John Benjamin Hickey | |
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 Hickey at the 13th Annual Broadway Barks Benefit, atShubert Alley in New York City on July 9, 2011 | |
| Born | (1963-06-25)June 25, 1963 (age 62) Plano, Texas, U.S. |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Partner | Jeffrey Richman (2003–present) |
John Benjamin Hickey (born June 25, 1963) is an American actor and director with a career in stage, film and television. He won the 2011Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play for his performance as Felix Turner inThe Normal Heart.
Hickey was born inPlano, Texas, and graduated fromPlano Sr. High School[1] in 1981. He attendedTexas State University - San Marcos from 1981 to 1983, where he was active in the theater department. He earned hisbachelor's degree inEnglish atFordham University in 1985.[2][3]
OnBroadway, he originated the role of Arthur inTerrence McNally's playLove! Valour! Compassion! in 1995,[4] a role he recreated for the1997 film version.[5]
He played supporting roles in a number of films includingThe Ice Storm (1997)[6] andThe Anniversary Party (2001).[7] He has also appeared inFlightplan,Flags of Our Fathers,Freedom Writers,Then She Found Me,Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,The Bet[6] andLife with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows.[8]
He played Clifford Bradshaw in the 1998 Broadway revival ofCabaret, which won the Tony for Best Revival of a Musical.[9] In that same year, he played the lead in the independent filmFinding North.[10]
On Broadway, he played Reverend John Hale in the 2002 revival ofArthur Miller'sThe Crucible.[9]
Hickey played American novelist and playwrightJack Dunphy in the 2006Truman Capote biographical filmInfamous.[11] Hickey played Philip Stoddard on the short-lived gay-themed sitcomIt's All Relative.[12] SinceIt's All Relative, Hickey has appeared onAlias,Law & Order,Brothers & Sisters,Stacked,Heartland,In Plain Sight,Law & Order: Los Angeles, andModern Family.
He appeared in the 2011 Broadway revival ofThe Normal Heart, for which he won theTony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play.[9] He was in the Broadway revival ofMary Stuart in 2009, as the Earl of Leicester.[13][14]
From 2010 to 2013, he appeared onThe Big C and was nominated for aPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for the final season of the series,[15] subtitledHereafter. Hickey starred as scientist Frank Winter on the TV seriesManhattan, which concluded on December 15, 2015, after two seasons and 23 episodes.[16]
In 2015, he appearedOff-Broadway at the Mitzi Newhouse Theatre in the playDada Woof Papa Hot by Peter Parnell.[17]
In 2018, he appeared in the world premiere of Matthew Lopez's playThe Inheritance, inspired by E.M. Forster's novelHowards End, creating the role Henry Wilcox at London's Young Vic and then transferring to theWest End.[18]
On September 30, 2021, Hickey was cast asFather Callahan in the adaptation ofStephen King's'Salem's Lot forWarner Bros. Pictures andNew Line Cinema.[19]
He directed the 2022 Broadway revival of theNeil Simon playPlaza Suite starringSarah Jessica Parker andMatthew Broderick, which had originally been slated to begin previews in March 2020 and was postponed due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[20][21] The production transferred to the West End and played a limited engagement at theSavoy Theatre from January to April 2024.[22]
Hickey is gay. Since 2003 his partner has been screenwriter and television producerJeffrey Richman.[23]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Ref | Old Baybrook Policeman | |
| Only You | Dwayne | ||
| 1995 | Comfortably Numb | Priest | |
| 1996 | Eddie | Joe Nader | |
| 1997 | Love! Valour! Compassion! | Arthur Pape | |
| The Ice Storm | Mark Boland | ||
| 1998 | Finding North | Travis Furlong | |
| 1999 | The General's Daughter | Captain Goodson | |
| The Bone Collector | Dr. Barry Lehman | ||
| 2001 | The Anniversary Party | Jerry Adams | |
| 2002 | Changing Lanes | Carlyle | |
| 2005 | Flightplan | David | |
| 2006 | Infamous | Jack Dunphy | |
| Flags of Our Fathers | Keyes Beech | ||
| The Ex | Wesley's dad | ||
| 2007 | Freedom Writers | Brian Gelford | |
| Then She Found Me | Alan | ||
| The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising | John Stanton | ||
| 2009 | The Taking of Pelham 123 | Deputy Mayor LaSalle | |
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Theodore Galloway | ||
| 2012 | Pitch Perfect | Dr. Mitchell | |
| 2014 | Get On Up | Richard | |
| Big Stone Gap | Theodore Tipton | ||
| My Eleventh | — | ||
| 2015 | Truth | Mark Wrolstad | |
| 2016 | Tallulah | Stephen Mooney | |
| Barry | Professor Gray | ||
| 2017 | Hostiles | Captain Royce Tolan | |
| 2018 | Forever My Girl | Pastor Brian Page | |
| Mapplethorpe | Sam Wagstaff | ||
| 2020 | Sublet | Michael | |
| 2024 | 'Salem's Lot | Father Callahan | |
| Lilly | Charles Ledbetter |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | Trent | Episode: "Here's a Quick and Easy Recipe for Leftovers" |
| 1994 | NYPD Blue | Paul Gaines | Episode: "Good Time Charlie" |
