Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Sylviastel | created - 23 Jul 2014 | updated - 17 Jan 2017 | PublicWhat began as a modest theatre company named Steppenwolf whether from the rock group or the Hermann Hesse's novella, it has become a phenomenon in American theatre. There have been others but nothing like Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.
1. Jeff Perry
Actor | Wild Things
Jeffrey Perry is an American actor of stage, television, and film. He is known for his role as Richard Katimski on the teen drama My So-Called Life, Thatcher Grey on the medical drama series Grey's Anatomy, Cyrus Beene on the political drama series Scandal, all for ABC, and as Inspector Harvey Leek...
Co-Founder and Ensemble Player
2. Terry Kinney
Actor | Billions
Terry Kinney, the stage, film and television actor, was born in Lincoln, Illinois and attended Illinois State University. While at university, his friend, the aspiring actor Jeff Perry, took Kinney to Chicago to see a production of "Grease" in which his best friend, Gary Sinise, was appearing. The ...
Co-Founder and Ensemble Player
3. Gary Sinise
Actor | Forrest Gump
Gary Alan Sinise was born in Blue Island, Illinois, to Mylles S. (Alsip) and Robert L. Sinise, A.C.E., a film editor. He is of Italian (from his paternal grandfather), English, Scottish, Irish, French, German, and Swedish ancestry. His family moved to Highland Park, where he attended high school. ...
Co-Founder and Ensemble Player
4. Moira Sinise
Actress | Breakdown
Moira Harris was born on April 19, 1954 in Pontiac, Illinois. She attended and graduated from Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois, (also where John Malkovich attended) and met Gary Sinise during her college years. They have three children: Sophie Sinise, McCanna Anthony Sinise and Ella ...
Ensemble Player as Moira Harris since 1976.
5. John Malkovich
Actor | Being John Malkovich
John Gavin Malkovich was born in Christopher, Illinois, to Joe Anne (Choisser), who owned a local newspaper, and Daniel Leon Malkovich, a state conservation director. His paternal grandparents were Croatian. In 1976, Malkovich joined Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre, newly founded by his friend Gary ...
Ensemble Player since 1976.
6. Laurie Metcalf
Actress | Lady Bird
Laurie Metcalf was born June 16, 1955 in Carbondale, Illinois, the oldest of three children of Libby (Mars), a librarian, and James Metcalf, a budget director. She was raised in Edwardsville, Illinois. Laurie attended Illinois State University, where she obtained her bachelor of arts in theater in ...
Ensemble Player since 1976.
7. Alan Wilder
Actor | Child's Play
Alan Wilder was born on September 24, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for Child's Play (1988), Home Alone (1990) and Public Enemies (2009).
Ensemble Player since 1976.
8. Joan Allen
Actress | Room
Joan Allen was born on August 20, 1956 in Rochelle, Illinois, the youngest of four children. She is the daughter of homemaker Dorothea Marie (Wirth) and gas station owner James Jefferson Allen. Her mother's family was German, and her father had English, Scots-Irish, and German ancestry. She ...
Ensemble Player since 1980.
9. Francis Guinan
Actor | Constantine
Francis Guinan was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA. He is known for Constantine (2005), Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997) and The Last Airbender (2010).
Ensemble Player since 1980.
10. Glenne Headly
Actress | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
For fourteen years, she said that family was the most important thing to her and she set most of her time aside to be a "present" mother to her son. Movies, plays and television were chosen, for the most part, when they occurred in town or on a school break. She took one year to homeschool her son ...
Ensemble Player since 1980.
11. Tom Irwin
Actor | My Life and Times
A native of Illinois, Tom Irwin attended Illinois State University. After graduation, he joined the prestigious Steppenwolf Theatre Company of Chicago. The renowned ensemble of artists - among them Laurie Metcalf, John Malkovich, Gary Sinise and Joan Allen - still work together as often as possible...
Ensemble Player since 1980.
12. John Mahoney
Actor | Frasier
John Mahoney was an award-winning American actor. He was born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, the seventh of eight children of Margaret and Reg, a baker. His family was evacuated to the sea-side resort to avoid the Nazi bombing of their native Manchester. The Mancunian Mahoneys eventually ...
Ensemble Player since 1980.
