Brian Stokes Mitchell
Brian Stokes Mitchell | |
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Born | Seattle, Washington, U.S. | October 31, 1957
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Years active | 1979–present |
Spouse |
Allyson Tucker (m. 1994) |
Children | 1 |
Website | www |
Brian Stokes Mitchell (born October 31, 1957) is an American actor and singer. A powerful
Mitchell won the
He is also known for his roles on television including as Dr. Justin Jackson in the CBS medical drama Trapper John, M.D. (1979 to 1986). Mitchell also had recurring roles on shows such as Frasier, Glee, Mr. Robot, The Path, Billions, and The Good Fight. He took the role of Walt in the CBS sitcom Fam (2019). He received a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album nomination for The Complete Shakespeare Sonnets in 2001.
Early life and education
Mitchell was born in
Career
Mitchell has a number of television and film credits, including the role of John Dolan in
Mitchell first performed on Broadway in the musical Mail in 1988, with music by Michael Rupert and lyrics by Jerry Cocker, winning the
He appeared in the New York City Center Encores! staged concert productions of Jule Styne's Do Re Mi (1999), Bob Merrill's Carnival! (2002), Kismet (2006), and The Band Wagon in 2014.[15] On June 9, 2005, Mitchell appeared in a concert version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific at Carnegie Hall. He starred as Emile, alongside Reba McEntire as Nellie Forbush and Alec Baldwin as Luther Billis. The production was taped and telecast by PBS in 2006.[16] Of his performance, Ben Brantley wrote in The New York Times, "As for Mr. Mitchell, his place in the pantheon of romantic musical leads is now guaranteed."[17]
He has also done voice-overs for animation including
He also played a recurring role on the
Personal life
He has been married to actress Allyson Tucker since 1994 and has a son, Ellington.[26][27]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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1990 | Ghost Dad | Teacher | |
1998 | The Prince of Egypt | Jethro | Singing voice |
2001 | Call Me Claus | Cameron | |
2001 | Ruby’s Bucket of Blood | Earl Delacroix | |
2005 | One Last Thing... | Dr. Emerson | |
2011 | Jumping the Broom | Mr. Watson | |
2018 | Mapplethorpe | Father Stack | |
2021 | Tick, Tick... Boom! | "Sunday" Legend | |
2024 | Shirley | Stanley Townsend |
Television
Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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1979 | The White Shadow | Lucius Robinson | Episode: "Spare the Rod" |
1979 | Roots: The Next Generations | John Dolan | Episode: "Part 1 (1882-1883)" |
1979−86 | Trapper John, M.D. | Dr. Justin "Jackpot" Jackson | 151 episodes |
1985 | Hotel | Lucas Todd | Episode: "Resolutions" |
1985 | The Love Boat | Jeffrey Niver | Season 6 - Episode: 16 |
1987 | 227 | Ed | Episode: "The Honeymoon's Over" |
1987 | Pound Puppies | Nahook | Episode: "Snow Puppies" |
1987 | Houston Knights | Nat Holliday | Episode: "Moving Violation" |
1987 | Foofur | Various roles | Voice; 13 episodes |
1987 | ALF | Nathan Pearl | Episode: "Hail to the Chief" |
1988 | Night Court | Mr. Morley | Episode: "Another Day in the Life" |
1988 | Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf | Bonejangles | Voice; Television movie |
1989 | The Further Adventures of SuperTed | Narrator | Voice; 13 episodes |
1989 | Generations | David Jeffries | 2 episodes |
1989 | A Pup Named Scooby-Doo | Buddy Chillner | Voice; Episode: "The Spirit of Rock'n Roll" |
1989 | The California Raisin Show | Red | Voice; Episode: "The Apple, Raisin Style" |
1988–89 | Fantastic Max | Additional voices | Voice; 3 episodes |
1989–90 | Paddington Bear | Additional voices | Voice; 2 episodes |
1990 | Mancuso, F.B.I. | Performer | 2 episodes |
1990 | Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone | Various roles | Voice; 13 episodes |
1990 | Tiny Toon Adventures | Vinnie | Voice; Episode: "Mr. Popular's Rules of Cool"! |
1990 | New Kids on the Block | Danny Wood | Voice; 16 episodes |
1991 | James Bond Jr. | Coach Mitchell | Voice; 14 episodes |
1992 | Batman: The Animated Series | Brian Rogers | Voice; Episode: "Fear of Victory" |
1992 | Animaniacs | Noodles | 2 episodes |
1992–93 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Trevor | 6 episodes |
1992–93 | The Addams Family | Additional roles | Voices; 21 episodes |
1992–95 | Capitol Critters | Various roles | Voice; 6 episodes |
1996 | In the House | Dr. Stone Clarke | Episode: "Three the Hard Way" |
1999 | Double Platinum | Adam Harris | Television movie |
2001 | Call Me Claus | Cameron | Television movie |
2002 | Frasier | Cam Winston | 3 episodes |
2002 | Crossing Jordan | D.A. Jay Myers | 2 episodes |
2010 | Ugly Betty | Don Jones | Episode: "Fire and Nice" |
2014 | Madam Secretary | Vincent Marsh | Episode: "So it Goes" |
2012−15 | Glee | LeRoy Berry | 3 episodes[28] |
2015–16 | Mr. Robot | Scott Knowles | 8 episodes |
2016–18 | The Path | Bill | 7 episodes |
2017 | The Blacklist |
David Levine | 2 episodes |
2017 | Bull | Perry Sinclair | Episode: "School for Scandal" |
2017–21 | Vampirina | Grandpop | Voice; 13 episodes |
2018 | Billions | Alvin Epstein | 2 episodes |
2018 | The Good Fight | Rod Habercore | 2 episodes |
2018 | Elementary | Dominic Voth | Episode: "Bits and Pieces" |
