Joe Tippett

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Joe Tippett
Born (1982-03-01) March 1, 1982 (age 42)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 2006–present
Partner(s) Sara Bareilles (2015-present)

Joe Tippett (born March 1, 1982) is an American actor.[1][2] He is known for playing Sam Strickland in the NBC drama series Rise[1] and John Ross in the HBO crime drama miniseries Mare of Easttown.

Early life

Joe Tippett was born on March 1, 1982 and grew up in Damascus, Maryland.[3] He attended Damascus High School, where he was involved in the football team.[4] He was also involved in his school's theater department, where he performed in his first musical, Bye Bye Birdie.[3] After graduating from high school, he went to West Virginia University on a full scholarship but later dropped out.[3]

Career

Tippett did an apprenticeship and worked his first professional job at the Williamstown Theatre Festival.[3][5] In 2015, he made his Broadway debut as Bait Boy in Airline Highway.[3] The same year, he played Earl Hunterson in the American Repertory Theater production of Waitress.[6] Two years later, Tippett played the leading man in the Off-Broadway production of All the Fine Boys.[7]

In 2018, Tippett played Coach Strickland on NBC's Rise.[5] In 2019, Tippett filmed the TV movie Patsy & Loretta, playing the role of Doolittle Lynn, Loretta Lynn's husband. The TV film was broadcast on the Lifetime channel on October 19, 2019.[8][9][10] The same year, Tippett was cast as Lucius King in NBC's Prism which is inspired by Rashomon, a 1950 Japanese psychological thriller directed by Akira Kurosawa.[11]

In the fall of 2021 Tippett reprised his role as Earl Hunterson in the Broadway return engagement of Waitress.[12]

Personal life

In August 2015, Tippett met singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles during the out-of-town tryout for Waitress at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and they began a relationship in 2016.[13][14][15][16] The couple made their first public appearance at the 2017 Tony Awards.[17]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Gray Matters Ben
2011 Doctors of the Dark Side Unknown Documentary
2012 Damascus Roads Finch Short film
2016 Our Time Jamie
2018 Monsters and Men Officer Montori
2019 Patsy & Loretta Doolittle Lynn
2022 Mr. Harrigan's Phone Craig's father
2022 Spirited

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Boardwalk Empire Cal Episodes: "White Horse Pike", "The North Star"
2015 The Blacklist Jasper Skeehan Episode: "Kings of the Highway (No. 108)"
2016 Bull Merle Deavers Episode: "Callisto"
2017 Chicago Justice Jake Benjamin Episode: "Friendly Fire"
2018 Rise Sam Strickland 10 Episodes
2018 Dirty John Bobby Episodes: "Shrapnel", "Red Flags and Parades"
2019 The Act Scott / Wolverine 2 Episode: "Two Wolverines"
2019 Patsy & Loretta Doolittle "Mooney" Lynn Lifetime TV film
2019 The Morning Show Hal Jackson 4 episodes
2021 Mare of Easttown John Ross Miniseries
TBA Godzilla and the Titans Tim Main role, upcoming series

Stage

Year Title Role Venue
2013 Ashville Jake Off-Broadway
2015 Airline Highway[18] Bait Boy Broadway
2015 Waitress Earl Hunterson Boston
2016 Waitress Earl Hunterson Broadway
2016 Indian Summer Jeremy Off-Broadway
2016 Familiar Brad Off-Broadway
2016 This Day Forward Emil Off-Broadway
2017 All the Fine Boys Joseph Off-Broadway
2018 Our Very Own Carlin McCullough[19] Jay Los Angeles
2021 Waitress[12] Earl Hunterson Broadway

References

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