Bryan Batt

Bryan Batt (born March 1, 1963) is an American actor best known for his role in the AMC series Mad Men as Salvatore Romano, an art director for the Sterling Cooper agency. Primarily a theater actor, he has had a number of starring roles in movies and television as well. His performance in the musical adaptation of Saturday Night Fever earned him one of New York City's more unusual honors, a caricature at Sardi's.[1]

Bryan Batt
Batt in September 2009
Born (1963-03-01) March 1, 1963
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Alma materTulane University
OccupationActor, author
Years active1988–present
Spouse(s)
Tom Cianfichi
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(m. 2014)​

Personal life

Batt was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of Gayle (Mackenroth), an amateur actress, dancer, and civic activist, and John Batt.[2][3][4] His family founded and ran the Pontchartrain Beach amusement park.[5] He attended and graduated from Isidore Newman School (a preparatory school in New Orleans) and Tulane University, where he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.[6]

Batt is openly gay.[7][8] On September 28, 2014, he married his long-time partner Tom Cianfichi, an event planner.[9] Batt and Cianfichi own a home decor and furnishings store, Hazelnut, on Magazine Street in New Orleans.[5] In 2010, Batt published a memoir about his mother entitled She Ain't Heavy, She's My Mother. She died in December 2010.[3][10] In 2011, he published a second book, Big, Easy, Style, which focuses on interior design and home furnishings.[11]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1995 Jeffrey Darius
1997 Kiss Me, Guido Tino
1999 Hit and Runway Carlos
2011 Brawler Fat Chucky
2011 Nine Lives: A Musical Adaption Live Billy Grace
2013 B-Side Andrews
2013 Wiener Dog Nationals Judge Brown
2013 12 Years a Slave Judge Turner
2013 Parkland Malcolm Kilduff
2013 The Last of Robin Hood Orry-Kelly
2015 Zipper Bob Fisher
2015 Sam Alexander Blondell
2015 The Runner Mark Lavin
2016 The Book of Love Dr. Melvin
2016 A Boy Called Po Randall Bane
2016 Abattoir Chester
2016 LBJ Jim Rowe
2017 Mississippi Murder Bernard
2017 Wiener Dog Internationals Judge Brown
2018 Tales from the Hood 2 John Lloyd Video
2018 Billionaire Boys Club Ludo
2019 I Hate Kids Rev. McGooley
2019 Darlin The Bishop
2020 Easy Does It Officer Owens
2020 Don't Look Back Rev. Farmer Also known as Good Samaritan
TBA American Reject Buddy Bisk Post-production
TBA Night Teeth Post-production

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1997 As the World Turns Teddy Episode: "1.10423"
2003, 2011 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Hugo, Hutton Mays Episodes: "Suite Sorrow", "Trophy Wine"
2007–2009 Mad Men Salvatore Romano Regular role (seasons 1–3)
2010 Ugly Betty Spencer Cannon Episodes: "The Past Presents the Future", "Hello Goodbye"
2015–2016 Scream Mayor Quinn Maddox Recurring role (seasons 1–2)
2016 NCIS Dalton Greenbrick Episode: "Sister City: Part I"
2016 NCIS: New Orleans Dalton Greenbrick Episode: "Sister City: Part II"
2019 The Simpsons Philip Hefflin / Carl (voice) Episode: "Mad About the Toy"
2019 Tales of the City Chris Bauer Episode: "The Price of Oil"
2019 EastSiders Richard Episodes: "Both Sides Now", "Always Upwards"

Theater

Broadway

Year Title Venue Ref.
1982CatsMunkustrapWinter Garden Theatre
1987Starlight ExpressRocky I/GreaseballGershwin Theatre
1993Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor DreamcoatReuben/PharaohMinskoff Theatre
1994Sunset Boulevardu/s Joe Gillis/EnsembleMinskoff Theatre
1994Beauty and the BeastLumiereLunt-Fontanne Theatre
1997The Scarlet Pimpernelstandby Percy/PimpernelMinskoff Theatre
1999Saturday Night FeverMontyMinskoff Theatre
2000SeussicalAlternate Cat in the HatRichard Rodgers Theatre
2004La Cage aux Follesstandby AlbinMarquis Theatre

Off-Broadway

Year Title Venue Ref.
1986Too Many GirlsAlEquity Library Theatre
1990GreaseKenickeDarien Dinner Theater,
1990The Golden ApplePatroclusYork Theater
1991Give My Regards to BroadwayChoirCarnegie Hall
1993JeffreyDarius/Man in bedWPA Theatre & Minetta Lane Theatre
1996-98Forbidden Broadway Strikes BackVariousTriad Theater
1998-98Forbidden Broadway Cleans Up Its ActPerformerStardust Theatre
1998I Love New YorkPerformerRainbow and Stars
1998AscendancyPerformerRattlestick Theatre
1998In the BeginningPerformerMaine State Theatre

Regional

  • Evita – Che (Carousel Dinner Theater)
  • Grease – Kenicke (Darien Dinner Theater)
  • Trixie True: Teen Detective – Dick Dickerson (Boston Post Road Stage Co.)
  • Romeo and Juliet – Paris (New Orleans Center Stage)
  • The Lover – John (New Orleans Center Stage)
  • Action – Jeep (New Orleans Center Stage)

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result
1999Drama Desk AwardsBest Featured Actor in a MusicalForbidden Broadway Cleans
Up Its Act		Nominated
2007Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Ensemble in a Drama SeriesMad MenNominated
2008Won
2009Won

Bibliography
  • She Ain't Heavy, She's My Mother: A Memoir (Random House, 2010), ISBN 978-0-307-58885-2
  • Big, Easy Style (Clarkson Potter Publishers, 2011), ISBN 978-0-307-59190-6

References
  1. "Bryan Batt & Kristin Chenoweth Get Hung Up At Sardi's Jan. 20 Archived 2009-02-02 at the Wayback Machine", Playbill. January 21, 2000.
  2. "Bryan Batt Biography (1963–)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  3. Paula Devlin, "Gayle Batt, civic activist and mother of actor Bryan Batt, dies at 79", Times-Picayune, December 21, 2010.
  4. "Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home and Cemeteries | New Orleans, LA". Lakelawn.tributes.com. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  5. Joyce Wadler, "An Actor Really Sells His Material", The New York Times, August 16, 2007.
  6. Sue Strachan, "Persona: Bryan Batt", New Orleans Magazine, January 2009.
  7. "The Leading Men: Going to Batt Archived August 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine", Playbill, Wayman Wong. October 3, 2005.
  8. "Saturday Night Fever – Bryan Batt", The Advocate, Andrew Velez. December 7, 1999.
  9. "Mad Men's Bryan Batt Weds Longtime Partner Tom Cianfichi". Us Weekly. October 7, 2014.
  10. Craig Wilson, "Q&A: 'Mad Men' star Bryan Batt and his tribute to mom Gayle", USA Today, May 6, 2010.
  11. Needles, Tim. "We talk with Mad Men's Bryan Batt". Short and Sweet NYC. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
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