Corey Reynolds(I)
- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Corey Reynolds is one of the most versatile performers working in the
business today. He currently can be seen playing Sgt. David Gabriel
opposite Emmy Award winning actress
Kyra Sedgwick on TNT's
The Closer (2005), the highest
rated show in cable television history. His performance on the show has
garnered him three SAG Award nominations and a NAMIC Vision Award
nomination. Prior to
The Closer (2005), Reynolds made
his Broadway debut playing Seaweed in the Tony Award-winning musical
Hairspray, a performance that garnered Reynolds nominations for the
Outer Circle Critics Award, the Drama Desk Award and the prestigious
Tony Award. Steven Spielberg, after
seeing Reynolds' star-making turn in Hairspray, personally cast
Reynolds in his feature-film debut in
The Terminal (2004) with
Tom Hanks. Reynolds was born and raised in
Richmond, Va., beginning his professional career at age 16 performing
around his hometown. He went on to perform in the national and
international tours of the Broadway musicals Smokey Joe's Café and
Saturday Night Fever, as well as regional performances of Parade and
Avenue X.