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Denis O'Hare

Birth Place: Kansas City, MO, USA

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Denis O'Hare BIO

Denis O'Hare has appeared in such films as Milk (Critics' Choice Award for Best Acting Ensemble); Michael Clayton; 21 Grams; Garden State; Half Nelson; and Dallas Buyers Club. He won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor for Richard Greenberg's Take Me Out and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor for his role in Sweet Charity. His recent television appearances include American Horror Story, True Blood, and The Good Wife. He is the co-writer, with Lisa Peterson, and star of An Iliad, which was performed at the New York Theatre Workshop.

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Denis O'Hare STAGE CREDITS

[West End]
National Theatre Production, 2019
Tartuffe

[Off-Broadway]
Public Theater and National Theatre One-Night Reading, 2017
Senator Lindsey Graham

Senator Orrin Hatch

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2010
Elling

[Off-Broadway]
Classic Stage Company Revival, 2009
Voynitsky / Ivan Petrovich

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2007
E.K. Hornbeck

[Off-Broadway]
2007
Mariano, Aurelia's husband

[Off-Broadway]
2006
Teddy

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2005
Oscar Lindquist

[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2004
Charles Guiteau

[New York]
Reading, 2004
Andre

[New York]
Reading, 2003
Andre

[New York]
New York Concert, 2003
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[Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 2003
Mason Marzac

[Off-Broadway]
2002
Mason Marzac

[Off-Broadway]
2002
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
2002
Meneleus

[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival [Cancelled], 2001
Charles Guiteau

[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2001
Adolphus Cusins

[Off-Broadway]
2001
Trevor Fabricant

[US Tour]
Touring Revival, 1999
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[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 1998
Ernst Ludwig

[Off-Broadway]
1997
Performer

[Broadway]
1995
Ewan Gilmour

[Off-Broadway]
1995
Carl

[Off-Broadway]
1995
Donald

[Off-Broadway]
1994
Pastrycook/Sheik/Ishaak

[Off-Broadway]
1994
Carl

[Off-Broadway]
1992
Doctor/Soldier

[Off-Broadway]
1992
Richard Hauptman


Denis O'Hare Movies

St. Patrick's Day
[ 1997 ] Russell
River Red
[ 1998 ] Father
Sweet and Lowdown
[ 1999 ] Jake
The Anniversary Party
[ 2001 ] Ryan Rose
21 Grams
[ 2003 ] Dr. Rothberg
Garden State
[ 2004 ] Albert
Heights
[ 2005 ] Andrew
Derailed
[ 2005 ] Jerry the Lawyer
Half Nelson
[ 2006 ] Jimbo
Stephanie Daley
[ 2006 ] Frank
The Babysitters
[ 2007 ] Stan Lyner
Michael Clayton
[ 2007 ] Mr. Greer
American Loser
[ 2007 ] Mike
A Mighty Heart
[ 2007 ] John Bussey
Charlie Wilson's War
[ 2007 ] Harold Holt
Awake
[ 2007 ] Financial News Analyst
Rocket Science
[ 2007 ] Doyle Hefner
Baby Mama
[ 2008 ] Dr. Manheim
Changeling
[ 2008 ] Dr. Jonathan Steele
Quarantine
[ 2008 ] Randy
Milk
[ 2008 ] John Briggs
Pretty Bird
[ 2008 ] Chuck Stutters
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
[ 2009 ] A, Subject #3
An Englishman in New York
[ 2009 ] Phillip Steele
The Proposal
[ 2009 ] Mr. Gilbertson
Duplicity
[ 2009 ] Duke Monahan
Edge of Darkness
[ 2010 ] Moore
J. Edgar
[ 2011 ] Albert Osborn
The Eagle
[ 2011 ] Lutorius
Dallas Buyers Club
[ 2013 ] Dr. Sevard
C.O.G.
[ 2013 ] Jon
The Pyramid
[ 2014 ] Holden
The Judge
[ 2014 ] Doc Morris
The Town That Dreaded Sundown
[ 2014 ] Charles B. Pierce, Jr.
Army of One
[ 2016 ] Agent Doss
From Nowhere
[ 2016 ] Isaac Miller
Novitiate
[ 2017 ] Archbishop McCarthy
Lizzie
[ 2018 ] John Morse
Private Life
[ 2018 ] Dr. Dordick
The Parting Glass
[ 2018 ] Danny
Danger One
[ 2018 ] Craddock
The Day Shall Come
[ 2019 ] Andy Mudd
Bottom of the 9th
[ 2019 ] Officer Lonergan
Swallow
[ 2019 ] Erwin
The Goldfinch
[ 2019 ] Lucius Reeve
Late Night
[ 2019 ] Brad
Delete History
[ 2020 ] Le millionnaire américain
The Postcard Killings
[ 2020 ] Simon Haysmith
Infinite Storm
[ 2022 ] Dave

