Steven Pasquale

Steven Pasquale (pronounced /pɑːsˈkwɑːl/; born November 18, 1976) is an American actor of stage, film, and television. He is best known for his role as the New York City Firefighter/First Responder Sean Garrity in the series Rescue Me. He made his debut on the HBO series Six Feet Under, playing a love interest for David. He has also starred in the film Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, and as Scott in American Son, on both stage and screen.

Steven Pasquale
Born	November 18, 1976 Hershey, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2001–present
Spouse(s)	Laura Benanti ​ ​ (m. 2007; div. 2013)​ Phillipa Soo ​ ​ (m. 2017)​

Life and career

Pasquale was born in Hershey, Pennsylvania. He attended the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University as a theatre major for one semester, before moving to New York. He has starred in numerous theatre productions. He originated the role of Fabrizio in the Seattle cast of The Light in the Piazza, however his work on Rescue Me prevented him from reprising the role on Broadway. He said, "That was the most heartbreaking thing that I've ever experienced professionally." [1]

He played the role of Sheriff Joe Sutter in the musical The Spitfire Grill, where he introduced the song "Forest For the Trees". He then had the lead role of Chris in the 1998 American tour of Miss Saigon. In 2002, he played Robbie Faye in the New York production of A Man of No Importance and Archibald Craven at the Joey DiPaolo AIDS Foundation's concert of The Secret Garden, alongside Michael Arden, Jaclyn Nedenthal, Will Chase, Max von Essen, Celia Keenan-Bolger, and Tony Award-winning actress Laura Benanti, whom he later married.[2]

In April 2009, the record label PS Classics released Pasquale's first album, Somethin' Like Love, a jazz album produced by Jessica Molaskey and John Pizzarelli.[3] He launched his official website in February 2009 and starred in the Broadway play reasons to be pretty by Neil LaBute.

In 2011, Pasquale played the lead role of Paul Keller on the Fox Television Studios pilot Over/Under. The pilot was rejected in 2012 but aired on the USA Network on January 4, 2013.[4] He also starred in the U.S. miniseries Coma.

He was the lead actor for the NBC series Do No Harm, which premiered on January 31, 2013 to the lowest debut rating in the history of prime-time television.[5][6]

In 2013, Pasquale starred in The Bridges of Madison County at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, alongside Kelli O'Hara. He also starred in the Broadway production of the musical at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre beginning in late January 2014, with Kelli O'Hara replacing Elena Shaddow. He had previously worked with O'Hara in 2013, in the world premiere of Richard Greenberg and Scott Frankel's musical Far from Heaven, in which he portrayed Frank Whitaker.[7]

In 2014, Pasquale guest starred in Season 6, episode 4 of the CBS legal drama series The Good Wife, as Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies)'s campaign manager Jonathan Elfman.

He recently starred in Lyric Opera of Chicago's musical Carousel, alongside Laura Osnes, which closed May 3, 2015.

In 2016, he portrayed Mark Fuhrman in the FX limited series American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson. He received the 2016 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical[8] for portraying Jamie Lockhart in the 2016 revival of The Robber Bridegroom, at the Roundabout Theater Company.

Personal life

Pasquale was married to actress Laura Benanti from 2007 to 2013. In February 2016, he became engaged to actress and singer Phillipa Soo;[9] they married on September 24, 2017.

Credits

Theatre (select)

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	The Spitfire Grill	Joe Sutter	Off-Broadway
2002	A Man of No Importance	Robbie Fay	Off-Broadway
2003	The Light in the Piazza	Fabrizio Naccarelli	Seattle
2014	The Bridges of Madison County	Robert	Broadway, Williamstown (2013)
2015	Carousel	Billy Bigelow	Lyric Opera of Chicago
2016	The Robber Bridegroom	Jamie Lockhart	Off-Broadway
2017	Junk: The Golden Age of Debt	Robert Merkin	Broadway
2018	American Son	Scott Connor	Broadway

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	The Last Man	Jack Manning
2005	Aurora Borealis	Jacob Shorter
2007	Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem	Dallas Howard
2009	The Answer Man	Elizabeth's date	Uncredited
2019	American Son	Scott Connor

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Six Feet Under	Kurt	2 episodes
2003	Platinum	David Ross	Episode: "Love"
2004–2011	Rescue Me	Sean Garrity	93 episodes Satellite Award for Best Cast – Television Series
2010	Marry Me	Luke Maynard	2 episodes
2011	The Playboy Club	Young Hef	Episode: "Pilot"
2011	Submissions Only	Reed Rozelle	Episode: "The Miller/Hennigan Act"
2012	Up All Night	Luke Granby	4 episodes
2012	Coma	Mark Bellows	2 episodes
2013	Do No Harm	Dr. Jason Cole / Ian Price	13 episodes
2013	Over/Under	Paul Keller	Television movie
2014	And, We're Out of Time	Jackson Cooper	Television movie
2014–2015	The Good Wife	Johnny Elfman	13 episodes
2014	White Collar	Conrad Worth	Episode: "Taking Stock"
2015–2016	Bloodline	Alec Wolos	8 episodes
2016	The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story	Mark Fuhrman	5 episodes
2016	Billions	Chase	2 episodes
2016	Almost There	Steven	10 episodes
2017	Doubt	Billy Brennan	Main role; 13 episodes
2018	Divorce	Andrew	4 episodes
2019	The Code	Col. "Kit" Schuylkill	Episode: "Legit Bad Day"
2020	The Comey Rule	Peter Strzok	miniseries

References

1. "Interview with Playbill News". Playbill. February 22, 2008. Archived from the original on February 22, 2008.
2. "Steven Pasquale to Woo His Wife, Laura Benanti, in Little Night Music Concert, 29 October 2008". Broadway.com. 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
3. "Steven Pasquale: Somethin' Like Love". PS Classics. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
4. Andreeva, Nellie (March 28, 2012). "USA Pilots 'Wild Card' & 'Over/Under' Not Going Forward". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
5. MacKenzie, Carina Adly (January 14, 2013). "'Do No Harm' pilot: Watch Steven Pasquale in NBC's new show now". Zap2it.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
6. "Do No Harm cancelled". tvseriesfinale.com. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
7. Adam Hetrick (July 7, 2013). "Far From Heaven, With Kelli O'Hara and Steven Pasquale, Concludes Off-Broadway July 7". Playbill.
8. "Lucille Lortel Awards: 'Guards at the Taj,' 'The Robber Bridegroom' Score Big". Variety. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
9. Khan, Jessica (16 February 2016). "Broadway's Steven Pasquale and Phillipa Soo Are Engaged!". Broadway World. Retrieved 17 February 2016.

External links

• Steven Pasquale at IMDb
• Steven Pasquale at the Internet Broadway Database
• Steven Pasquale at the Internet Off-Broadway Database