Bryce Allen Pinkham (born October 19, 1982) is an American actor and singer. He has appeared in the PBS period drama ''

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''. On

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, he played Monty Navarro in '' A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder''. For the latter role, he received nominations for a

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and a

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(Best Musical Theater Album). He is a

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Arts Fellow and co-founder of ''Zara Aina'', a not-for-profit children's theater company in Madagascar. He voiced Stolas in the

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animated web series ''

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''.

Personal life

Pinkham was born in

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. He was raised in the East San Francisco Bay Area. He attended

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. He is a graduate of

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and the

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."Bryce Pinkham Broadway"
''Playbill'' (vault), retrieved January 3, 2017 In 2012, Pinkham co-founded the not-for-profit children’s theater company ''Zara Aina'' (Share Life) with Lucas Caleb Rooney, to empower at-risk children in Madagascar. In 2015, Pinkham said "I did musicals growing up as a kid, and it was always a dream to be in a Broadway musical, to play the lead in a Tony-winning musical." He is an avid hiker and has hiked the Sierra Nevada Mountains as well as in New Zealand and Iceland.

Career

Pinkham had a few roles in '' Ghost: The Musical'' and ''

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'' on Broadway. In 2013, he originated the role of Monty Navarro in the Broadway production of '' A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder'', for which he was nominated for a

as well as a

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. He played the role on Broadway for over 700 performances. In 2014, he played Paul Revere in an introductory commercial titled ''Italian Invasion'' for the

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, created by the

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. He played Peter Patrone in the Broadway revival of ''

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'', and was nominated for an

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and the

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for Distinguished Performance. In 2016, he returned to Broadway leading the cast of

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's musical, Irving Berlin's ''

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''. His film and television appearances include as a series regular in the second season of the TV series ''

'', playing Major Clayton McBurney III, head of the Union Army hospital. Other roles include performances in the comedy '' The Comedian'' (2016) which stars

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, and

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's Netflix drama ''

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''. Previously, he has appeared on ''

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'' and ''

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''. He appeared in the

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miniseries ''God in America'', "A Nation Reborn Drama" (2010). In 2012, Pinkham was awarded the

Fellowship given to "a limited number of exceptionally talented young dancers, musicians, actors and visual artists as they complete their training and begin their professional life.". Pinkham also started to do the voice of Stolas, in the original

adult animated web series ''

''.

Filmography

Theater

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pinkham, Bryce 1982 births American male stage actors American male voice actors Living people People from Redding, California Yale School of Drama alumni American people of British descent