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Patrick Breen

American actorNot to be confused with Patrick Breen (sports administrator).

Joseph Patrick Breen (born October 26, 1960) is an American actor, playwright and screenwriter.

Contents

  • 1 Early life
  • 2 Career
  • 3 Personal life
  • 4 Filmography
    • 4.1 Film
    • 4.2 Television
  • 5 Miscellaneous work
  • 6 Stage work
  • 7 References
  • 8 External links

Early life

Breen was born in Brooklyn, New York, on October 26, 1960.

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 is currently playing Andrew Munsey, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, on the CBS drama Madam Secretary.

He voiced all the characters in Britt Allcroft's television series Magic Adventures of Mumfie, and was originally hired to voice Splatter and Dodge in Thomas and the Magic Railroad, but the roles were instead recast to Neil Crone and Kevin Frank.

Breen appeared regularly 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

Television

Miscellaneous work

  • On the Couch (2004) – Special Thanks
  • Julian Po (1997) – Acknowledged Contributor

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)

References

    External links

    • Patrick Breen at IMDb
    • Profile, tvguide.com
    • Profile, starpulse.com
    • Patrick Breen at the Internet Broadway Database
    • Patrick Breen at the Internet Off-Broadway Database