ACTOR · FROM NAPLES, ITALY

Stephen Spinella

Born 1956 · 70 years old59 credits since 1951

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ABOUT STEPHEN

Stephen Nicholas Spinella (born 11 October 1956) is an American actor. He received two consecutive Tony Awards for Best Featured Actor and Best Actor for his performance as Prior Walter in Angels in America: Millennium Approaches and Angels in America: Perestroika respectively. He was also nominated for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for James Joyce's The Dead.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born11 October 1956

BirthplaceNaples, Italy

Known forActing

On Cineora48 of 59 titles

Known for

The titles people know Stephen from.

Series

2001–2014IMDb8.4

Series

Desperate Housewives

2004–2012IMDb7.7

Movie

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

2018IMDb7.1

Movie

Ravenous

1999IMDb6.9

Movie

Bad Education

2019IMDb7.1

Movie

Rubber

2010IMDb5.7

Movie

Virtuosity

1995IMDb5.5

Series

Royal Pains

2009–2016IMDb7.2

Movie

Connie and Carla

2004IMDb6.3

Series

Best Medicine

2026–IMDb6.8

Movie

Love! Valour! Compassion!

1997IMDb7.0

Movie

House of Dust

2013IMDb3.6

Career

IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 48
Average IMDb: 7.1
Highest rated: 24IMDb 8.4
Working since: 1951

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

59 credits

The 2020s

2 titles · IMDb 7.4 on average

Series

Best Medicine

2026–IMDb6.8

as Greg Garrison · 9 episodes

Series

The Gilded Age

2022–IMDb8.1

as Julius Cuyper · 1 episode

The 2010s

15 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average

Series

Almost Family

2019–2020IMDb6.5

2 episodes

Movie

Bad Education

2019IMDb7.1

as Thomas 'Tom' Tuggiero

Series

Tales of the City

2019IMDb7.4

as Chris · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Windows on the World

2019

as Albert

Movie

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

2018IMDb7.1

as Paul

Series

New Amsterdam

2018–2023IMDb7.9

as Howie Cournemeyer · 1 episode

Movie

The Lennon Report

2016IMDb5.9

as Dr. Richard Marks

Series

Bull

2016–2022IMDb7.1

as Garrett Sinclair · 1 episode

The 2000s

23 titles · IMDb 7.4 on average

Series

Royal Pains

2009–2016IMDb7.2

as Russell Berger · 12 episodes

Movie

Milk

2008IMDb7.5

as Rick Stokes

Series

The Mentalist

2008–2015IMDb8.2

as ADA Marc Odenthal · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Stone & Ed

2008

as Concierge

Not on Cineora

And Then Came Love

2007

as Stuart

Not on Cineora

Spring Awakening

2006

as Adult men

Series

Heroes

2006–2010IMDb7.5

as Oliver Dennison · 1 episode

Series

Big Love

2006–2011IMDb7.7

as Eric · 1 episode

The 1990s

18 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average

Movie

Cradle Will Rock

1999IMDb6.7

as Federal Theatre - Donald O'Hara

Series

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999–IMDb8.1

as Morgan Smith · 1 episode

Movie

Ravenous

1999IMDb6.9

as Knox

Movie

The Unknown Cyclist

1998IMDb5.7

as Doug Stein

Series

Will & Grace

1998–2006IMDb7.4

as Bret · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Out of the Past

1998

as Michael Wigglesworth (voice)

Movie

Great Expectations

1998IMDb6.8

as Carter Macleish

Movie

What the Deaf Man Heard

1997IMDb7.1

as Percy

The 1950s

1 title

Not on Cineora

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Percy · 1 episode

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Stephen’s titles.

James SpaderThe Blacklist and Lincoln

Hank AzariaGreat Expectations and Cradle Will Rock

David DuchovnyHouse of D and Connie and Carla

Victor GarberMilk and Alias

Matthew ModineAnd the Band Played On and What the Deaf Man Heard

Ryan EggoldThe Blacklist and New Amsterdam

Greg GrunbergHeroes and Alias

Jonathan GroffThe Normal Heart and Spring Awakening: Those You've Known