James Riordan

James Riordan (born February 15, 1969, in Cleveland, Ohio) is a New York City-based Broadway, film and television actor.

Theatre work

Broadway On Broadway James Riordan played Frank Whitworth in Jerusalem with Mark Rylance, and in The Elephant Man with Billy Crudup, Kate Burton and Rupert Graves. The New York Daily News review of The Elephant Man called his performance "wonderful" in a "variety of roles" and Curtain UP said, "The supporting cast is also well chosen, with especially good work from Jack Gilpin, and James Riordan". James Riordan's other Broadway credits are "Present Laughter" with Kevin Kline Dance of Death starring Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen and the comedy Noises Off by Michael Frayn,

Off-Broadway

The Countess

Off-Broadway James Riordan portrayed Victorian art critic John Ruskin in The Countess by Gregory Murphy at both the Samuel Beckett and later the Lamb's Theatre Theater. The New York Times called the performance "excellent," and Time Out noted "Riordan and Woodward have a thrilling, tightly wound confidence on stage. These are two heavyweight performances."

Lovers

Also Off-Broadway, Riordan appeared in the revival of Brian Friel's Lovers; a pair of related one-act plays "Winners" and "Losers". The New York Times called the production "expertly acted," and The Associated Press noted "Riordan is intense and funny as Andy. Brazda and Riordan share a couple of perfectly timed farcical scenes, hastily trying to make love while he frenetically shouts poetry so her mother won't ring that bell"

Other work Other Off-Broadway work included a revival of the rarely performed Donogoo by Jules Romains at the Mint Theater company, and the New York premiere of Neal Bell's surrealist play Ready for the River at the Home For Contemporary Theater and Art.

During the summer of 2022, James Riordan appeared with Timothy Busfield in the world premiere of a play co-authored by Tom Hanks "Safe Home," based on a series of short stories by Hanks. The play was performed at the Shadowlands Theater Company in Upstate NY.

Television

On television, he appeared as Franklin Werner in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire, in a recurring role on the final season of the television series Damages, and in recurring roles on the daytime soap operas As the World Turns and All My Children. He has appeared multiple times on Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. James Riordan also played "James Brett" in the 2012 ABC Studios television pilot Dark Horse directed by Roland Emmerich. In 2014, he appeared as "Ian Wright" on the CBS television series The Blacklist.

Riordan's film credits include The Hoax directed by My Life as a Dog director Lasse Hallstrom and Choose.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Director Notes 2012 Dark Horse James Brett Roland Emmerich TV film 2017 The Post Vice Admiral Joseph Francis Blouin Steven Spielberg

Television

Year Title Role Notes 1990 One Life to Live Wayman Link Episode #1.5742 1991 Loving ADA Mark Winter Episode #1.2173 2000 Wonderland Francis Polk Episode: "20/20 Hindsight" 2006 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Reuben Episode: "6,741" 2004–2007 Law & Order Miles Foster, Jeremy Pollack, Roger Mallory 2 episodes 2009 All My Children Judge Edward Pearson 8 episodes 2009 Gossip Girl Coop Episode: "Southern Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" 2007–2010 As The World Turns Dr. Greg Hearn/Dr. Daniel Hearn 15 episodes 2012 Damages British Interviewer 3 episodes 2013 White Collar Everett Episode: "The Original" 2013 Boardwalk Empire Franklin Werner Episode: "New York Sour" 2013 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Brett Landau Episode: "October Surprise" 2014 The Blacklist Ian Wright Episode: "Milton Bobbit (No. 135)" 2015 Public Morals Dandy Lanier Episode: "Starts with a Snowflake" 2016 Person of Interest Dr. Aaron Wendell Episode: "6,741" 2016 Limitless Dr. Howard Gilroy Episode: "Stop Me Before I Hug Again" 2018 Bull Judge Wentworth Episode: "Separation" 2019 Blue Bloods Chris Johnson Episode: "Two-Faced" 2021 Halston Henry Bissett Episode: "Becoming Halston" 2022 The Gilded Age Dr. Ambrose Lewis recurring Season 2