Bryan Batt

Bryan Batt (born March 1, 1963) is an American actor best known for his role in the AMC series Mad Men as Salvatore Romano, the closeted art director for the Sterling Cooper agency. Primarily a theater actor, he has had a number of starring roles in movies and television as well. His performance in the musical adaptation of Saturday Night Fever earned him one of New York City's more unusual honors, a caricature at Sardi's.

Early life Batt was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of Gayle (née Mackenroth), an amateur actress, dancer, and civic activist, and John Batt. His family founded and ran the Pontchartrain Beach amusement park. He attended and graduated from Isidore Newman School (a preparatory school in New Orleans) and Tulane University, where he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.

Personal life In 2010, Batt published a memoir about his mother entitled She Ain't Heavy, She's My Mother. She died in December 2010. In 2011, he published a second book, Big, Easy, Style, which focuses on interior design and home furnishings. On September 28, 2014, Batt married his long-time partner Tom Cianfichi, an event planner. Batt and Cianfichi own a home decor and furnishings store, Hazelnut, on Magazine Street in New Orleans.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role

1995 Jeffrey Darius 1997 Kiss Me, Guido Tino 1999 Hit and Runway Carlos 2009 Funny People George's Agent 2011 Brawler Fat Chucky 2011 Nine Lives: A Musical Adaption Live Billy Grace 2013 B-Side Andrews 2013 Wiener Dog Nationals Judge Brown 2013 12 Years a Slave Judge Turner 2013 Parkland Malcolm Kilduff 2013 Orry-Kelly 2015 Zipper Bob Fisher 2015 Sam Alexander Blondell 2015 Mark Lavin 2016 Dr. Melvin 2016 A Boy Called Po Randall Bane 2016 Abattoir Chester 2016 LBJ Jim Rowe 2017 Mississippi Murder Bernard 2017 Wiener Dog Internationals Judge Brown 2018 Tales from the Hood 2 John Lloyd Video 2018 Billionaire Boys Club Ludo 2019 I Hate Kids Rev. McGooley 2019 Darlin|The Bishop 2019 Easy Does It Officer Owens 2020 Don't Look Back Rev. Farmer Also known as Good Samaritan 2020 American Reject Buddy Bisk 2021 Night Teeth Gio 2022 Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game Harry Coulianos 2023 I'll Be Watching Dr. Tate 2024 High Tide Todd TBA The Statement Filming

Television

Evita – Che (Carousel Dinner Theater) Grease – Kenicke (Darien Dinner Theater) Trixie True, Teen Detective – Dick Dickerson (Boston Post Road Stage Co.) Romeo and Juliet – Paris (New Orleans Center Stage) The Lover – John (New Orleans Center Stage) Action – Jeep (New Orleans Center Stage)

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result1999 Drama Desk Awards Best Featured Actor in a Musical Forbidden Broadway Cleans Up Its Act 2007 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series Mad Men 2008 2009