- Born
- Birth nameReed McDowell Birney
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Reed Birney was born on September 11, 1954 in Alexandria, Virginia, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Mass (2021), The Menu (2022) and House of Cards (2013). He has been married to Constance Shulman since July 3, 1999. They have two children.
- SpouseConstance Shulman(July 3, 1999 - present) (2 children)
- Children
- ParentsJames Gillespie BirneyMarion Elizabeth Marsh
- RelativesJames Gillespie Birney III(Sibling)Chapin Scott Birney(Sibling)Dion Scott Birney III(Sibling)Leslie Ann Birney(Sibling)
- Gender / Gender identityMale
- Won the Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play Tony Award for "The Humans" on June 12, 2016.
- Married to actress Constance Shulman who plays inmate Yoga Jones in Orange Is the New Black (2013).
- He is a graduate of Williamsville North High School.
- Received a Special Drama Desk Award in 2011 "for his versatile and finely nuanced performances over the past thirty-five years, and for his exceptional work this season in Tigers Be Still, A Small Fire and The Dream of the Burning Boy".
- Was the recipient of a special honorary Obie Award in 2006 for "sustained excellence of performance."
- [on Jeff Lipsky's movies] The characters are all so odd, like the films are odd. There's a fascination with human behavior you don't get to see very often, and as an actor you don't get to play very often. He loves to explore the darker side of the human psyche in a wonderfully unexpected way.
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