Michael Cumpsty (February 28, 1960) is a British actor best known for The Ice Storm (1997), Eat, Pray, Love (2010), and Severance (2022).
He is openly gay and is partners with John Dias.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1990: State Of Grace as Frankie's Man
- 1993: Fatal Instinct as Laura's Husband
- 1996: Mistrial as Terry Lynch
- 1997: Night Sins as Dr. Garrett Wright
- 1997: The Ice Storm as Philip Edwards
- 1999: The 24 Hour Woman as Suzanne Pincus' Publicist
- 1999: The Lady In Question as Klaus Gruber
- 2001: The Lullaby Of Broadway Opening Night O N42nd Street as Julian Marsh
- 2006: Flags of Our Fathers as Secretary Forrestal
- 2006: The Ex as Jack Connor
- 2007: Starting Out In The Evening as Victor
- 2007: The Visitor as Charles
- 2010: Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps as Churchill Schwartz Partner
- 2010: Eat, Pray, Love as Swami Dhavalachandra
- 2011: Downtown Express as Vadim
- 2013: Burning Blue as Admiral Stephensen
- 2014: Seduction Theory as The Father
- 2016: Collateral Beauty as Chairman of the Board
Television Roles
- 1989: One Life to Live as Sebastian
- 1990: The Kennedys Of Massachusetts as Billy Hartington
- 1990: Great Performances as Laertes
- 1991-1992: L.A. Law as Frank Kittredge (17 episodes)
- 1992-1993: Bob as Mr. Terhorst (7 episodes)
- 1993: Crossroads as Bailey
- 1995: Pointman as Det. Gordon Hagarty
- 1995: Matlock as Cameron Ivers
- 1995: Star Trek: Voyager as Lord Burleigh
- 1999: Law & Order as Tom Willis
- 2004: All My Children as Alan Singer
- 2007-2010: The American Experience as John Randolph/Prosecutor Roger Robb/James Callender (3 episodes)
- 2007-2011: Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Bing Cullman aka Arnold Binder/Mark Schaeffer (2 episodes)
- 2009: Mercy as Father Gus
- 2011: Nurse Jackie as Lou Babiak
- 2011-2012: Boardwalk Empire as Father Ed Brennan (6 episodes)
- 2012: Made in Jersey as Barry Gilchrist
- 2014: The Good Wife as Eric Napier
- 2015: Elementary as Arlen Schrader
- 2015: Madam Secretary as Max Quinn
- 2015: The Knick as Judge Parkinson Bothamly
- 2016: Red Oaks as Priest
- 2016: The OA as Dr. Leon Citro
- 2017: The Blacklist: Redemption as Robert Wilmont
- 2019: The Enemy Within as Dennis Goron
- 2020: Tommy as Lovell
- 2022: Severance as Mr. Graner
- 2023: Barry as Movie Gene Cousineau
Podcasts
Theatre Roles
- 1989: Artist Descending A Staircase as Young Beauchamp
- 1991: La Bete as Elomire
- 1993: Timon of Athens as Alcibiades
- 1995: The Heiress as Morris Townsend
- 1995: Translations as Lt. Yolland
- 1995: Racing Demon as The Rev. Tony Ferris
- 1997-1998: 1776 as John Dickinson
- 1998-1999: Electra as Orestes
- 2000-2001: Copenhagen as Werner Heisenberg
- 2001-2005: 42nd Street as Julian Marsh
- 2003: Enchanted April as Mellersh Wilton
- 2004-2005: Democracy as Arno Kretschmann
- 2005: The Constant Wife as John Middleton F.R.C.S.
- 2008: Sunday In The Park Withe George as Jules/Bob Greenberg
- 2012: End Of The Rainbow as Anthony
- 2013: The Winslow Boy as Desmond Curry
- 2014: Machinal as Husband
