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K. Todd Freeman
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Kenneth Todd Freeman
July 9, 1965 |
| Education | University of North Carolina School of the Arts (BFA) |
Kenneth Todd Freeman (born July 9, 1965) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in movies, TV shows, and plays. He has been nominated for two Tony Awards, which are big awards for theatre, and he won a Drama Desk Award. You might know him from films like Grosse Pointe Blank or The Cider House Rules. He also played a cool character named Mr. Trick on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the kind but clumsy Mr. Poe in A Series of Unfortunate Events.
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K. Todd Freeman's Journey to Acting
Kenneth Todd Freeman was born in Houston, Texas. He loved performing from a young age. He went to a special school called the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in his hometown. After that, he studied acting even more at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, graduating in 1987.
Becoming a Theatre Star
Since 1993, Freeman has been a part of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois. This is a famous group of actors who put on amazing plays. In 1993, he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his main role in a play called The Song of Jacob Zulu. This play was about a serious time in history called Apartheid.
More recently, he played Doctor Dillamond in the musical Wicked. He performed this role in different cities across North America and even on Broadway in New York City. In 2015, he got another Tony Award nomination for his role as Sissy Na Na in the play Airline Highway. For the same role, he won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play, which is another important theatre award.
Roles on Screen
Besides theatre, K. Todd Freeman has appeared in many films. Some of his supporting roles include movies like Eraser (1996), Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), and The Cider House Rules (1999). He also appeared in the superhero movie The Dark Knight (2008).
On television, he had a recurring role as Mr. Trick on the popular show Buffy the Vampire Slayer from 1998 to 1999. He also played Mr. Poe in the Netflix series A Series of Unfortunate Events from 2017 to 2019. This show was based on the popular books.
K. Todd Freeman's Work
Here are some of the plays, movies, and TV shows K. Todd Freeman has been a part of.
Theatre Performances
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1992 | Angels in America | Belize | Los Angeles |
| 1993 | The Song of Jacob Zulu | Jacob Zulu | Broadway |
| 2001 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Dr. Spivey | Broadway |
| 2014 | Wicked | Dr. Dillamond | Broadway |
| 2015 | Airline Highway | Sissy Na Na | Broadway |
| 2018 | Downstate | Dee | Chicago |
| 2019 | London | ||
| 2022 | The Minutes | Mr. Blake | Broadway |
Film Appearances
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1996 | Eraser | FBI Agent Dutton | |
| 1997 | Grosse Pointe Blank | NSA Agent Kenneth McCullers | |
| 1999 | The Cider House Rules | Muddy | |
| 2008 | The Dark Knight | Polk | |
| 2014 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Dr. Baxter Stockman | |
| 2017 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales | Captain Morgan |
Television Roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1998–99 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Mr. Trick | 5 episodes |
| 2015 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Mr. Reynolds | Episode: "Community Policing" |
| 2017–19 | A Series of Unfortunate Events | Mr. Poe | 22 episodes |
| 2019 | The Blacklist | Hobbs | Episode: "The Osterman Umbrella Company" |
| 2023 | The Horror of Dolores Roach | Jeremiah | 8 episodes |
Awards and Nominations
K. Todd Freeman has received several awards and nominations for his acting.
Theatre Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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| 1993 | Tony Award | Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play | The Song of Jacob Zulu | Nominated |
| 2013 | Obie Award | Performance | Fetch Clay, Make Man | Won |
| 2015 | Tony Award | Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play | Airline Highway | Nominated |
| Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Won |
