Thomas Sadoski

Thomas Sadoski
Thomas Sadoski at the PaleyFest 2013 panel for The Newsroom
Born	(1976-07-01) July 1, 1976 New Haven, Connecticut
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1998–present

Thomas Sadoski (born July 1, 1976) is an American stage, film, and television actor.

Personal life

Sadoski was born in New Haven, Connecticut and raised in College Station, Texas.^[1] He is a fan of the Baltimore Ravens and Baltimore Orioles sports teams.^[2]

Sadoski attended the University of North Texas in Denton, TX for one semester. He graduated from New York's Circle in the Square Theatre School in 1998.^[3]

Stage career

Sadoski began his award-winning stage career as Mark Ruffalo and Mark Rosenthal's understudy in the Off-Broadway production of Kenneth Lonergan's critically acclaimed play This is Our Youth at the Second Stage Theatre.^[4] It marked the first of many productions with the New York based theatre company. He has appeared in many Broadway and Off-broadway productions as well as many productions in regional theaters. In 2008 he originated the role of 'Greg' in Neil LaBute's play reasons to be pretty for MCC Theatre alongside "The Newsroom" co-star Alison Pill. After a critically lauded sold-out run Off-broadway it transferred to Broadway in April 2009 where it earned 3 Tony Award nominations (Best Actor: Sadoski, Best Actress: Marin Ireland, Best Play) as well as 3 Drama Desk Award nominations (Best Actor: Sadoski, Best Director: Terry Kinney and Best Play),^[5] 2 Outer Critics Circle Award nominations (Best Actor: Sadoski, Best New Play),^[6] and 3 Drama League Award nominations (Best Play, Destinguished Performance Awards: Sadoski and Ireland).^[7] Neil LaBute credits Sadoski for inspiring the critically noted change in tone in reasons to be pretty from the playwright's earlier works saying: “His own thoughtfulness and good heart helped me to not fall back on anything that I had done before. My plays usually end darkly. I always thought that was real life, that there were always shades of gray, but he helped me see some other colors in the palette.”^[8] In 2011 he originated the role of 'Trip Wyeth' in Jon Robin Baitz's Other Desert Cities for which he won an Obie Award and Lucille Lortel Award.^[9] The play (which, also after a sold out Off-broadway run, was transferred to Broadway in November 2011) was named Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play by the Outer Critics Circle in 2011.^[10] Sadoski has also been seen on Broadway alongside Ben Stiller, Edie Falco, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alison Pill in John Guare's The House of Blue Leaves.^[11]

Film

Sadoski made his feature film debut in 2000 in Amy Heckerling's romantic-comedy Loser.^[12]

Television

In 2011 Sadoski was cast as a lead in Aaron Sorkin's HBO series The Newsroom.^[14] Previous television work includes multiple guest starring roles in 3 of the Law & Order franchise shows as well as an arc on As the World Turns as drug dealer Jesse Calhoun.

Audio

In January 2011 Stephen King's audiobook recording of Mile 81 was released for which Thomas Sadoski was the narrator.^[16] AudioFile magazine said of his work: "Sadoski’s matter-of-fact narration of the monster's deeds makes the tale that much more unnerving to hear".^[17] Publisher's Weekly agreed saying: "Thomas Sadoski provides smooth, matter-of-fact narration that acts as a counterpoint to the chilling and unnerving story line".^[18]

Awards and Nominations

References

External links

• Thomas Sadoski at the Internet Broadway Database
• Healy, Patrick, NY Times April 29, 2009
• Thomas Sadoski at the Internet Movie Database
• Lemon, Brendan, "Catching up with Thomas Sadoski" Jan 3, 2011