Reed Birney
Acting • Born 1954-09-11
Biography
Reed Birney (born September 11, 1954) is an American actor. Birney is known for his performances on stage and screen often acting on and off Broadway. Birney gained acclaim in 2016 for his role in The Humans winning the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. He was also nominated previously in the same category for his performance in Casa Valentina in 2014. He starred in the films Mass (2021), and The Menu (2022). He is also known for his recurring roles in Gossip Girl (2007–2009), House of Cards (2013–2017), The Blacklist (2014–2015), and Home Before Dark (2021–2022). He has also acted in The Americans, The Handmaid's Tale, and Succession.
Filmography
77 credits
Crimewave
Movie • 1985
Vic Ajax
A Perfect Murder
Movie • 1998
Merchant Prince #1
The Greatest Man in the World
Movie • 1981
Smidgeon
Uptown Girls
Movie • 2003
Executive
Twelve Thirty
Movie • 2011
Martin
Someone Will Assist You Shortly
Movie • 2021
Dennis Shields
Dinner with Jeffrey
Movie • 2016
Jeffrey
Adult World
Movie • 2014
Todd
Chain Letters
Movie • 1985
Greg
Girl Most Likely
Movie • 2012
Dr. Chalmers
Occupy, Texas
Movie • 2016
Uncle Nolan
Baby Ruby
Movie • 2023
Dr. Rosenbaum
Stomach People
Movie • 2022
Dad
You Are Here
Movie • 1997
Jack's Boss
In Your Eyes
Movie • 2014
Dr. Maynard
Too Far to Go
Movie • 1979
Young Driver
Asynchronous
Movie • 2024
The Ten
Movie • 2007
Jim Stansel
Changeling
Movie • 2008
Mayor Cryer
On Our Way
Movie • 2019
Gerry
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
Movie • 2024
Henry Bennett
Couple A Cards
Movie • 2023
Bernard
Jackrabbit
Movie • 2015
Paul Bateson
Not a Pretty Picture
Movie • 1976
Fred
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Movie • 2017
Dr. George Gey
Karen Black Like Me
Movie • 1997
King Dong (voice)
Shy Guys
Movie • 2016
Carl
Morning Glory
Movie • 2010
Governor Willis
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Movie • 1994
Actor
The Last
Movie • 2019
Harry
The Lost Weekend
Movie • 2019
Henry
The Hunt
Movie • 2020
Pop
w4m
Movie • 2019
Peter
The Trey Billings Show
Movie • 1999
Mr. Hiney
The Forty-Year-Old Version
Movie • 2020
J. Whitman
Lost Girls
Movie • 2020
Peter Hackett
All the Little Things We Kill
Movie • 2021
Senator Gerald Hess
Four Friends
Movie • 1981
Louie
Half the Perfect World
Movie • 2016
Peter
Strawberry Mansion
Movie • 2021
Peter Bloom
Mass
Movie • 2021
Richard
Means and Ends
Movie • 1987
Ryan
Mad Women
Movie • 2015
The Menu
Movie • 2022
Richard
If You See Something
Movie • 2025
Ward
Death Wish
Movie • 2024
Blue Film
Movie • 2025
Hank Grant
Apostasy Blues
Movie • 2025
Stephen
Outrage
Movie
Standby
Movie • 2025
The Steel Harp
Movie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Harry Waters
Gossip Girl
TV • 2007
Mr. Prescott
The Blacklist
TV • 2013
Tom Connolly
Blue Bloods
TV • 2010
Burden Maxwell
Beverly Hills Buntz
TV • 1987
Wininger's Campaign Director Larry Fielding
From the Earth to the Moon
TV • 1998
John Houbolt
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Everett Brown
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
TV • 2022
Luq
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV • 2001
Fred Martz
Bull
TV • 2016
Judge Humphrey
The Good Wife
TV • 2009
Lee Tripke
Succession
TV • 2018
Dave Boyer
Kane & Abel
TV • 1985
Matthew Lester
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Archdioces Attorney
Titans
TV • 2018
The Messenger / Dr. Adamson
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV • 2001
ADA Stillman
House of Cards
TV • 2013
Donald Blythe
American Horror Story
TV • 2011
Dexter Harding
A Million Little Things
TV • 2018
Eugene Bloon
Poker Face
TV • 2023
Ben / Gabriel
Evil
TV • 2019
Father Thunderland
Tales from the Crypt
TV • 1989
Paul
The Americans
TV • 2013
Patrick McCleesh
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Malcolm Barclay
Madam Secretary
TV • 2014
Roland Hobbs
Kings
TV • 2009
Minister Forsythe