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Now residing in NYC, actor Danny McCarthy was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, where he attended the Webster Conservatory of Theater Arts before relocating to Chicago to begin his professional acting career.
A longtime company member at Chicago's acclaimed A Red Orchid Theatre, Danny's Broadway stage credits include Aaron Sorkin's To Kill A Mockingbird with Jeff Daniels, The Iceman Cometh opposite Denzel Washington, Grace with Michael Shannon and Paul Rudd, and the upcoming The Minutes with Tracy Letts and Jessie Mueller. Off-Broadway, Danny appeared in Annie Baker's The Antipodes, and Lucille Lortel Best Play-winner The Open House, and the world premiere of Kill Floor at Lincoln Center. Regional work includes, The Minutes, The Flick, Middletown, The Pillowman, Take Me Out, and The Water Engine at the acclaimed Steppenwolf Theatre of Chicago, David Cromer's visionary A Streetcar Named Desire at Writer's Theater of Glencoe, and Circle Mirror Transformation at The Repertory Theater of St. Louis, where his performance earned him a Kevin Kline Award nomination for Best Actor. On-screen, Danny first came top prominence for his work as Special Agent Hale in FOX's hit series Prison Break, and for his featured role in AT&T's 2008 "Dropped Call - The Butcher" commercial, which received a National Gold Award from the American Advertising Federation, and the Cannes Lions TVC Bronze Award, among others. He was also featured as "The Brattender: in Johnsonville Brats' long-running and Effie Award (Silver and Bronze) winning campaign. Since then, in addition to numerous national commercials and voice-overs, Danny's profile has continued to rise with roles in projects including The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs, Stronger, Elvis & Nixon, The Drop, The Express, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Killing Kennedy, The Chicago Code, Chicago Fire, Detroit 1-8-7, ER, Fred Claus, Flags of Our Fathers, Stranger Than Fiction, Derailed, Proof, Boss, Underemployed, Betrayal, Elementary, Chicago Fire, Blue Bloods, and Boardwalk Empire, among others. |
DANNY IS REPRESENTED BY
INNOVATIVE ARTISTS NYC, NY Paula Muzik [email protected] (212) 253-6900 eMail Danny directly at: danny(at)dannymccarthyactor.com |
