15 Facts About Michael Cumpsty

Michael Cumpsty is known for his work in Broadway plays such as Artist Descending a Staircase, Racing Demon, Copenhagen, Democracy, and Machinal.

Michael Cumpsty has appeared in musicals such as 1776,42nd Street, Sunday in the Park with George, and End of the Rainbow.

Michael Cumpsty received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play nomination for his role in the latter.

Michael Cumpsty was born and raised in Wakefield, and moved to South Africa with his family at the age of nine.

Michael Cumpsty later returned to England and attended Haileybury College in Hertford Heath, before relocating to the US and receiving a BA in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1982.

Michael Cumpsty made his Broadway debut in Artist Descending a Staircase.

Michael Cumpsty has appeared in Broadway dramas such as La Bete, Timon of Athens, The Heiress, Copenhagen, and The Constant Wife.

Michael Cumpsty appeared on Broadway in the play End of the Rainbow in 2012 and received a Tony Award nomination for Featured Actor for his performance.

Michael Cumpsty appeared in the Los Angeles production of the play, which ran in March and April 2013 at the Ahmanson Theatre.

Michael Cumpsty appeared in the Roundabout Theatre production of Machinal as the "husband" from December 2013 to 2 March 2014.

Michael Cumpsty played the role of Jules in the revival of Sunday in the Park With George in 2008.

Michael Cumpsty played the title role in the Classic Stage Company production of Hamlet in 2005, winning the Obie Award.

Michael Cumpsty appeared at the Two River Theater in Much Ado About Nothing in October 2011, in Present Laughter in 2013, and directed the Wendy Wasserstein play Third in 2014.

Michael Cumpsty appeared in Absurd Person Singular as "Ronald" in January and on 1 February 2015.

Michael Cumpsty has lived in New Jersey with his boyfriend John Dias, artistic director of the Two River Theater Company in Red Bank, since 2010.