Name
Reed Birney
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1954-09-11 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Biography
Reed Birney (born September 11, 1954) is an American actor. Birney is known for his performances on stage and screen often acting on and off Broadway. Birney gained acclaim in 2016 for his role in The Humans winning the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. He was also nominated previously in the same category for his performance in Casa Valentina in 2014.
He starred in the films Mass (2021), and The Menu (2022). He is also known for his recurring roles in Gossip Girl (2007–2009), House of Cards (2013–2017), The Blacklist (2014–2015), and Home Before Dark (2021–2022). He has also acted in The Americans, The Handmaid's Tale, and Succession.
Known For
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Millionaire industrialist Steven Taylor is a man who has everything but what he craves mos...
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Los Angeles, 1928. When single mother Christine Collins leaves for work, her son vanishes ...
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Molly Gunn, the freewheeling daughter of a deceased rock legend, is forced to get a job wh...
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A young and devoted morning television producer is hired as an executive producer on a lo...
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Explore the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat ...
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Amy, a naive college graduate who believes she's destined to be a great poet, begrudgingly...
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An African-American woman becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical breakthroughs when her ...
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