Daniel Gerroll

Daniel Gerroll (born 16 October 1951) is an English theatre, television and film actor.

Life and career Gerroll was born in London, the son of Kathleen Cordelia (née Norman), a fashion model, and Harry Gerroll, a clothing designer. Gerroll has appeared on television in both the United Kingdom and the United States, although his greater contribution has been to the stage in both countries. In New York City, he has won the Theatre World Award for The Slab Boys and Knuckle, the Outer Critics Circle Award for Translations and the Village Voice's Obie Award for Sustained Excellence of Performance. His Broadway credits include Plenty, The Homecoming, Enchanted April, High Society, and Misery , and he starred in Roundabout Theatre Company productions of The Knack and On Approval .

Gerroll's television credits include Miami Vice, Burn Notice, Cheers, Knots Landing, Seinfeld, Blue Bloods, Sex and the City, Law & Order and The Starter Wife.

On film Gerroll has appeared in Chariots of Fire, Sir Henry at Rawlinson End, 84 Charing Cross Road, Drop Dead Fred and Big Business. He played Bronson Alcott in scenes from the writer's life in the documentary profile "Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind 'Little Women'" that aired on the PBS series America Masters.

A relationship with the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis began with his playing Henry Higgins in Pygmalion in 2004. It continued with his creating the role of Scrooge in the Guthrie's updating of the annual tradition and most recently playing Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing. Personal life Upon the death of his mother on 23 April 2006, Gerroll discovered he was the biological son of German building tycoon Heinrich Mendelssohn. He has been married to actress Patricia Kalember since 1986 and they have three children together, Becca (b. 1985), Ben (b. 1989) and Sophia (b. 1996).

Filmography Year Film Role Notes1980 Sir Henry at Rawlinson End Ralph Rawlinson 1981 Chariots of Fire Henry Stallard 1987 84 Charing Cross Road Brian 1987 Happy New Year Curator 1988 Big Business Chuck 1991 Drop Dead Fred Nigel Cronin 1993 A Far Off Place John Winslow 2006 The Namesake Gerald 2010 Heterosexuals Ryan 2014 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 OsCorp Department Head 2014 Freedom Herbert Barton 2014 Mania Days Eric Wellman 2014 Free the Nipple Boss 2015 Angelica Dr. Pinfield-Smith 2015 Touched with Fire Dr. Lyon 2015 Those People Dick Adler 2016 Custody Campbell Fisher

Television