2019 | Fam | Walt | 13 episodes[29] |
2020 | Prodigal Son | Everett Sterling | 2 episodes |
2021 | Evil | Father Mulvehill | 4 episodes |
2021 | Centaurworld | The Nowhere King/Elktaur | Voice; 4 episodes |
2023 | Up Here | Ted McGooch | 2 episodes |
2023 | East New York | Detective Ken Corley | 3 episodes |
2023 | Run the World | Arnold Greene | Episode: "Homecoming" |
Video games
Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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2014 | Watch Dogs | Additional voices | Voice |
Theatre
Year | Title | Role(s) | Venue |
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1988 | Franklin | Music Box Theatre, Broadway | |
1991 | Oh, Kay! | Jimmy Winter | Richard Rogers Theatre , Broadway
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1992−1993 | Jelly's Last Jam | Jelly Roll Morton | Virginia Theatre, Broadway |
1993−1995 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | Valentin | Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway |
1997 | Ragtime | Coalhouse Walker, Jr. | Shubert Theatre |
1998 | Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Broadway | ||
Sweet Charity | Oscar Lindquist | Avery Fisher Hall
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1999−2001 | Kiss Me, Kate | Fred Graham / Petruchio | Martin Beck Theatre , Broadway
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2000 | The Frogs | Xanthias | Washington, DC
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2001 | King Hedley II | King | Virginia Theatre, Broadway |
2002 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Sweeney Todd | Kennedy Center
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2002−2003 | Man of La Mancha | Don Quixote / Miguel de Cervantes | Martin Beck Theatre , Broadway
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2003 | The Exonerated | Performer | Bleecker Street Theater , Off-Broadway
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2005 | South Pacific | Emile de Becque | Carnegie Hall |
2006 | Kismet | Hajj | Encores!, Off-Broadway |
2007 | South Pacific | Emile de Becque | Hollywood Bowl |
2008 | Les Misérables | Inspector Javert
| |
2009 | Guys and Dolls | Sky Masterson | |
2010−2011 | Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown | Ivan | Belasco Theatre, Broadway |
2012 | Oliver! | Fagin | Shubert Theatre, Broadway |
2014 | Camelot | King Arthur | Kennedy Center
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Much Ado About Nothing | Don Pedro | Delacorte Theater, Off-Broadway | |
The Band Wagon | Tony Hunter | Encores!, Off-Broadway | |
2016 | Shuffle Along | F.E. Miller |
Music Box Theatre, Broadway |
White Rabbit Red Rabbit | Performer | Westside Theatre, Off-Broadway | |
2019 | The Light in the Piazza | Signor Naccarelli | Los Angeles Opera |
2023 | Ragtime | Coalhouse Walker, Jr. | Minskoff Theatre, Broadway |
Discography
- Brian Stokes Mitchell (June 6, 2006)[19]
- Track listing
- "West Side Story)
- "The Best Is Yet to Come" (Cy Coleman)
- "Pretty Women" (Sweeney Todd)
- "Just In Time" (Bells are Ringing)
- "Lazy Afternoon" (The Golden Apple)
- "Another Hundred People" (Company)/"Take the 'A' Train"
- "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (Funny Face)
- "Life is Sweet" (Wonderful Town)
- "Losing My Mind" (Follies)
- "Being Alive" (Company)
- "How Glory Goes" (Floyd Collins)
- "Grateful"
- Simply Broadway (2012)
- Plays With Music (2019)
Awards and nominations
Sources: Playbill[30] BroadwayWorld[31]
Year | Award | Category | Title | Result | Ref. |
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2001 | Grammy Award |
Best Spoken Word Album |
The Complete Shakespeare Sonnets | Nominated | [32] |
1998 | Tony Award |
Best Actor in a Musical | Ragtime | Nominated | [33] |
2000 | Kiss Me, Kate | Won | |||
2001 | Best Actor in a Play | King Hedley II | Nominated | ||
2003 | Best Actor in a Musical | Man of La Mancha | Nominated | ||
2016 | Isabelle Stevenson Award | — | Won | [34] | |
1998 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Ragtime | Nominated | [33] |
2000 | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Kiss Me, Kate | Won | ||
2001 | Outstanding Actor in a Play | King Hedley II | Nominated | ||
2003 | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Man of La Mancha | Nominated | ||
2011 | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown | Nominated | ||
1998 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Ragtime | Nominated | |
2000 | Kiss Me, Kate | Won | |||
2001 | Outstanding Actor in a Play | King Hedley II | Nominated | ||
2003 | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Man of La Mancha | Nominated | ||
1988 | Theatre World Award | — | Won |
Honors
- 2004 - Mitchell was elected the Chairman of the Board of the
- 2016 - Mitchell received the Isabelle Stevenson Award "for his commitment to supporting members of the entertainment community in crisis or transition through his work with The Actors Fund."[37]
References
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- ^ Zoglin, Richard (November 28, 1999). "From Coalhouse to Cole Porter". Archived 2017-11-12 at the Wayback Machine. Time. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ^ Weber, Bruce (November 24, 2002). "Broadway's Last Leading Man?". Archived 2016-08-10 at the Wayback Machine. The New York Times.
