Michael Hayden (July 28, 1963) is an actor who has appeared both on the stage and on television.

Biography

Hayden graduated from the

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. ;Stage Hayden appeared in several productions at the

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, New York, including ''

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'' (1991) and '' All My Sons'' (1997). At the Lincoln Center Theater he appeared in ''

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'' (1999) and the musical '' Dessa Rose'' (2005). Hayden made his

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debut in the role of "Billy" in the 1994

revival of ''

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'', for which he won the

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and was nominated for the

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, Outstanding Actor in a Musical. He also played the role in the

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production in London in 1993, receiving an

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nomination for Best Actor in a Musical. For his work in the 2001 Broadway revival of ''Judgment at Nuremberg'' he received the

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nomination as Best Featured Actor in a Play. He played "Prince Hal" in ''Henry IV'' opposite

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in 2003. He appeared in the play ''

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'' on Broadway in 2006. In 2010 he played the roles of both "Henry V" and "Richard II" at the

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, DC. For this work he received the company's

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Award. Hayden has appeared at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in many works over the years. ;Television Hayden has appeared on the television series ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', as well as ''

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''. He was a series regular on the ABC series ''Murder One''. ;Film Hayden starred in the title role of

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's 1999 film ''

Charming Billy ''Charming Billy'', a novel by American author Alice McDermott, tells the story of Billy Lynch and his lifelong struggle with alcohol after the death of his first love. It won the National Book Award for fiction as well as the American Book Award ...

'' as Jeremiah William Starkman, a commingling of

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and

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who shoots random people off a rural

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and reflects on the incidents in his life that led up to it. Hayden's portrayal won the Best Actor award at the AFI/LA Film Festival.

Work (selected)

*''The Dog in the Manger'' - Shakespeare Theatre Company, 2009 *'' 'Tis Pity She's a Whore'' -

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(San Francisco), 2008 *''Festen'' - Broadway, 2006 *''Henry IV'' - Broadway, 2003 *''Enchanted April'' - Broadway, 2003 *'' Merrily We Roll Along -

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, 2002 *''

Judgment at Nuremberg ''Judgment at Nuremberg'' is a 1961 American epic courtroom drama film directed and produced by Stanley Kramer, written by Abby Mann and starring Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Maximilian Schell, Werner Klemperer, Marlene Dietr ...

'' - Broadway, 2001 *''

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'' - Shakespeare Theatre Company, 2000 *'' Camino Real'' - Shakespeare Theatre Company, 2000 *''

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'' - Broadway (replacement), 1999, and West End, 2006 *''

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'' - Shakespeare Theatre Company, 1998Brantley, Ben. "THEATER REVIEW;Tarnished Goddess, Alloy of Iron and Pain", ''The New York Times'', July 8, 1998, Section E; Page 5; Column 1 *''Carousel'' - Broadway, 1994

References

External links

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Internet Movie Database listing
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hayden, Michael 1963 births American male stage actors Living people Place of birth missing (living people)