Conrad Ricamora is an American actor known for his acclaimed work on stage and screen, spanning Broadway, television, and film.

He recently starred in Cole Escola’s hit Broadway comedy Oh, Mary!—earning a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play—for his performance as Mary Todd Lincoln’s husband. Ricamora also played Ninoy Aquino in the groundbreaking musical Here Lies Love on Broadway, reprising a role he originated at The Public Theater.

Career Highlights

Television

  • Starred for six seasons opposite Viola Davis as Oliver Hampton in ABC’s How to Get Away with Murder.
  • Recurring role in FOX’s The Resident.

Film

  • Fire Island (Searchlight Pictures)
  • Over the Moon (Netflix)
  • Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
  • The Light of the Moon
  • Raising Christopher (writer, producer, actor)

Theatre

  • Broadway: Oh, Mary! (Tony Award nomination), The King and I (Lincoln Center – Grammy nomination).
  • Off-Broadway: Here Lies Love (The Public Theater – Theatre World Award, Lortel nomination), Soft Power (The Public Theater – Drama Desk, Lortel, Grammy nominations), Little Shop of Horrors.
  • Regional: Soft Power (Ahmanson Theatre); Tartuffe, Woyzeck, Fuddy Mears (Clarence Brown Theatre); Romeo and Juliet, Richard III, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Utah Shakespeare Festival); The Taming of the Shrew (North Carolina Shakespeare Festival).

Education

  • MFA, University of Tennessee
  • Film Actors Studio of Charlotte

Awards & Recognition

  • Tony Award nomination (Oh, Mary!)
  • Two-time Grammy Award nominee
  • Lucille Lortel Award nominations
  • Theatre World Award (Here Lies Love)
  • 2016 Human Rights Campaign Visibility Award
  • 2017 Equality California Award

Personal Background

Born Conrad Wayne Ricamora-Jensen on February 17, 1979, Ricamora has built a career that spanning theatre, television, and film.

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