Michael Cumpsty

Michael Cumpsty
Born
OccupationActor
Years active1989–present
PartnerJohn Dias

Michael Cumpsty is a British actor. He made his Broadway debut in the Tom Stoppard play Artist Descending a Staircase (1989). He has acted in plays such as David Hare's Racing Demon (1995), Michael Frayn's Copenhagen (2000), and Democracy (2004), and Sophie Treadwell's Machinal (2014) as well in musicals such as 1776 (1997), 42nd Street (2001), and Sunday in the Park with George (2008). He received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical nomination for his role in End of the Rainbow (2012).

He has also appeared in films such as State of Grace (1990), The Ice Storm (1997), Flags of Our Fathers (2006), and The Visitor (2007). Cumpsty has also acted in various shows such as Showtime's medical comedy Nurse Jackie, HBO's period drama Boardwalk Empire, Cinemax's medical drama The Knick, CBS's police series Tommy, Apple TV+'s drama Severance, and HBO's dark comedy Barry.