Reed Birney
Acting · Production
Born September 11, 1954, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Reed Birney (born September 11, 1954) is an American actor. Birney is known for his performances on stage and screen often acting on and off Broadway. Birney gained acclaim in 2016 for his role in The Humans winning the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. He was also nominated previously in the same category for his performance in Casa Valentina in 2014. He starred in the films Mass (2021), and The Menu (2022). He is also known for his recurring roles in Gossip Girl (2007–2009), House of Cards (2013–2017), The Blacklist (2014–2015), and Home Before Dark (2021–2022). He has also acted in The Americans, The Handmaid's Tale, and Succession.
Filmography
- 2026Blue Film — Hank Grant, Executive Producer
- 2026The Arrow at Rest at Every Instant of its Flight
- 2025Apostasy Blues — Stephen
- 2025If You See Something — Ward
- 2025Live Long — Dad
- 2025Play Date — Producer
- 2025Standby — Jerry
- 2024Asynchronous — Neil
- 2024Death Wish — The Ass
- 2024Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 — Henry Bennett
- 2023Baby Ruby — Dr. Rosenbaum
- 2023Couple A Cards — Bernard
- 2023Dark Moon — Jack
- Poker Face — Ben / Gabriel
- Silo — Henry
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds — Luq
- 2022Stomach People — Dad
- 2022The Menu — Richard
- 2021All the Little Things We Kill — Senator Gerald Hess
- 2021Mass — Richard
- 2021Someone Will Assist You Shortly — Dennis Shields
- 2021Strawberry Mansion — Peter Bloom
- Home Before Dark — Sylvester Lisko
- 2020Lost Girls — Peter Hackett
- 2020The Forty-Year-Old Version — J. Whitman
- 2020The Hunt — Pop
- Evil — Father Thunderland
- 2019On Our Way — Gerry
- 2019The Last — Harry
- 2019The Lost Weekend — Henry
- 2019w4m — Peter
- A Million Little Things — Eugene Bloon
- 2018Margaret and Gary — Mike Pennetti (voice)
- Succession — Dave Boyer
- Titans — The Messenger / Dr. Adamson
- 2017The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks — Dr. George Gey
- 2017The King's Judgement — Vincent
- Bull — Judge Humphrey
- 2016Dinner with Jeffrey — Jeffrey
- 2016Half the Perfect World — Peter
- 2016Mired — Father
- 2016Occupy, Texas — Uncle Nolan
- 2016Shy Guys — Carl
- American Odyssey — Senator Darnell
- Chicago Med — Greg Davis
- 2015Jackrabbit — Paul Bateson
- 2015Mad Women — Richard
- 2014Adult World — Todd
- 2014In Your Eyes — Dr. Maynard
- Madam Secretary — Roland Hobbs
- House of Cards — Donald Blythe
- 2013Molly's Theory of Relativity — Asher
- The Americans — Patrick McCleesh
- The Blacklist — Tom Connolly
- 2012Girl Most Likely — Dr. Chalmers
- Girls — Peter
- American Horror Story — Dexter Harding
- 2011Twelve Thirty — Martin
- Blue Bloods — Burden Maxwell
- 2010Morning Glory — Governor Willis
- My Generation — Michael Foster
- Kings — Minister Forsythe
- The Good Wife — Lee Tripke
- 2008Changeling — Mayor Cryer
- Gossip Girl — Mr. Prescott
- 2007The Ten — Jim Stansel
- Wainy Days — Charlie Rose
- Kidnapped — Mancini
- 2003Uptown Girls — Executive
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent — Fred Martz, ADA Stillman
- Ed — Mr. Walzer
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Harry Waters
- 1999The Trey Billings Show — Mr. Hiney
- 1998A Perfect Murder — Merchant Prince #1
- From the Earth to the Moon — John Houbolt
- 1997Karen Black Like Me — King Dong (voice)
- 1997You Are Here — Jack's Boss
- 1994Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage — Actor
- Law & Order — Everett Brown, Archdioces Attorney, Malcolm Barclay
- Tales from the Crypt — Paul
- Beverly Hills Buntz — Wininger's Campaign Director Larry Fielding
- 1987Means and Ends — Ryan
- 1985Chain Letters — Greg
- 1985Crimewave — Vic Ajax
- Kane & Abel — Matthew Lester
- 1981Four Friends — Louie
- 1981The Greatest Man in the World — Smidgeon
- 1979Too Far to Go — Young Driver
- Eight Is Enough — Steven
- 1976Not a Pretty Picture — Fred
- As a Person — Robert
- Limbo, U.S.A. — John Russell
- Outrage — Jake Gadling
- The Steel Harp