Michael Patrick Thornton is an American actor and theater director. He recently played the character of Dr. Gabriel Fife in the
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drama series ''
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''. He's also known for his performances on
Broadway
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including as Lennox in the
Sam Gold revival of ''
Macbeth'' (2022), and Dr. Rank in the
Jamie Lloyd
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revival of ''
A Doll's House
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'' (2023).
Early life and education
Thornton is a native of
Jefferson Park, a neighborhood on
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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's northwest side. He is a graduate of The School at Steppenwolf, The Second City Conservatory, and The Second City Directing Program.
Career
Thornton is artistic director and co-founder of The Gift Theatre. He has acted in productions including Richard III at Steppenwolf, where he became the first actor to act onstage while wearing a robotic exoskeleton. He has also portrayed
Iago
Iago () is a fictional character in Shakespeare's ''Othello'' (c. 1601–1604). Iago is the play's main antagonist, and Othello's standard-bearer. He is the husband of Emilia, who is in turn the attendant of Othello's wife Desdemona. Iago ha ...
in
Othello at The Gift Theatre and in
Actors Theatre of Louisville’s 50th anniversary production of ''
Our Town
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''. Thornton received a Jeff Nomination for his performance in The Gift's premiere of ensemble member Andrew Hinderaker's Suicide, Incorporated.
Thornton also directs at The Gift, including the world premiere of David Rabe's Good For Otto, War of the Worlds, the Chicago Premiere of Will Eno's Oh, The Humanity (and other exclamations). As a writer, his plays have been workshopped in New York through Young Playwrights, Inc. and in Chicago through Second City. He is the theater's artistic director.
Thornton has appeared in episodes of television's Elementary (CBS) The Exorcist (FOX), Private Practice, The Chicago Code, Ron Howard's The Dilemma, and the independent feature film The View From Tall.
Selected filmography
Feature films
Television
Theater
References
External links
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American male television actors
American theatre directors
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people