Gregg Edelman (born September 12, 1958) is an American actor. He has starred in numerous Broadway productions earning four Tony Award nominations for his roles in City of Angels (1990), Anna Karenina (1993), 1776 (1998), and Into the Woods (2002). His other Broadway credits include Cabaret (1987), Anything Goes (1989), Falsettos (1992), Passion (1994), Les Misérables (1999), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (2012), and Water for Elephants (2024).
Edelman made his film debut in The Manhattan Project (1989). Edelman has since acted in films such as Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), Spider-Man 2 (2004), Little Children (2006), The Proposal (2009), and She Said (2022). He has also taken recurring roles in shows such as the NBC police procedural Shades of Blue, the Netflix political drama House of Cards, and the USA Network series The Sinner.
Edelman was born in Chicago, Illinois, attended Niles North High School, where he starred as Li'l Abner opposite future soap star Nancy Lee Grahn, and was trained at Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois).
He made his professional debut in the 1979 tour of Evita and started attracting attention for his performance as Cliff in the 1987 Broadway revival of Cabaret. He was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance as the Wolf and Cinderella's Prince in the first Broadway revival of Into the Woods.[1] "I started crying like a teenage girl." - Gregg Edelman on learning of his Into the Woods Tony nomination, to Broadway.com, May 2002.[1]
He was married from 1995 to 2015 to actress Carolee Carmello; they first met during the run of City of Angels, and later during another production.[2] They have two children, a daughter Zoe and son Ethan.[3]
Friend and Academy Award winning actor J.K. Simmons credited Edelman for helping him when he was a struggling actor.[4]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | The Manhattan Project | Science Teacher | [5] | |
| 1989 | Crimes and Misdemeanors | Chris | [5] | |
| 1990 | Green Card | Phil | [5] | |
| 1996 | The First Wives Club | Mark Loest | [5] | |
| 1997 | Hudson River Blues | Dudley | [5] | |
| 1997 | Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas | Chorus | Voice; uncredited | [5] |
| 1997 | Anastasia | Ensemble | Voice | [5] |
| 1998 | Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night | Father Joseph | Singing voice | [5] |
| 1999 | Cradle Will Rock | Blitzstein | [5] | |
| 1999 | Puppet | Oscar | [5] | |
| 2002 | Hollywood Ending | Galaxie Executive | [6] | |
| 2002 | City by the Sea | A.P.C. Johnson | [5] | |
| 2004 | Spider-Man 2 | Dr. Davis | [7] | |
| 2006 | Little Children | Richard Pierce | [8] | |
| 2009 | The Proposal | Lead Cousin Malloy | [5] | |
| 2012 | Liberal Arts | Robert | [5] | |
| 2014 | Night Has Settled | Dr. Root | [5] | |
| 2015 | Jane Wants a Boyfriend | Father | [5] | |
| 2016 | Larchmont | Arthur Burch | [5] | |
| 2019 | All the Little Things We Kill | Agent Bracken | [5] | |
| 2022 | She Said | David McCraw | [5] | |
| 2023 | She Came to Me | Dustin Haverford | [5] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Spenser: For Hire | Dr. Ed Howard | Episode: "The Killer Within" | [5] |
| 1996 | Central Park West | Concierge | Episode: "Public Execution" | [5] |
| 1996 | Passion | Colonel Ricci | Filmed musical production | [5] |
| 2001 | Ed | Tom Respaldi | Episode: "Hook, Line and Sinker" | [5] |
| 2003 | Hack | Ryan Ambrose | 5 episodes | [5] |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Boyce Wainwright | Episode: "Ex Stasis" | [5] |
| 2003–2005 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dr. Lucas / Daniel Brown | 2 episodes | [5] |
| 2009 | Law & Order | Toshack's Attorney | Episode: "All New" | [5] |
| The Good Wife | Aaron Abbott | Episode: "Unorthodox" | [5] | |
| 2010 | Mercy | Mr. Noland | Episode: "There is No Superwoman" | [5] |
| As the World Turns | Leland Price | 1 Episode | [5] | |
| 2011 | Onion SportsDome | Evan Collier | Episode 1.7 | [5] |
| 2012 | 30 Rock | Dr. Melvoin | Episode: "Standards and Practices" | [5] |
