Gus Halper

Gus Halper (born July 2, 1992) is an American actor best known for his roles in the series Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders, Fear the Walking Dead (2021), and Law & Order: Organized Crime (2022–2023), and in the films Goat (2016) and Rustin (2023). He also appeared in the 2016 off-Broadway production of the musical Ride the Cyclone, playing Mischa Bachinski.

Early life and education Halper was born on July 2, 1992 in Manhattan, New York City. His mother, Deann Simmons Halper, is an actress and theater director. Halper graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, which his mother had previously attended, in 2014.

Career

In 2014, while studying at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Halper played Romeo in the university's production of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. After graduating, he starred in the ABC television film The Kingmakers as Eli, a young man who infiltrates an Ivy League university to investigate his sister's death. The following year, Halper appeared alongside Nick Jonas and Ben Schnetzer in Goat, which was produced by James Franco. In 2021, he appeared in an episode of Evil as Graham Lucian and two episodes of Fear the Walking Dead as Will. In 2023, he portrayed social democratic activist Tom Kahn, the assistant and lover of civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, in the biographical film Rustin. Following the hiatus of the Broadway transfer due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he reprised his role as Brendan for the cast recording that was released in April 2020.

Personal life Halper married actress Emma Geer on October 15, 2023. The couple welcomed their first child in early 2026.

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Cast recordings

2020: Sing Street (Original Broadway Cast Recording)