira Nair.

He appeared in a production of Ragtime at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., in April 2009.Database (undated). "Ragtime" . John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Retrieved April 9, 2014. He later starred in the short-lived Broadway revival of the Kennedy Center's production of Ragtime in the role of Mother's Younger Brother.

He then starred in the Off-Broadway production of Yank: A WWII Love Story at the York Theatre Company in the spring of 2010.

He starred in A. R. Gurney's The Grand Manner at Lincoln Center Theater in the summer of 2010, opposite Kate Burton, Boyd Gaines and Brenda Wehle.

Steggert starred as Will Bloom in the musical version of Big Fish alongside Norbert Leo Butz and Kate Baldwin. It ran for 98 performances from September 5 through December 29, 2013. Ben Brantley's New York Times review (October 6, 2013) said, "Mr. Steggert's singing exudes a radiant sincerity that transcends corn."

He co-starred (as Will Ogden) with Tyne Daly in the premiere of Terrence McNally's Mothers and Sons at the Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, Pennsylvania. It had a limited run of 14 performances from June 13 to 23, 2013. The cast was interviewed by Theatre Sensation's Kelli Curtin: "Bobby Steggert plays the character of Will in this play. Steggert describes his character as, "a modern gay man where being a husband to a man and having children is a viable option. My character represents the progress that has been made in society. My character is strong willed, steadfast in point of view and I admire that about him." According to Steggert, this play is important because it is about relationships and families. He states, "Twenty years ago a play like this would be classified as a 'gay drama.' Now a play that addresses issues faced by gay people is mainstream. The characters in this play are interesting because they are people and not because of their sexuality." Steggert is hopeful that people that see this play will "broaden their definition of family after seeing Mothers and Sons through observing the family on stage." Curtin, Kelly. "An Interview with Cast Members of Terrence McNally's 'Mothers And Sons' " theatresensation.com, June 13, 2013 Mothers and Sons ran on Broadway at the John Golden Theatre from February 23, 2014, to June 22, 2014, with Steggert and Daly, joined by Fred Weller, and original director Sheryl Kaller.

In March 2016 Steggert starred Off-Broadway in the title role of Adam, in Anna Zeigler's Boy at the Clurman Theatre.Harms, Holli. "Review. 'Boy'" newyorktheatreguide.com, March 11, 2016Boy Playbill. Retrieved January 7, 2018

Around 2016, Steggert "completely turned my back on an acting career that I had spent twenty years building." He earned a Master's in Social Work from Columbia University and trained as a therapist at the Institute of Contemporary Psychotherapy in their Gender and Sexuality Program. In an announcement of his retirement from acting, he stated, "if I ever return to acting, it will be with this knowledge (and I hope it reminds you of your own possibilities) — that the work does not stop when unemployed — that you are an artist every day, if you so choose — that art is an obligation, and that it must be lived, not simply offered to those who have paid the price of admission."

Steggert returned from his acting break in 2024 when he was cast to play painter John Singer Sargent in the third season of HBO's series The Gilded Age (2022-).

Stage YearTitleRoleVenueRef.2003"Master Harold"...and the BoysUnderstudy (Hally)Broadway, Royale Theatre2006The Music Teacher Rupert / BellmanOff-Broadway, Minetta Lane Theatre2007Yank!StuOff-Broadway, The York Theatre Company110 in the ShadeJimmy CurryBroadway, Studio 54 2008 Camelot Mordred Avery Fisher Hall2009RagtimeMother's Younger BrotherKennedy Center2010Broadway, Neil Simon Theatre2012AssistanceJustinOff-Broadway, Playwrights Horizons2013Big FishWill BloomOriental TheatreMothers and SonsWill OgdenBucks County PlayhouseBig FishWill BloomBroadway, Neil Simon Theatre2014Mothers and SonsWill OgdenBroadway, John Golden Theatre2015Big LoveNikosOff-Broadway, Pershing Square Signature Center2016BoyAdam TurnerOff-Broadway, Theatre Row Building

Film and television +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released YearTitleRoleNotes1997For Richer or PoorerSamuel Yodel Jr.2004KinseyMale Student #32005Game 6Son in PlayNight SwimmingOtterShort filmAll My ChildrenSam Grey5 episodes2006The NamesakeJason2007Yank! A World War II StoryStu2008Live from Lincoln CenterMordredFilmed version of Camelot2009The Battery's DownFinian BlackEpisode: "The Party's Over"2010The Good WifeWyatt Stevens, Jr.Episode: "Breaking Fast"2017The Get DownJobriath BooneEpisode: "Only From Exile Can We Come Home"2018The Marvelous Mrs. MaiselPhippsEpisode: "Midnight at the Concord"2025The Gilded AgeJohn Singer Sargent2 episodes

Personal life In September 2013, Out magazine reported that Steggert is gay.

Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.2007Outer Critics Circle AwardsOutstanding Featured Actor in a Musical110 in the Shade2008Drama League AwardsDistinguished PerformanceThe Slug Bearers of Kayrol IslandDrama Desk AwardsOutstanding Featured Actor in a Musical2010Drama League AwardsDistinguished PerformanceYank!Drama Desk AwardsOutstanding Actor in a MusicalDrama Desk AwardsOutstanding Featured Actor in a MusicalRagtimeTony AwardsBest Featured Actor in a MusicalOuter Critics Circle AwardsOutstanding Featured Actor in a MusicalDrama League AwardsDistinguished PerformanceDorothy Louden Award for ExcellenceYank! and Ragtime2014Drama Desk AwardsOutstanding Featured Actor in a MusicalBig Fish

Discography What I Wanna Be When I Grow Up by Scott Alan, sings the song Over The Mountains (2010)Keddy, Genevieve Rafter (December 4, 2010). "Photo Coverage: The Songs of Scott Alan at Barnes & Noble". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved April 9, 2014. Big Fish: Original Broadway Cast Recording as Will Bloom. Music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa (2014) Ahrens and Flaherty: Nice Fighting You - A 30th Anniversary Celebration Live at 54 BELOW (2014), performing Larger Than Life from My Favorite Year, The Night That Goldman Spoke at Union Square from Ragtime and, with Annaleigh Ashford, Close, but No Cigar from an unproduced musical version of Bedazzled. Yank!: Original Cast Recording as Stu

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