Acting credits
68
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Reed Birney
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 45Series: 23
TMDB ID: 163774
IMDb ID: nm0083714
Known for: Acting
Born: September 11, 1954
Age: 71
Place of birth: Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1976 - 2026
Years active: 51
Average TMDB rating: 7.06
Wikidata: Q3422999
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Reed Birney.
Jun 4
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
as Henry Bennett
2026 Movie
If You See Something
as Ward
2025 Movie
Standby
2025 Movie
Blue Film
as Hank Grant
2025 Movie
Apostasy Blues
as Stephen
2025 Movie
Death Wish
2024 Movie
Asynchronous
2024 Movie
5.2
Baby Ruby
as Dr. Rosenbaum
2023 Movie
7.2
The Menu
as Richard
2022 Movie
7.4
Mass
as Richard
2021 Movie
Someone Will Assist You Shortly
as Dennis Shields
2021 Movie
6.7
Strawberry Mansion
as Peter Bloom
2021 Movie
4.0
All the Little Things We Kill
as Senator Gerald Hess
2021 Movie
6.7
The Forty-Year-Old Version
as J. Whitman
2020 Movie
6.6
The Hunt
as Pop
2020 Movie
6.1
Lost Girls
as Peter Hackett
2020 Movie
On Our Way
as Gerry
2019 Movie
4.5
w4m
as Peter
2019 Movie
The Lost Weekend
as Henry
2019 Movie
4.5
The Last
as Harry
2019 Movie
6.3
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
as Dr. George Gey
2017 Movie
Shy Guys
as Carl
2016 Movie
Dinner with Jeffrey
as Jeffrey
2016 Movie
5.7
Occupy, Texas
as Uncle Nolan
2016 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Reed Birney.
7.5
Poker Face
as Ben / Gabriel • 1 eps
2023 Series
8.0
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
as Luq • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.8
Evil
as Father Thunderland • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.9
Titans
as The Messenger / Dr. Adamson • 6 eps
2018 Series
7.3
A Million Little Things
as Eugene Bloon • 1 eps
2018 Series
8.3
Succession
as Dave Boyer • 1 eps
2018 Series
7.1
Bull
as Judge Humphrey • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.0
Madam Secretary
as Roland Hobbs • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.6
The Blacklist
as Tom Connolly • 9 eps
2013 Series
8.0
House of Cards
as Donald Blythe • 16 eps
2013 Series
7.9
The Americans
as Patrick McCleesh • 2 eps
2013 Series
8.1
American Horror Story
as Dexter Harding • 4 eps
2011 Series
7.8
Blue Bloods
as Burden Maxwell • 1 eps
2010 Series
7.6
The Good Wife
as Lee Tripke • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.5
Kings
as Minister Forsythe • 5 eps
2009 Series
8.2
Gossip Girl
as Mr. Prescott • 4 eps
2007 Series
7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Fred Martz • 1 eps
2001 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Harry Waters • 1 eps
1999 Series
8.1
From the Earth to the Moon
as John Houbolt • 1 eps
1998 Series
7.3
Law & Order
as Everett Brown • 1 eps
1990 Series
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
as Paul • 1 eps
1989 Series
5.0
Beverly Hills Buntz
as Wininger's Campaign Director Larry Fielding • 1 eps
1987 Series
7.6
Kane & Abel
as Matthew Lester • 3 eps
1985 Series