Conrad Wayne Ricamora (born February 17, 1979) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of

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on the ABC television series ''

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'' (2014–20). As a stage actor, he is noted for his roles in the original Off-Broadway musicals ''Here Lies Love'' and ''Soft Power'', which premiered in 2013 and 2019, respectively. He made his

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debut in the 2015 revival of ''

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''.

Early life

Ricamora was born in

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. He is the son of Ron Ricamora, who was in the

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, and social worker Debbie Bolender. His father was born in

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and moved to the US when he was 10. His father is believed to be of

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descent and is adopted, and his mother is of German and Irish descent. Ricamora grew up primarily in

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, and was an avid tennis player. He is gay and was honored with the Human Rights Campaign's Visibility Award. Ricamora attended

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on a tennis scholarship, graduating with a degree in psychology in 2001. He graduated from the MFA acting program at

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in 2012.

Career

Ricamora was first introduced to acting during his undergraduate studies and, after graduating, took part in community theater in

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and

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before attending acting school. Following graduation, Ricamora performed the role of Ninoy Aquino in the 2013 Off-Broadway musical, ''

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'', which had two runs at

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. He won a

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and was nominated for a

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for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical. In 2014, he was cast in the recurring role of Oliver Hampton on the ABC legal drama series ''

''. He continued to make guest appearances throughout the show's second season and was promoted to a series regular in season three. The show concluded after its sixth season in 2020. Ricamora played Lun Tha in

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's 2015 Broadway revival of

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's ''

'', directed by

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.Brantley, Ben
"Review: ''The King and I'', Back on Broadway"
''The New York Times'', April 16, 2015 The 2015 Broadway cast recording of the musical received a

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nomination for Best Musical Theater Album. In 2017, Ricamora rejoined the cast of ''

'' as Ninoy Aquino at the Seattle Repertory Theater. In 2018, Ricamora starred in the premiere of

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's '' Soft Power'' as Xue Xing at the

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in Los Angeles and subsequently received a nomination for the

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Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Selected credits

References

External links

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Conrad Ricamora
at the

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Conrad Ricamora
at About the Artists * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ricamora, Conrad 1979 births Living people 21st-century American male actors American male actors of Filipino descent American male stage actors American male television actors American people of German descent American people of Irish descent American gay actors LGBT American people of Asian descent LGBT people from California Queens University of Charlotte alumni Theatre World Award winners University of Tennessee alumni 21st-century LGBT people