J_Anthony_Crane

J. Anthony Crane

J. Anthony Crane

American actor

J. Anthony Crane, aka Tony Crane, (born October 19, 1972) is an American film, television, and stage actor.

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Early life

Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Crane graduated from Northwestern University, with a degree in Theatre, and Writing, in 1993. He obtained an additional certificate from the Royal National Theatre of London in 1992.

Career

Television

He is known for his portrayal of Remy McSwain in the television series The Big Easy, an adaptation of the 1987 movie.[1][2] He's appeared numerous shows including Chicago PD, CSI, Succession, Billions, FBI, and alongside Rachel Weisz in Amazon Television's Dead Ringers. He will appear in the upcoming season of Netflix's Outer Banks as a season regular.

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Film

Crane first appeared in the 1989 film The War of the Roses. Subsequent films include Wishmaster, Turning, and The Thing With Feathers.

Theatre

He made his Broadway debut in Sight Unseen by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Donald Margulies, understudying Ben Shenkman.[3] He has since appeared in 4 Broadway productions, most recently as Lieutent Dave Caro in Stephen Adly Giurgis' play Between Riverside and Crazy, at Second Stage. He appeared as Lancelot in the official Las Vegas production of the Monty Python Musical, Spamalot, directed by Mike Nichols. In 2010, he took on the role of Scar in Disney's musical production of The Lion King.[4] in 2017, he went on tour with Les Misérables N. American Tour, in the role of M. Thenardier. He has been nominated for the Helen Hayes, Bay Area, and Berkshires Area Acting awards, as well as numerous Broadway World Awards.

2023 Summer Stock Montogomery Leach Goodspeed Opera House
2022 Between Riverside and Crazy Lt. Dave Caro Hayes Theatre
2022 The Karpovsky Variations Barry Karpovsky Boomerang Theatre Co.
2019 American Son Scott Connor Hartford TheatreWorks
2019 If I Forget Michael Barrington Stage Company
2017-2019 Les Miserables Thénardier N. American Tour
2017 Ragtime Tateh Barrington Stage Company
2017 Watch On The Rhine Teck DeBrancovis Arena Stage, Washington D.C.
2016 Simon Dawes Becomes a Planet Mr. Roland et al Access Theater, NYC

Personal life

Crane is an accomplished visual artist and woodworker. He has also spent many years as a cook in the restaurant industry in Chicago. He is the son of noted Los Angeles women's doctor Paul H. Crane.

He has spent many years as a often resident of New Orleans. He is a founding member of the Bywater Wonderland Society based at the home of Stacy Hoover. He currently resides in the Hudson Valley, in New York State.

References

  1. [1]
    Stout, David (1996-08-18). "In a New Detective Series, One Star Is the Spirit of a City (New Orleans)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  2. [2]
    Scott, Tony (1996-08-09). "The Big Easy". Variety. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  3. [3]
    "Modern Orthodox Welcomes New Stars Crane and Egolf March 8". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  4. [4]
    "Actor plays lawyer in Mamet story tackling race, other hot-button issues | The Daily Gazette". dailygazette.com. Retrieved 2020-04-20.


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