- ^ "Biography". Archived 2018-02-12 at the Wayback Machine. brianstokes.com. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
- ^ "The New $25,000 Pyramid - Frank/Cindy 1/3". YouTube. March 18, 1983. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
- ^ "$100,000 Pyramid - Brian Mitchell". YouTube. October 1986. Archived from the original on 2016-06-09. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
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- ^ " Oh, Kay! Broadway". Archived 2016-08-07 at the Wayback Machine. Playbill. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
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- ^ "'Ragtime' Broadway". Archived 2016-06-04 at the Wayback Machine. Playbill. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
- ^ Feiden, Doug (June 5, 2000). "'Kiss Me Kate' is Big Tony Winner 'Copenhagen' and 'Contact' Also Honored". Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine. New York Daily News.
- ^ "Special Events, Concerts, and Benefit Performances" Archived 2020-03-16 at the Wayback Machine sondheimguide.com. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
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- ^ Gans, Andrew (November 6, 2014). "Tony Winner Brian Stokes Mitchell Hops on City Center's 'The Band Wagon', Beginning Tonight". Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine. Playbill.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (June 8, 2005). "Reba McEntire-Brian Stokes Mitchell 'South Pacific' To Be Taped for TV". Archived 2016-08-07 at the Wayback Machine. Playbill.
- ^ Brantley, Ben (June 11, 2005). "Sultry City Night is Transformed into an Enchanted Bali Ha'i". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 27, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (June 6, 2006). "Playbill Records' "Brian Stokes Mitchell" CD Hits Stores June 6". Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine. Playbill.
- ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. " Brian Stokes Mitchell Record". Archived 2016-04-29 at the Wayback Machine. AllMusic. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
- ^ King, Susan (October 6, 2014). "Brian Stokes Mitchell steps off Broadway — for 'Simply Broadway'". Archived 2016-06-13 at the Wayback Machine. Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Hetrick, Adam (July 26, 2010). "Patti LuPone, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Sherie Rene Scott Cast in Broadway's Women on the Verge". Playbill. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013.
- ^ Abrams, Natalie (January 25, 2010). "Ugly Betty Casts Tony Winner as Willie's Ex". TV Guide. Archived from the original on January 29, 2010. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
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- ^ Gans, Andrew (May 29, 2015). "Brian Stokes Mitchell Lands Recurring Role in New TV Series". Archived 2015-07-28 at the Wayback Machine. Playbill.
- ^ Purcell, Carey (August 9, 2015). "Brian Stokes Mitchell and Audra McDonald Will Reunite on Broadway in Shuffle Along, Billy Porter Joins Them". Archived 2015-09-14 at the Wayback Machine. Playbill.
- ^ "Weddings; Brian Mitchell and Allyson Tucker". Archived 2016-06-23 at the Wayback Machine. The New York Times. September 4, 1994.
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- ^ Petski, Denise (March 9, 2018). "'Fam': Brian Stokes Mitchell & Sheryl Lee Ralph Join CBS Comedy Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
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- ^ Gans, Andrew (May 24, 2004). "Brian Stokes Mitchell Elected Actors' Fund President". Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Playbill.
- ^ "Chairmen". Archived 2015-08-10 at the Wayback Machine. The Actors Fund. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
- ^ Viagas, Robert (May 3, 2016). "Brian Stokes Mitchell to Receive Isabelle Stevenson Award". Archived 2019-07-06 at the Wayback Machine. Playbill.
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