Denis O'Hare TV Shows

100 Centre Street
Lou
American Horror Story
Spalding, Liz Taylor, Stanley
Brothers & Sisters
Travis March
CSI: Miami
Evan Talbot
Law & Order
Father Richard Hogan, Phil Christie, James Smith
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Father Chris Shea, Jimmy Walp
The Good Fight
Judge Charles Abernathy
The Good Wife
Judge Charles Abernathy
The Nevers
Dr. Edmund Hague
This Is Us
Jessie
True Blood
Russell Edgington

Denis O'Hare Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2012 - Outstanding Solo Performance

Denis O'HareAn Iliad

Drama League Awards - 2012 - Distinguished Performance Award

Denis O'HareAn Iliad


winner
Obie Awards - 2012 - Special Citation

Denis O'HareAn Iliad


winner
Obie Awards - 2012 - Special Citation

Denis O'HareAn Iliad


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2005 - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

Denis O’Hare, Sweet Charity

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2005 - Outstanding Actor in a Musical

Denis O'Hare, Sweet Charity

Tony Awards - 2004 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

Denis O'Hare, Assassins


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2003 - Outstanding Featured Actor - Play

Denis O'Hare, Take Me Out


winner
Obie Awards - 2003 - Performance

Denis O'Hare, Take Me Out


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2003 - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

Denis O'Hare, Take Me Out


winner
The Lortels - 2003 - Outstanding Featured Actor

Denis O'Hare, Take Me Out


winner
Tony Awards - 2003 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

Denis O'Hare, Take Me Out

Drama Desk Awards - 1992 - Outstanding Actor - Play

Denis O'Hare, Hauptman

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Denis O'Hare FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Denis O'Hare been in?

Denis O'Hare has appeared on Broadway in 9 shows.

How many West End shows has Denis O'Hare been in?

Denis O'Hare has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.

What was Denis O'Hare's first West End show?

Denis O'Hare's first West End show was Tartuffe which opened in 2019

What awards has Denis O'Hare been nominated for?

Denis O'Hare has been nominated for several awards throughout his career, including Outstanding Solo Performance at the Drama Desk Awards for "An Iliad," Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for "An Iliad," and Special Citations at the Obie Awards for his work in "An Iliad." He also received nominations for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards and Outstanding Actor in a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for his performance in "Sweet Charity." Additionally, O'Hare was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Assassins" and for Outstanding Featured Actor - Play at the Drama Desk Awards, Performance at the Obie Awards, and Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Take Me Out." He also received a nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor at The Lortels for his role in "Take Me Out." O'Hare's nominations further include Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards and Outstanding Actor - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for his performance in "Hauptman."

What awards has Denis O'Hare won?

Denis O'Hare has won several awards, including a Special Citation at the Obie Awards for "An Iliad," Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Sweet Charity," Outstanding Featured Actor - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Take Me Out," Performance at the Obie Awards for "Take Me Out," Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Take Me Out," Outstanding Featured Actor at The Lortels for "Take Me Out," and Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Take Me Out."

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