Brian d’Arcy James - Biography

Brian d’Arcy James received a 2002 Tony Award Nomination for his portrayal of Sidney Falco in the Broadway production of Sweet Smell of Success (also Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations) co-starring with John Lithgow.

He received an OBIE AWARD for his performance in the one man play The Good Thief by Conor McPherson (also Drama Desk Award nomination). Subsequent to the New York run, Mr. James performed The Good Thief in Ireland with the Red Kettle Theater Company.

Other Broadway credits include Barrett in the Tony winning Titanic (Drama League Honor), Lincoln Center’s Carousel, Blood Brothers, Les Miserables (first National Tour).

Off Broadway: Manhattan Theater Club’s The Wild Party (Drama Desk nomination), LCT’s Ancestral Voices, Velvet Vice with Janeane Garofolo (NY Theater Workshop), Kenneth Branagh’s Public Enemy (Irish Arts Center, LA’s Court Theater, Dublin Theater Festival) and Floyd Collins (Playwright’s Horizons)

Mr. James’ film credits include Neurotica, Sax and Violins, Tina and Lance, The Exiles and Victoria Pool. Television credits include The Education of Max Bickford, The City, Rosie O’Donnell Show, Late Night with David Letterman, The Conan O’Brien Show, and PBS Great Performances (Rogers and Hart).

He has performed as a soloist for President Clinton at the Kennedy Center (Kennedy Center Honors, 1998) and also as a soloist with Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops among many other notable national and international concert appearances.

Mr. James has appeared on numerous original Broadway cast recordings. He serves as a board member for the OBIE award winning Keen Company. He holds a BS in Theater from Northwestern University.


Awards and Nominations

Tony Award Nomination Sweet Smell of Success Featured Actor in a Musical ‘02
Drama Desk Nomination Sweet Smell of Success Featured Actor in a Musical ‘02
Outer Critics Nomination Sweet Smell of Success Featured Actor in a Musical ‘02
OBIE Award The Good Thief Outstanding Solo Performance ‘01
Drama Desk Nomination The Good Thief Outstanding Solo Performance ‘01
Drama Desk Nomination The Wild Party Leading Actor in a Musical ‘00
Drama League Honor Titanic ‘98  
Drama League Honor The Wild Party ‘00  
Drama League Honor Sweet Smell of Success ‘02  
FANY Award Titanic Featured Actor in a Musical ‘98

Original Cast Recordings
 

Carousel................................ RCA Victor
Floyd Collins........................... Nonesuch
Myths and Hymns.................... Nonesuch
Titanic.................................. RCA Victor
The Wild Party........................ RCA Victor
Sweet Smell of Success........... Sony Classical
The Civil War.......................... Atlantic Records
Violet.................................... Resmiranda Records

Other Recordings
 

The Stephen Sondheim Album.... Fynsworth Alley
The Stephen Schwartz Album.... Fynsworth Alley
Far From the Maddening Crowd... Original Cast Records
Kelly...................................... Original Cast Records
Brownstone............................ Original Cast Records