| 2014 | Blue Bloods | Seymour Kerwin | Episode: "Secret Arrangements" | [5] |
| 2016 | Shades of Blue | Priest | 2 episodes | [5] |
| Deadbeat | Pharmacist | Episode: "Hawk Smith" | [5] | |
| BrainDead | Dr. Matthews Falcon | Episode: "The Path to War, Part 2" | [5] | |
| 2017 | Madame Secretary | Pay Findaly | Episode: "Persona Non Grata" | [5] |
| 2018 | House of Cards | Stan Durant | 3 episodes | [5] |
| The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Stan | Episode: "Vote for Kennedy, Vote for Kennedy" | [5] | |
| 2019 | Evil | Rodney Match | Episode: "October 31" | [5] |
| 2020 | The Sinner | Philosophy Professor | 2 episodes | [5] |
| Billions | Chairman of the Board | Episode: "The Limitless Shit" | [5] |
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Camelot | Lancelot | Marriott Theatre, Illinois | |
| Evita | Ensemble | US National Tour | ||
| 1984 | Oliver! | Londoner | Mark Hellinger Theatre, Broadway | [9] |
| 1986 | Cats | Bustopher Jones / Gus / Growltiger (replacement) | Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway | [10] |
| 1987 | Cabaret | Clifford Bradshaw | Imperial Theatre, Broadway | [11] |
| US National Tour | [12] | |||
| 1989 | Anything Goes | Billy Crocker | Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Broadway | [13] |
| City of Angels | Stine | Virginia Theatre, Broadway | [14] | |
| 1991 | Arthur the Musical | Arthur | Goodspeed Opera House | [15] |
| 1992 | Anna Karenina | Constantine Levin | Circle in the Square Theatre, Broadway | [16] |
| 1993 | Greetings | Andy Gorski | Off-Broadway | [17] |
| Falsettos | Marvin | US National Tour | [12] | |
| Marvin (replacement) | John Golden Theatre, Broadway | [18] | ||
| 1994 | Passion | Colonel Ricci | Plymouth Theatre, Broadway | [19] |
| 1997 | 1776 | Edward Rutledge | Criterion Center, Broadway | [20] |
| 1999 | Les Misérables | Javert (replacement) | Imperial Theatre, Broadway | [21] |
| 2001 | Thief River | Ray 2 / Reese | Off-Broadway | [22] |
| Reefer Madness | Lecturer | Off-Broadway | [23] | |
| 2002 | Into the Woods | The Wolf / Cinderella's Prince | Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles | |
| Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | [24] | |||
| 2003 | Wonderful Town | Robert Baker | Al Hirschfeld Theatre, Broadway | [25] |
| 2004 | Opening Doors | Performer | Concert | [26] |
| 2005 | Flight | Charles Lindbergh | Off-Broadway | [27] |
| 2006 | Rags | Nathan | World AIDS Day Concert, New York City | [28] |
| 2008 | A Tale of Two Cities | Dr. Alexandre Manette | Al Hirschfeld Theatre, Broadway | [29] |
| Show Boat | Steve | Carnegie Hall | [30] | |
| 2011 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Sweeney Todd | The Drury Lane Theatre | [31] |
| 2012 | The Mystery of Edwin Drood | Reverend Mr. Crisparkle | Studio 54, Broadway | [32] |
| 2013 | Secondhand Lions: A New Musical | Garth | 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle | [33] |
| 2014 | A Little Night Music | Fredrik Egerman | Stockbridge | |
| 2015 | First Wives Club | Aaron | Chicago | [34] |
| 2017 | Candide | Voltaire | New York City Opera | |
| 2020 | The Perplexed | Ted Resnik | New York City Center | |
| 2024 | Water for Elephants | Mr. Jankowski | Imperial Theatre, Broadway | [35] |
| Year | Association | Category | Project | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Tony Award | Best Actor in a Musical | City of Angels | Nominated | [14] |
| 1993 | Best Featured Actor in a Musical | Anna Karenina | Nominated | [16] | |
| 1998 | Best Featured Actor in a Musical | 1776 | Nominated | [20] | |
| 2002 | Best Featured Actor in a Musical | Into the Woods | Nominated | [36] | |
| 1998 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | 1776 | Won | [20] |
| 2002 | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Into the Woods | Nominated | [37] | |
| 1998 | Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | 1776 | Nominated | [20] |
| 2004 | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Wonderful Town | Nominated | [38] |
