Happy Anderson (born November 19, 1976) is an American actor who has worked in film, television, on and off Broadway. He is best known for his roles as Mr. James "Jimmy" Fester on

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's ''

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'' and

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on the

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series '' Mindhunter,'' from executive producer/director

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. Anderson appears in the Netflix films '' Bird Box'' as River Man and ''

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'' as Montehugh, a human who works for the FBI's magic division.

Biography

Anderson was born in

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. He graduated from Rondout Valley High School in 1995. He received a bachelor of fine arts degree from

Ithaca College Ithaca College is a private college in Ithaca, New York. It was founded by William Egbert in 1892 as a conservatory of music and is set against the backdrop of the city of Ithaca (which is separate from the town), Cayuga Lake, waterfalls, and go ...

in 1999, graduating alongside

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, Kevin Deiboldt, Ben Wilson and Brantley Aufill. He graduated with a master's of fine arts from

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in 2002. In 2003, he moved to New York City.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Theater

* 1999–2000:

Creede Repertory Theatre Creede Repertory Theatre (CRT or Creede Rep) is a summer theatre that operates from early May through mid-September. Founded in 1966, CRT is a professional theatre company located at 9,000 feet of elevation in the historic town of Creede, CO, whic ...

* 2003:

Kentucky Shakespeare Festival Kentucky Shakespeare Festival is a non-profit, professional theatre company in Louisville, Kentucky that produces and performs the works of William Shakespeare. The main productions offered are the annual summer series of plays presented free to t ...

* 2004:

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival (PSF) is a professional theatre company in residence at DeSales University in Center Valley, Pennsylvania and the official Shakespeare Festival of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Festival is organized a ...

* 2006: Texas Shakespeare Festival * 2008: ''Emancipation'',

Classical Theatre of Harlem The Classical Theatre of Harlem (CTH) is an off-broadway professional theatre company founded in 1999 at the Harlem School for the Arts. Producing on average 2-3 productions a year as well as implementing extensive educational programming, CTH remai ...

* 2010: ''

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'' and ''

A Winter's Tale ''The Winter's Tale'' is a play by William Shakespeare originally published in the First Folio of 1623. Although it was grouped among the comedies, many modern editors have relabelled the play as one of Shakespeare's late romances. Some criti ...

'',

Shakespeare in the Park Shakespeare in the Park is a term for outdoor festivals featuring productions of William Shakespeare's plays. The term originated with the New York Shakespeare Festival in New York City's Central Park, originally created by Joseph Papp. This conc ...

* 2011: ''

'', Broadway (dir. Daniel J. Sullivan) * 2012: ''Richard III/As You Like It/Inherit The Wind'',

Old Globe Theatre The Old Globe is a professional theatre company located in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. It produces about 15 plays and musicals annually in summer and winter seasons. Plays are performed in three separate theatres in the complex, which i ...

* 2013: ''The Twenty-Seventh Man'',

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* 2014: ''As You Like It'',

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References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Happy 1976 births Living people Ithaca College alumni People from New Paltz, New York Indiana University Bloomington alumni American male actors