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John Benjamin Hickey

Highest Rated: 92% Sublet (2020)

Lowest Rated: 16% Eddie (1996)

Birthday: Jun 25, 1963

Birthplace: Plano, Texas, USA

With a career that encompassed theater, film and television, actor John Benjamin Hickey took on complex and moving characters, always delivering layered performances. Hickey made his mark on Broadway with a featured role in the Tony Award-winning play "Love! Valour! Compassion!" (1995), which he later recreated in the 1997 feature film adaptation. The actor further padded his résumé with appearances on acclaimed television dramas like "Law & Order" (NBC, 1990-2010) and in epic film projects, including Clint Eastwood's "Flags of Our Fathers" (2006). Hickey earned a Tony Award in 2011 for the Broadway revival of the play "The Normal Heart" (1985), while simultaneously garnering raves from critics and viewers for his portrayal of an erratic and anti-establishment homeless man on the Showtime series "The Big C" (2010-13), a testament to his talent, dedication, and deserving reputation as one of Hollywood's most sought-after actors.

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Highest-Rated Movies

92% 83% Sublet Watchlist 85% 69% Tallulah Watchlist
77% 53% Changing Lanes
Watchlist 76% 69% Flags of Our Fathers Watchlist
75% 69% Infamous
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71% 76% Hostiles
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71% 77% Love! Valour! Compassion!
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70% Hamlet
Watchlist 70% 87% Freedom Writers Watchlist 69% 54% The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Watchlist
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John Benjamin Hickey

John Benjamin Hickey John Benjamin Hickey The Good Wife, John Benjamin Hickey, 09/22/2009, ©CBS LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSION!, (l-r): John Glover, Stephen Bogardus, Jason Alexander, Justin Kirk, Randy Becker, Stephen Spinella, John Benjamin Hickey, 1997, (c)Fine Line Features Manhattan, John Benjamin Hickey, 'Spooky Action at a Distance', Season 1, Ep. #9, 09/21/2014, ©KSITE Manhattan, John Benjamin Hickey, 'Spooky Action at a Distance', Season 1, Ep. #9, 09/21/2014, ©KSITE The Big C, John Benjamin Hickey, 'What's Your Story?', Season 3, Ep. #2, 04/15/2012, ©SHO The Big C, Oliver Platt (L), John Benjamin Hickey (R), 'The Finale', The Big C: Hereafter, Ep. #4, 05/20/2013, ©SHO The Big C, John Benjamin Hickey (L), Gabriel Basso (R), 'The Finale', The Big C: Hereafter, Ep. #4, 05/20/2013, ©SHO The Big C, from left: Gabriel Basso, John Benjamin Hickey, Gabourey Sidibe, Oliver Platt, 'Quality Of Death', The Big C: Hereafter, Ep. #3, 05/13/2013, ©SHO View more photos

Filmography

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Salem's Lot 46% 38% 2024 Father Callahan Actor Lilly 2024 Actor Mapplethorpe, The Director's Cut 60% 83% 2021 Sam Wagstaff Actor Sublet 92% 83% 2020 Michael Actor Mapplethorpe 34% 56% 2018 Sam Wagstaff Actor Forever My Girl 25% 78% 2018 Pastor Brian Actor Hostiles 71% 76% 2017 Capt. Royce Tolan Actor The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 69% 54% 2017 Bill Watson Actor Tallulah 85% 69% 2016 Actor Truth 63% 62% 2015 Mark Wrolstad Actor Big Stone Gap 35% 54% 2014 Theodore Tipton Actor Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 19% 57% 2009 Galloway Actor The Taking of Pelham 123 51% 52% 2009 Deputy Mayor LaSalle Actor Living Proof 75% 2008 Actor Then She Found Me 50% 44% 2007 Alan Actor Freedom Writers 70% 87% 2007 Brian Beskin Actor Flags of Our Fathers 76% 69% 2006 Keyes Beech Actor Infamous 75% 69% 2006 Jack Dunphy Actor Silver Bells 68% 2005 Lawrence Actor Changing Lanes 77% 53% 2002 Carlyle Actor A Glimpse of Hell 20% 38% 2001 Actor The Anniversary Party 61% 57% 2001 Jerry Adams Actor Hamlet 70% 2000 Horatio Actor The General's Daughter 21% 46% 1999 Capt. Goodson Actor The Bone Collector 29% 63% 1999 Dr. Barry Lehman Actor
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