About Patrick Breen
Born 1960. Patrick Breen is an American screenwriter, television actor, film actor, film director, playwright and writer.
Joseph Patrick Breen (born October 26, 1960) is an American actor, playwright, screenwriter, and director.
Early life Patrick Breen was born in Brooklyn, New York, on October 26, 1960. He attended Tottenville High School in Staten Island.
Career He has acted primarily on TV, but has also appeared in numerous films, as well as on Broadway and Off Broadway.
In 2010, he starred on Broadway in Next Fall. He played Andrew Munsey, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, on the CBS drama Madam Secretary.
He was the original voice of Henry The Green Engine, Toby The Tram Engine, and Bertie The Bus in Thomas and the Magic Railroad, but was later replaced by Colm Feore and Kevin Frank respectively.
He voiced all the characters in Britt Allcroft's television series Magic Adventures of Mumfie (except for The Queen of Night who was instead voiced by Allcroft).
Breen appeared in a recurring role as Larry Your-Waiter in Netflix's adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events, which premiered in 2017.
Personal life In a July 2012 interview with Metro Weekly Patrick Breen stated, "I identify as one of the LGBT people" and agreed with the interviewer who referred to Breen coming out as bisexual.
Filmography Film +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released
Television Year(s) Title Role Notes 1986 Spenser: For Hire Bobby Olak Episode: "And Give Up Show Biz?" 1987 My Sister Sam Scotty Episode: "Club Dread" The Cavanaughs Tommy Episode: "The Arrangement" Gimme a Break! Keith Dudley Episode: "Parents' Week: Parts 1 & 2" 21 Jump Street Johnny Hartman Episode: "Low and Away" 1988 Just in Time Nick Thompson Main role Annie McGuire George Episode: "The Legend of the Bad Fish" 1990 Monsters Danny Episode: "Museum Hearts" Kojak: None So Blind Reporter No. 1 Television film 1991 Sunday Dinner Kenneth Benedict Main role 1992 Fool's Fire The Ministers Television film 1993 Melrose Place Cameron 3 episodes (season 1) Fallen Angels Doc Episode: "The Quiet Room" Big Wave Dave's Richie Lamonica Main role 1994–1998 Magic Adventures of Mumfie Narrator (voice) 1995–1996 Simon Mitch 1996 Law & Order Andrew Gellis Episode: "Slave" 1996–1997 One Life to Live Winslow Freeman 2 episodes 1998 Jenny Richard Marino Episode: "A Girl's Gotta Merger" Party of Five Kevin Quoss Episodes: "Of Human Bonding", "Here and Now" 1999 Oz Robbie Gerth Episodes: "Napoleon's Boney Parts", "Legs" Sex and the City Dr. Bradley Meego Episode: "Twenty-Something Girls vs. Thirty-Something Women" 2001 Jack & Jill Ken Episodes: "Caution: Parents Crossing", "And Jack and Jill Came Down the Hill" Ally McBeal Kevin Stoller Episode: "In Search of Barry White" Frasier Phillip Episode: "A Day in May" Judging Amy D.A. Levy Episode: "The Last Word" The Tick Friendly Fire Episode: "Couples" Will & Grace Mitchell Episode: "Stakin' Care of Business" Kristin Nicholas Dupres Episode: "The Rift" 2002 Angel Nev Episode: "Birthday" The West Wing Kevin Kahn Episode: "The Black Vera Wang" Do Over Mr. Jenkins Episode: "Investing in the Future" 2003–2004 Rock Me Baby Richard Crandall Recurring role, 5 episodes Joan of Arcadia Sammy 3 episodes 2002, 2004 Law & Order Kevin Hobart Episodes: "The Ring", "Married with Children" 2004 Monk Jeffery Sweeney Episode: "Mr. Monk Gets Married" 2004–2005 Kevin Hill George Weiss Main role 2006 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Mr. Phillipe Episode: "Way to Go" Boston Legal A.D.A. Otto Beedle 3 episodes (season 3) 2007 The New Adventures of Old Christine Edmund Episode: "Strange Bedfellows" Notes from the Underbelly Pale Husband Episode: Pilot Pushing Daisies Leo Gaswint Episode: "Pie-lette" 2008 Eli Stone Paul Sweren 3 episodes ER Felix Episode: "Another Thursday at County" 2009 Captain Cook's Extraordinary Atlas Phinneas Malloy Television film Ghost Whisperer Duff Faraday Episode: "Stage Fright" Three Rivers Dr. Joseph Breen Episode: "Good Intentions" 2010 Nurse Jackie Martin Episode: "Apple Bong" 2010–2011,2016 The Good Wife Lt. Terrence Hicks 3 episodes 2011–2015 Whole Day Down Patrick Breen Web series; also co-creator and writer 2012 CSI: Miami Henry Duncan Episode: "No Good Deed" 2013 Criminal Minds Peter Harper Episode: "The Gathering" Major Crimes Dr. Jason Field / Jim Gilmer Episode: "D.O.A." 2014 Blue Bloods Joseph Scott Episode: "Open Secrets" Those Who Kill Burkhart Episode: "Insomnia" Royal Pains Bob Recurring role (season 6), 6 episodes The Mysteries of Laura Erik Walden Episode: Pilot 2014–2015 Madam Secretary Andrew Munsey Recurring role (season 1), 10 episodes 2015 The Slap Malcolm Episode: "Connie" Elementary Vance Ford Episode: "T-Bone and the Iceman" Show Me a Hero Paul W. Pickelle 2 episodes 2016 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Doug Nelson Episode: "Forty-One Witnesses" BrainDead Cole Stockwell 3 episodes 2017 Conviction Clark Sims Episode: "Black Orchid" The Blacklist: Redemption James Burton Episode: "Hostages" 2017–2019 A Series of Unfortunate Events Larry Your-Waiter Recurring role 2021 The Bite Agent Kermit Rimland Episodes: "The Fourth Wave", "The Fifth Wave" 2021–2022 Bull AUSA Reilly Episodes: "Confidence Man", "The Other Shoe" 2021–2025 Dhar Mann Various roles 29 episodes 2022 Save It for the Show Himself Episode: "Guest Starring Patrick Breen" 2023 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Henry Episode: "The Princess and the Plea" American Horror Stories Auctioneer Episode: "Organ" Julia Henry Haller Episode: "Shrimp and Grits" 2023–2024 Dhar Mann Bonus Coworker 2 2 episodes2024FeudJacob HornEpisode: "Masquerade 1966"EvilFather Dement2 episodesMonsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez StoryJury AlternativeEpisode: "Hang Men"ElsbethClaude TobiaEpisode: "Elsbeth's Eleven"2025The Real vs. the Fake HeiressGuestMiniseriesPresident's Daughter Breaks the Casting CouchPolicemanMiniseries; 48 episodes2026The Magnificent BodyguardDriverMiniseries
Music videos YearSongArtist2025"Simple Girl"Remy Bond
Stage work Brighton Beach Memoirs (1983) The Substance of Fire (1991) Fuddy Meers (1999) Next Fall (2009, Off Broadway; 2010, Broadway) The Normal Heart (2011, Broadway) The Perplexed (2020, Broadway)
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American actor
When was Patrick Breen born?
Patrick Breen was born on 26 October 1960 in Brooklyn.
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Patrick Breen is a screenwriter, television actor, film actor, film director, playwright and writer.
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Patrick Breen is American.
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