Glenn Fitzgerald

Birth Date:

December 21, 1971

Birth Name:

Glenn Fitzgerald

Birth Place:

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Nick Name:

Unconfirmed

Film Debut:

Manny and Lo 1996

Breakthrough Film:

Flirting with Disaster 1996

Biography

Glenn Fitzgerald is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre. He was born on December 21, 1971, in Brooklyn, New York. Before becoming an actor, Fitzgerald worked as a Calvin Klein model and developed an interest in performing. He began his acting career in the mid-1990s, appearing in television productions and independent films. His early television work included appearances on New York News, Law & Order, Homicide: Life on the Street, and Matt Waters. These early roles helped him gain experience and introduced him to audiences before he established himself as a character actor.

Fitzgerald made his feature-film debut in the 1996 independent drama Manny & Lo, playing Joey. That same year, he received his first major film recognition for his role as Lonnie Schlichting in David O. Russell’s comedy Flirting with Disaster. His performance as the troubled son of Alan Alda and Lily Tomlin’s characters helped make him more widely known, and the film is generally regarded as his breakout role. Fitzgerald then appeared in The Ice Storm, A Price Above Rubies, and The Sixth Sense. He also took roles in Finding Forrester, Tully, Buffalo Soldiers, The Believer, and Series 7: The Contenders, demonstrating his versatility across drama, comedy, and independent cinema.

Alongside his film career, Fitzgerald has built a theatre career. He has appeared in productions of Lobby Hero, Mizlansky/Zilinsky, The Realistic Joneses, Ripcord, Hedda Gabler, The Importance of Being Earnest, Ivanov, Hamlet, and Othello. His performance in Lobby Hero earned him a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor. Fitzgerald has also worked in television, playing Reverend Brian Darling on the series Dirty Sexy Money and appearing in programs including Six Feet Under, Billions, Madam Secretary, Elementary, CSI: Miami, and FBI: Most Wanted. In addition to acting, he is a photographer whose theatre photography has been featured in The New York Times. He continues to work across stage, film, and television.

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