Michael Mulheren

Michael Mulheren is an American actor from Middletown, New Jersey.[1]

Michael Mulheren
Mulheren at the 13th Annual Broadway Barks Benefit
Born
NationalityAmerican
OccupationFilm, Television, and stage actor
Years active1990present

Career

Theatre

Mulheren's Broadway debut was in 1995 in On the Waterfront, after previously appearing in the off-Broadway run of The Fantasticks in the 1980s.[2] He also appeared in the 1997 production of Broadway's The Titanic. Other Broadway credits include The Boy from Oz and La Cage aux Folles; his performance in Kiss Me, Kate earned him Drama Desk and Tony Award nominations.[3] Mulheren also appeared on Broadway in Deuce, which starred Angela Lansbury and Marian Seldes.[4]

Mulheren appeared in the Broadway run of Aaron Sorkin's The Farnsworth Invention, as well as in Matthew Lombardo's Looped. He also appeared in the rock musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark as J. Jonah Jameson. The production was directed by Julie Taymor and featured music by U2's Bono and The Edge. The show premiered in November 2010 and closed in January 2014.[5]

Mulheren has performed in several Encores! concerts, including Li'l Abner (1998), Do Re Mi (1999), and Of Thee I Sing (2006).[3] His most recent Encores! concert performance was in Damn Yankees in 2008 at the New York City Center. He co-starred along with Veanne Cox and Randy Graff.[6]

Mulheren's most recent Broadway role has been in 2016 as Mayor Dobbs in Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's Bright Star.[7]

Television and film

Mulheren has guest-starred on several TV shows including Royal Pains, White Collar, Rescue Me (playing Chief Perolli), Law & Order, 30 Rock, The West Wing, and Lipstick Jungle. He has also appeared in the films Fool’s Gold, Invincible, Bringing Out the Dead, and The Curse of the Jade Scorpion, among others.

As of 2014, he portrays George Sibley in a recurring role on Salem.

In 2018, he had a recurring role in Daredevil as Edward Nelson, father of Foggy Nelson.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991Johnny SuedeFred Business
1996FaithfulForeman
1997White FangBeauty Smith (voice)Video
1999Bringing Out the DeadCop in elevator
2001What's the Worst That Could Happen?Judge Callahan
2001The Curse of the Jade ScorpionHerb Coopersmith
2002Ash WednesdayDetective Pulaski
2006InvincibleAC Craney
2007The TenCarvin "Big Buster" Waggle
2008Fool's GoldEddie
2010Madso's WarDanny McGrathTV Movie

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990Wish You Were HereTedEpisode: "Paris"
1993NYPD BlueMinetta's bartender2 episodes
1999–2006Law & OrderJudge Harrison Taylor9 episodes
1998Mad About YouRude ManEpisode: "Season Opener"
2000Third WatchJohnsonEpisode: "The Lost"
2000Third WatchSergeantEpisode: "The Tys That Bind"
2001EdHal SchaeferEpisode: "Opposites Distract"
2002Law & Order: Criminal IntentAgent WallisEpisode: "The Insider"
2002Family LawJohn MontagEpisode: "Ties That Bind"
2002The West WingStatehood SupporterEpisode: "Election Night"
2004Law & OrderJudge Harrison TaylorEpisode: "Coming Down Hard"
2004Law & Order: Special Victims UnitJudge Harrison TaylorEpisode: "Families"
2004–2006Rescue MeChief Perolli13 episodes
2005Law & Order: Trial by JuryJudge Harrison TaylorEpisode: "Pattern of Conduct"
2006KidnappedJimbo2 episodes
2008Lipstick JungleLou PetermanEpisode: "Chapter Twelve - Scary, Scary Night!"
2008Life on MarsPatrolman2 episodes
2009KingsCol. Mathie ShoreEpisode: "Javelin"
200930 RockGordan BreckmanEpisode: "Audition Day"
2009–2016Royal PainsJim Harper6 episodes
2011Curb Your EnthusiasmDrunk PassengerEpisode: "The Hero"
2011–2012Person of InterestCaptain Artie Lynch3 episodes
2012NYC 22Duty Officer DuffyEpisode: "Firebomb"
2014–2015SalemGeorge Sibley13 episodes
2014Blue BloodsChris ScanlonEpisode: "Forgive and Forget"
2015The Jack and Triumph ShowRussEpisode: "The Commercial"
2015GothamRandall HobbsEpisode: "Rise of the Villains: Strike Force"
2018NCIS: New OrleansRon CookEpisode: "A New Dawn"
2018DaredevilEdward Nelson3 episodes
2020HightownLt. Velekee5 episodes

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995On the WaterfrontTruck
1997–1999TitanicJohn B. Thayer
1999–2001Kiss Me, KateSecond ManNominated—Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
Nominated—Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical
2003–2004The Boy from OzDick Woolnough/Dee Anthony
2004–2005La Cage aux FollesEdouard Dindon
2007DeuceAn Admirer
2007–2008The Farnsworth InventionLeslie Gorrell
2010LoopedSteve
2011–2014Spider-Man: Turn Off the DarkJ. Jonah Jameson
2015-2016Bright StarMayor DobbsOuter Critics Circle Award

Video games

YearTitleRole
2003 Manhunt Cerberus member
2013 Grand Theft Auto V The Local Population
2018 Red Dead Redemption 2 Bob Crawford Sr.

References

  1. Van Benthuysen, Gretchen C. "Local actor lands part in Broadway’s ‘Spider-Man’".Culture Klatch. Aug 20 10.
  2. "The Fantasticks" Archived 2010-06-24 at the Wayback Machine. Lortel Archives/Internet Off-Broadway Database.
  3. "Michael Mulheren (actor)". BroadwayWorld Database.
  4. "Deuce". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  5. Flynn, Kevin (August 10, 2011). "All the Editors That Are Fit to Spoof". The New York Times.
  6. Hernandez, Ernio (July 8, 2008). "PHOTO CALL: Encores! Damn Yankees with Hayes, Krakowski and Jackson" Archived 2012-10-18 at the Wayback Machine. Playbill.
  7. Gans, Andrew (14 June 2016). "Bright Star Posts Broadway Closing Notice". Playbill. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
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