| Normandy: The Great Crusade | Louis Simpson (voice) | Television film | |
| 1995 | New York News | — | Episode: "You Thought the Pope Was Something" |
| 1997 | Nothing Sacred | Dr. Elliott | Episode: "Speaking in Tongues" |
| 1998 | Law & Order | Charles Thatcher | Episode: "Castoff" |
| 3rd Rock from the Sun | Rick | Episode: "The Greatest Dickdater" | |
| Sex and the City | Tom | Episode: "Oh Come All Ye Faithful" | |
| 1999 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Dennis Kohler | Episode: "Zen and Art of Murder" |
| The Lady in Question | Paul Kessler | Television film | |
| 2000 | Perfect Murder, Perfect Town | — | Miniseries |
| D.C. | Various | 4 episodes | |
| Hamlet | Horatio | Television film | |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Mark Hickey | 2 episodes | |
| 2001 | A Glimpse of Hell | — | Television film |
| Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows | Roger Edens | 2 episodes | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Dr. Sidney Cornfeld | Episode: "Slaves of Las Vegas" | |
| The Guardian | The Hudson's Attorney | Episode: "Loyalties" | |
| NYPD Blue | Phillip Connor | Episode: "Mom's Away" | |
| 2002 | Hack | Dr. Martin Shane | Episode: "Obsession" |
| 2002–2006 | Law & Order | Aaron Solomon | 4 episodes |
| 2003 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Randall Fuller | Episode: "Con-Text" |
| 2003–2004 | It's All Relative | Philip Stoddard | 22 episodes |
| 2005 | Alias | Father Kampinski | Episode: "In Dreams..." |
| Silver Bells | Lawrence | Television film | |
| 2006 | Justice | Lloyd Barrett | Episode: "Wrongful Death" |
| Brothers & Sisters | Major Guinness | Episode: "Light the Lights" | |
| Stacked | Headmaster Keenan | Episode: "The Headmaster" | |
| A House Divided | President Russell | Television film | |
| 2006–2007 | Undercover History | Narrator | 6 episodes |
| 2007 | The Hunt for the Boston Strangler | Narrator | Television film |
| Heartland | Bill | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Situation Critical | US Narrator | 13 episodes | |
| Secrets of the Moon Landings | Narrator | Television film | |
| 2008 | The Real George Washington | Narrator | Television film |
| In Plain Sight | Donald Fraser / Donald Ferguson | Episode: "Don of the Dead" | |
| Living Proof | Blake Rogers | Television film | |
| 2009 | Timewatch | Narrator | Episode: "The Real Bonnie and Clyde" |
| Lincoln: American Mastermind | Narrator | Television film | |
| 2010 | Past Life | Sid | Episode: "Running on Empty" |
| Law & Order: LA | Thomas Nelson | Episode: "Pasadena" | |
| 2010–2013 | The Big C | Sean Tolkey | 40 episodes |
| 2011 | A Gifted Man | Ben Tucker | Episode: "In Case of Exposure" |
| 2011–2016 | The Good Wife | Neil Gross | 8 episodes |
| 2012–2013 | The Mob Doctor | Mark Easton | 3 episodes |
| The New Normal | Father Michael | 3 episodes | |
| 2013 | Hannibal | Dr. Sutcliffe | Episode: "Buffet Froid" |
| 2014 | Modern Family | Dr. Clark | Episode: "Under Pressure" |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Tom Moore | Episode: "Wednesday's Child" | |
| 2014–2015 | Manhattan | Frank Winter | 22 episodes |
| 2015 | Difficult People | Fred | Episode: "Pledge Week" |
| 2017 | The Good Fight | Neil Gross | 2 episodes |
| The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks | Bill Watson | Television film | |
| Mom | Dr. Sellers | Episode: "A Few Thongs and a Hawaiian Funeral" | |
| 2019 | Jessica Jones | Peter Lyonne | 3 episodes |
| 2021 | In Treatment | Colin | 6 episodes |
| HouseBroken | Various voices | 9 episodes | |
| Gossip Girl | Roy Sachs | 8 episodes | |
| 2025 | Daredevil: Born Again | Benjamin Hochberg | 2 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1992 | The End of the Day | Jonathan Toffler/Young Graydon | Off-Broadway |
| On the Bum | Oskar | Off-Broadway | |
| 1994–1995 | Love! Valour! Compassion! | Arthur Pape | Off-Broadway |
| 1995 | Broadway | ||
| 1996 | Blue Window | Griever | Off-Broadway |
| 1997 | God's Heart | David | Off-Broadway |
| 1998–1999 | Cabaret | Clifford Bradshaw | Broadway |
| 2002 | The Crucible | Reverend John Hale | Broadway |
| 2009 | Mary Stuart | Earl of Leicester | Broadway |
| 2011 | The Normal Heart | Felix Turner | Broadway |
| 2015 | Dada Woof Papa Hot | Alan[28][29] | Off-Broadway |
| 2017 | Six Degrees of Separation | Flan Kittredge | Broadway |
| 2018 | The Inheritance | Henry Wilcox | Young Vic & West End |
| 2019–2020 | Broadway |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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| 2009 | Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Mary Stuart | Nominated |
| 2011 | Tony Award | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | The Normal Heart | Won |
| Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Ensemble Performance | Won | ||
| 2013 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | The Big C: Hereafter | Nominated |
| 2020 | Tony Award | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | The Inheritance | Nominated |
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