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Michael Cumpsty (born 26 February 1960) is a British actor. He has been acting since childhood. He has worked extensively performing Shakespeare, as well as both musicals and dramas on Broadway. He also performs in films and on television. ==Biography== He was born in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire〔 and moved to South Africa with his family when he was 9.〔 Cumpsty attended Haileybury College in Hertfordshire and received a Bachelor of Arts in English from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1982.〔http://alumni.unc.edu/article.aspx?sid=9547〕〔Rickwald, Bethany.("The Colleges and Universities Attended by Tony Award Nominees" ) Theatermania.com, 31 May 2012〕 On the Broadway stage he appeared in dramas, including ''La Bête'' (1991),〔Rich, Frank.("Review/Theater; High Art Battles Low in Rhymed Couplets" ) ''THe New York Times'', 11 February 1991〕 ''Timon of Athens'' (1993),〔("Michael Cumpsty Broadway" ) playbillvault.com, accessed August 19, 2015〕 ''The Heiress'' (1995),〔Canby, Vincent.("Theater Review: 'The Heiress'" ) ''The New York Times'', 10 March 1995〕''Copenhagen'' (2000),〔Brantley, Ben.("THEATER REVIEW; A Fiery Power In the Behavior Of Particles And Humans" ) ''The New York Times'', 12 April 2000〕 and ''The Constant Wife'' (2005).〔Isherwood, Charles.("Theater Review:'The Constant Wife'" ) ''The New York Times'', 17 June 2005〕 He appeared on Broadway in the play ''End of the Rainbow'' in 2012 and received a Tony Award nomination for Featured Actor for his performance.〔〔Blank, Matthew. ("PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: ''End of the Rainbow'' Tony Nominee Michael Cumpsty" ) Playbill.com, 2012〕 He appeared in the Los Angeles production of the play, which ran in March and April 2013 at the Ahmanson Theatre.〔Hetrick, Adam. ("Michael Cumpsty, Erik Heger and Miles Anderson to Join Tracie Bennett for L.A. Run of End of the Rainbow''" ) ''Playbill'', 2013〕 He appeared in the Roundabout Theatre production of ''Machinal'' as the "husband" in December 2013 through March 2, 2014.〔Gioia, Michael. ("Broadway Revival of ''Machinal'', Inspired by Murder Trial of Ruth Snyder, Opens Jan. 16", ) ''Playbill'', January 16, 2014〕 In Broadway stage musicals, he played John Dickinson in the revival of ''1776'' (1997),〔Brantley, Ben.("Singing the Course Of Human Events" ) ''The New York Times'', 15 August 1997〕 and Julian Marsh in the revival of ''42nd Street'' (2001).〔Kenrick, John.("'42nd Street', Ford Center, NYC - April 2001" ) musicals101.com, accessed 1 April 2011〕〔 He played the role of Jules in the revival of ''Sunday in the Park With George'' in 2008.〔Brantley, Ben.("Theater Review:'Sunday in the Park With George'" ) ''The New York Times'', 28 February 2008〕 In Off-Broadway work, he both played the title role and co-directed a Classic Stage Company production of ''Richard III'' in 2007.〔Dziemianowicz, Joe.("Taking a new stab at 'Richard III'" ) ''New York Daily News'', November 9, 2007〕 Other Shakespeare roles include Timon in ''Timon of Athens'' in 1996, Parolles in ''All's Well That Ends Well'' in 1993, Laertes in ''Hamlet'' in 1990, Time/Lord in ''The Winter's Tale'' in 1989, and Escalus in ''Romeo and Juliet'' in 1988, all at the Public Theater.〔("Michael Cumpsty Listing, Internet Off-Broadway Database" ) Internet Off-Broadway Database, accessed March 31, 2011〕 He played the title role in the Classic Stage Company production of ''Hamlet'' in 2005, winning the Obie Award, performance.〔 Cumpsty's television credits include the daytime soap operas ''One Life to Live'' and ''All My Children'', recurring roles on the primetime dramas ''L.A. Law'' in 1991 as a "killer litigator."〔Carter, Bill. ("For 'L.A. Law,' a New Skipper and a New Course", ) ''The New York Times'', July 30, 1991〕 and ''Star Trek Voyager'', and guest appearances on ''Matlock'' (May 7, 1995)〔(" ''Matlock'' Episode. ''The Scam''" ) tv.com, accessed August 19, 2015〕 and ''Law & Order.'' Cumpsty's feature films include ''State of Grace'' (1990),〔(''State of Grace'' ) rottentomatoes.com, accessed 1 April 2011〕 ''Fatal Instinct'' (1993),〔("Cast, ''Fatal Instinct''" ) allmovie.com, accessed 1 April 2011〕 ''Starting Out in the Evening'' (2007),〔("''Starting Out in the Evening'' Cast", ) ''The New York Times'', accessed August 19, 2015〕 ''The Ice Storm'' (1997),〔("Cast, ''The Ice Storm''" ) allmovie.com, accessed 1 April 2011〕 ''Eat Pray Love'' (2010)〔("Cast, ''Eat Pray Love''" ) rottentomatoes.com, accessed 1 April 2011〕 and ''The Visitor'' (2007).〔('The Visitor' ) Internet Movie Database, accessed April 1, 2011〕 Cumpsty appeared at the Two River Theater in ''Much Ado About Nothing'' in October 2011,〔Filichia, Peter. (" ''Much Ado About Nothing'' preview: Michael Cumpsty to play Benedick" ), nj.com, September 9, 2011〕 in ''Present Laughter'' in 2013, and directed the Wendy Wasserstein play ''Third'' in 2014.〔Chesak, Tom. (''The Third Man'' ) tworivertheater.org, accessed August 19, 2015〕〔(" ''Present Laughter'' Listing" ) tworivertheater.org, accessed August 19, 2015〕 He appeared in ''Absurd Person Singular'' as "Ronald" in January through February 1, 2015.〔Van Benthusen, Gretchen. ("Actor Michael Cumpsty Shows ‘Slap-Sticky’ Side At Two River Theater" ) theatercues.com, January 30, 2015〕 He said of the Two River Theater: “It’s similar to off-Broadway, but at a much nicer theater. And it’s different from Broadway because it’s not commercial so there’s less pressure. It’s exhilarating, too. The run is short (three or four weeks) then it’s gone. It’s kind of special..."〔 He further said that he likes "language oriented work" and mentioned as examples ''Copenhagen'' and the plays of Tom Stoppard.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michael Cumpsty」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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