Reed Birney
Reed Birney was born on September 11, 1954 in Alexandria, VA. He made his acting debut in his mid 20s, appearing in projects like the pseudo-documentary "Not a Pretty Picture" (1976) and the TV movie "The Greatest Man in the World" (PBS 1980). He worked fairly regularly over the course of the decade to follow, balancing supporting roles in films like "Four Friends" (1981) and "Crimewave" (1985) with appearances on television programs including the miniseries "Kane & Abel" (CBS 1986). Birney's career slowed down a bit in the 1990s, he came to find roles in a number of star-studded pictures and television series around the turn of the century, at which point he married fellow actor Constance Schulman. Alongside a recurring role on the popular TV show "Gossip Girl" (The CW 2007-2012) and parts in films like "The Ten" (2007), "Changeling" (2008), "Twelve Thirty" (2010) and "Girl Most Likely" (2012). Following this stretch of features, Birney found even greater success on the small screen. He joined the acclaimed political thriller "House of Cards" (Netflix 2013-) as the major recurring character Donald Blythe-who would ultimately become Vice President in the universe of the series-and appeared on "The Blacklist" (NBC 2013-) in a prominent recurring part as U.S. Attorney General Tom Connolly. At the same time, Birney reteamed with "Twelve Thirty" director Jeff Lipsky, starring in his films "Molly's Theory of Relativity" (2013) and "Mad Women" (2015).
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Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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88% |
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The Menu | Richard (Character) | $38.5M | 2022 |
87% |
|
Strawberry Mansion | Peter Bloom (Character) | $96.2K | 2021 |
95% |
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Mass | Richard (Character) | $145.0K | 2021 |
99% |
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The Forty-Year-Old Version | Josh Whitman (Character) | - | 2020 |
57% |
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The Hunt | Pop (Character) | $5.3M | 2020 |
80% |
|
The Last | Harry (Character) | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | All the Little Things We Kill | Senator Gerald Hess (Character) | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Shy Guys | Carl (Character) | - | 2018 |
69% |
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks | Dr. George Gey (Character) | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Occupy, Texas | Uncle Nolan (Character) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dinner With Jeffrey | Jeffrey (Character) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet |
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Jackrabbit | Paul Bateson (Character) | - | 2015 |
0% | No Score Yet | Mad Women | Richard (Character) | - | 2015 |
53% |
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Adult World | Todd (Character) | $4.4K | 2013 |
10% |
|
Molly's Theory of Relativity | Asher (Character) | - | 2013 |
17% |
|
Twelve Thirty | Martin (Character) | - | 2010 |
62% |
|
Changeling | Mayor Cryer (Character) | $35.7M | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Circus Lives | Unknown (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Chain Letters | Greg (Character) | - | 1985 |
57% |
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Crimewave | Vic Ajax (Character) | - | 1985 |
78% |
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Four Friends | Louie (Character) | - | 1981 |
100% | No Score Yet | Not a Pretty Picture | Fred (Character) | - | 1975 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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77% | 66% | American Horror Story | Dexter Harding Sr. (Guest Star) | 2024 |
98% | 82% | Poker Face |
Ben/ |
2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Accidental Wolf | Unknown (Character) | 2021 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Bull | Judge Humphrey (Guest Star) | 2019 |
98% | 82% | High Maintenance | Leonard (Guest Star) | 2019 |
89% | 67% | Titans |
The Messenger (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2018 |
96% | 94% | The Americans | Patrick McCleesh (Guest Star) | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 75% | Chicago Med | Greg (Guest Star) | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 79% | Madam Secretary | Roland Hobbs (Guest Star) | 2017 |
77% | 76% | House of Cards | Rep. Donald Blythe (Guest Star) | 2013-2016 |
91% | 79% | The Blacklist | Tom Connolly (Guest Star) | 2014-2015 |
54% | 82% | American Odyssey | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2015 |
89% | 75% | Girls | Peter (Guest Star) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | 81% | Blue Bloods | Burden Maxwell (Guest Star) | 2014 |
93% | 90% | The Good Wife | Lee Tripke (Guest Star) | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Law & Order | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1992 2010 |
No Score Yet | 100% | Kings | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 72% | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 2005 |
78% | 83% | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Harry Waters (Guest Star) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Beverly Hills Buntz | Fielding (Guest Star) | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Eight Is Enough | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1980 |
39% | No Score Yet | My Generation | Unknown (Guest Star) |