Nathan Lee Graham | |
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.jpg) Nathan Lee Graham (far left) with fellow Priscilla Queen of the Desert castmate Kyle Brown and AC & LT - The Kiki Twins attending the Michael Musto 25th Anniversary Party in NYC | |
| Born | September 9, 1968
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Nathan Lee Graham (born September 9, 1968) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his roles in the films Zoolander, Zoolander 2, Sweet Home Alabama, Hitch, and Theater Camp.
On television, he has appeared in The Comeback, Scrubs, Absolutely Fabulous, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Broad City, and as Bernard in the Fox comedy LA to Vegas. He also appeared as François on the CW Riverdale spin-off Katy Keene and as Draque Noir on the Hulu series Woke.
His stage appearances include the original Broadway casts of Tony Award and Grammy Award-nominated The Wild Party and in the original Broadway cast of the Tony Award-nominated Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Graham received a 2017 Lucille Lortel Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical for The View UpStairs. [1] In 2016, he received the IRNE Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Play for The Colored Museum. [2] Graham also received a Drama League Award nomination for the role of Rey-Rey in the off-Broadway production of Tarell Alvin McCraney's Wig Out. Graham also won a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Featured Performer in a Musical for the Los Angeles premiere of The Wild Party in 2005. [3] In 2005, he earned a Best Classical Album Grammy Award for Songs of Innocence and of Experience as a soloist. [4] In 2022, he played Hermes in the North American tour of the musical Hadestown. [5]
Nathan Lee Graham is a graduate of Webster University in St. Louis, MO. Graham won the José Esteban Muñoz Award from CLAGS: The Center for LGBTQ Studies at the Graduate Center, CUNY in 2017, recognizing his activism promoting queer studies outside of academia. [6]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Zoolander | Todd | |
| 2002 | Sweet Home Alabama | Frederick Montana | |
| 2005 | Hitch | Geoff | |
| Confessions of an Action Star | Glen Jefferies | ||
| 2009 | Friends of Dorothy | Maurice | Short film |
| 2011 | Trophy Kids | Barcelona | |
| Bad Actress | Cassandra / Dave Gilner | ||
| 2012 | Migraine | Carl | Short film |
| 2016 | Zoolander 2 | Todd | |
| 2023 | Theater Camp | Clive DeWitt |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Absolutely Fabulous | Assistant at 'GUFF' | Episode: "Gay" |
| 2004 | Quintuplets | Marcello | Episode: "Bob and Carol Save Christmas" |
| 2005 | The Comeback | Peter | 6 episodes |
| 2006 | Scrubs | Eric / Devin | Episode: "My Cabbage" |
| 2008 | The More Things Change... | Manny | TV movie |
| 2010–2013 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Gallery Owner / A.D.A. | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Hug-O-Gram | Mark Rhyne | 6 episodes |
| Connection Unavailable | Michael C. Overton | Episode: "Big-Deal Kind of People" | |
| 2018 | LA to Vegas | Bernard | 15 episodes |
| 2019 | Indoor Boys | Edwin | Episode: "Book Club" |
| Broad City | Unnamed role | Episode: "Shenanigans" | |
| 2020 | Katy Keene | François | 10 episodes |
| 2020–2022 | Woke | Darque Noir | 2 episodes |
References
- ^ "2017 Lucille Lortel Awards Nominations". January 3, 2023.
- ^ Mancuso, Christina. "20th Annual IRNE Awards Nominees Are Announced - A.R.T.'s THE GREAT COMET, NICE WORK at Ogunquit, BILLY ELLIOT at NSMT and More!". BroadwayWorld.com.
- ^ "2005 Awards". August 26, 2023.
- ^ "48th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2005)".
- ^ "Nathan Lee Graham, Hannah Whitley & More Join the Hadestown National Tour". broadway.com.
- ^ "LGBTQ Pride Month: A Conversation with Broadway Artists-Activists". www.gc.cuny.edu.
External links
- Nathan Lee Graham at IMDb
- Nathan Lee Graham at the Internet Broadway Database
- Nathan Lee Graham at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
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