Frank Wood (actor)

Frank Wood (born February 10, 1960) is an American actor who has appeared in various television, film, and theatre roles.[1]

Frank Wood
Born	February 10, 1960
Education	Wesleyan University (BA) New York University (MFA)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1998–present
Parent(s)	Robert Coldwell Wood Margaret Byers
Relatives	Maggie Hassan (sister)

Early life

Wood is the son of Margaret (Byers) and Robert Coldwell Wood, a political scientist who briefly served as United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Lyndon Johnson administration.[2] His sister is U.S. Senator and former Governor of New Hampshire Maggie Hassan. Wood attended the Buxton School, graduated from Wesleyan in 1984 and subsequently earned an MFA from New York University's Graduate Acting Program.[3][4]

Career

Wood won a Tony Award in 1999 for Best Featured Actor in a Play for Side Man. He played Bill in August: Osage County on Broadway.[5] From September 14, 2010 to March 27, 2011, Wood starred as the character Roy Cohn in the acclaimed off-Broadway revival of Tony Kushner’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play Angels in America staged by the Signature Theatre Company in Manhattan.[6][7][8] Wood played Gary Lucas in Greetings from Tim Buckley, a film on Tim and Jeff Buckley, which premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.[9][10]

In 2016, Wood played the Night Clerk in Eugene O'Neill's play Hughie opposite Forest Whitaker's Broadway debut at the Booth Theatre in New York City, directed by Michael Grandage.[11]

Wood is currently on the faculty of HB Studio in New York City.[12]

Filmography

Film

• Down to You (2000) – Doctor
• Small Time Crooks (2000) – Oliver
• Pollock (2000) – Frank Pollock
• Thirteen Days (2000) – McGeorge Bundy
• The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) – Hotel Manager
• In America (2002) – Pediatrician
• People I Know (2002) – Michael Wormly
• Winter Solstice (2004) – Bill Brennan
• King of the Corner (2004) – Anthony Berenson
• Keane (2004) – Assaulted Commuter
• The Undeserved (2004) – Alex Montgomery
• Flakes (2007) – Bruce
• Michael Clayton (2007) – Gerald
• The Favor (2007) – Lawrence
• Dan in Real Life (2007) – Howard
• Lucky Days (2008) – Dr. Ginger
• Changeling (2008) – Ben Harris
• Synecdoche, New York (2008) – Evaluative Services Doctor
• The Missing Person (2009) – Harold Fullmer
• The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009) – Police Commissioner Sterman
• Greetings from Tim Buckley (2012) – Gary Lucas
• St. Vincent (2014) – Maggie's Attorney
• The Phenom (2016) – Richard Boyer
• Custody (2016) – Uncle Frank
• Gold (2016) – Scottie Nevins
• Detroit (2017) – Judge Demascio
• Isle of Dogs (2018) – Simul-Translate Machine (voice)
• Joker (2019) - Dr. Benjamin Stoner

Television

• Law & Order (1998) – Dr. Rutland
• Ed (2001)
• The Sopranos (2001) – Dean Ross
• Third Watch (2001) – Fire Chief
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2002) – George Weems
• Medium (2005) – Crazed Man
• Line of Fire (2005)
• Flight of the Conchords (2007–2009, 17 episodes) – Greg
• Damages
• Bored to Death (2010) – Dr. O'Connor
• Lights Out (2011) – Dr. Stuart Wexler
• Modern Family (2012) – Reporter
• Grey's Anatomy (2012) – Frank Wheeler
• The Good Wife (2012) – Dr. Joseph Lidera
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2012) – Andrew Lennox
• Elementary (2013) – EROC Supervisor
• The Newsroom (2013) – Shep Pressman
• Blue Bloods (2013) – Father Markhum
• The Divide (2014) – Griffen Donleavey
• The Knick (2014–2015) – Mr. Havershorn
• Younger (2016) – Dr. Kigner
• Girls (2016) – Charlie's Client
• The Night Of (2016) – Medical Examiner
• The Get Down (2016–2017) – Ed Koch
• Mozart in the Jungle (2018) – Keith

Theater

• Side Man (1998–1999)
• Hollywood Arms (2002–2003)
• Spring Awakening (2006)
• August: Osage County (2008–2009)
• Clybourne Park (2010, 2012)
• Angels in America (2010–2011)
• Born Yesterday (2011)
• Hughie (2016)
• The Iceman Cometh (2018)

References

1. "Playbill Biography: FRANK WOOD". 2005-04-24. Archived from the original on 2005-04-24. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
2. Martin, Douglas (April 5, 2005). "Robert Wood, Education Expert, Dies at 81". New York Times. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
3. "NYU Graduate Acting Alumni". 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
4. "Frank Wood". Filmbug. 2007-11-10. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
5. BWW News Desk (2008-06-03). "'August' Welcomes Frank Wood on June 17th". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
6. "Signature Theatre Company – Angels in America". Archived from the original on 2010-08-02. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
7. Brown, Scott (October 29, 2010). "Theater Review: The Spectacularly Overstuffed Angels in America". Vulture. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
8. "Photo 9 of 10 | Angels in America: Show Photos". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
9. "Tony Winners Norbert Leo Butz and Frank Wood Join Penn Badgley in Greetings from Tim Buckley". Broadway.com. August 22, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
10. Kurchak, Sarah (August 15, 2012). "TIFF 2012 Adds Greetings From Tim Buckley, Spike Lee's Bad 25 Michael Jackson Doc, Skrillex Soundtrack". Spinner. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
11. "Gambling on O'Neill: Forest Whitaker Makes His Broadway Debut in Hughie" by Michael Paulson, The New York Times, February 3, 2016
12. HB Studio Faculty page

External links

• Frank Wood at the Internet Broadway Database
• Frank Wood at IMDb