13. Rondi Reed
Actress | The Astronaut's Wife
Rondi Reed was born on October 26, 1952 in Dixon, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for The Astronaut's Wife (1999), Mo' Money (1992) and Jungle 2 Jungle (1997).
Ensemble Player since 1980.
14. Kevin Anderson
Actor | Orphans
Kevin Anderson can be seen as ne'er do well hit man Lonnie in the upcoming "Justified City Primeval" on Netflix/FX this coming summer. Before that, he starred as Father Frollo in iconic Styx rock star Dennis DeYoung's brilliant musical production of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". Recently, Kevin ...
Ensemble Player since 1985.
15. Randall Arney
Actor | Chain Reaction
Randall Arney was born on June 23, 1956 in Effingham, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for Chain Reaction (1996), Mystery, Alaska (1999) and The Color of Money (1986).
Ensemble Player since 1985.
16. Robert Breuler
Actor | The Crucible
Robert, originally from New Haven Connecticut, is a Chicago based actor. From his first professional role at Joe Papp's New York Public Theatre where he played Kress in David Rabe's "The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel", to Sidney Greenstreet in "Ten Chimneys" at Milwaukee Rep and Frank in "Detroit"...
Ensemble Player since 1985.
17. Gary Cole
Actor | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Gary Michael Cole is an American television, film and voice actor. Cole began his professional acting career on stage at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1985. On television, he has had starring roles in the TV series Midnight Caller, American Gothic, The West Wing, Crusade, The Good Wife, ...
Ensemble Player since 1985.
18. Frank Galati
Writer | The Accidental Tourist
Frank Galati was born on November 29, 1943 in Highland Park, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The Accidental Tourist (1988), American Playhouse (1980) and The Party Animal (1984). He was married to Peter Amster . He died on January 2, 2023 in Sarasota, Florida, USA.
Ensemble Player since 1985.
19. Tim Hopper
Actor | Utopia
Tim Hopper is known for Utopia (2020), School of Rock (2003) and To Die For (1995).
Ensemble Player since 1985.
20. Austin Pendleton
Actor | What's Up, Doc?
Actor Austin Pendleton was born March 27, 1940 in Warren, Ohio to Frances and Thorn Pendleton. He graduated from Yale University. He later became an ensemble member of the Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago, and acted in several of the theater's productions. His first film appearance was in Petulia (...
Ensemble Player since 1985.
21. Molly Regan
Actress | Confessions of a Shopaholic
Molly Regan is known for Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009), Pollock (2000) and Bullets Over Broadway (1994).
Ensemble Player since 1985.
22. Rick Snyder
Actor | U.S. Marshals
Rick Snyder was born on January 27, 1951 in Elmhurst, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for U.S. Marshals (1998), The Net (1995) and The Human Stain (2003). He has been married to Susan Tyra since 1981. They have two children.
Ensemble Player since 1985.
23. Jim True-Frost
Actor | The Hudsucker Proxy
True-Frost graduated from New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois. He has been an ensemble member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago since 1989. Prior to that, he was a member of Remains Theater, co-founded by actor William L. Petersen (To Live and Die in L.A., CSI: Crime Scene ...
Ensemble Player since 1985 as Jim True.
24. Kathryn Erbe
Actress | Stir of Echoes
Kathryn Erbe was born on July 5, 1965 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA. She is an actress, known for Stir of Echoes (1999), Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) and What About Bob? (1991). She was previously married to Terry Kinney.
Ensemble Player since 1990.
25. K. Todd Freeman
Actor | Grosse Pointe Blank
K. Todd Freeman was born on July 9, 1965 in Houston, Texas, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) and The Cider House Rules (1999).
Ensemble Player since 1990.
26. Tina Landau
Director | The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!
Tina Landau is known for The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage! (2019), Old Hats (2016) and Stars and the Moon: Betty Buckley Live at the Donmar (2002). She was previously married to Niki Cunningham.
Ensemble Player since 1990.
27. Martha Lavey
Actress | Cold Justice
Martha Lavey was born in 1957, daughter of a CIA agent. She graduated from Northwestern in 1979 and later returned for a graduate theater degree. Most of her acting has been on the stage and she is today director of Chicago's Steppenwolf Theater, where her colleagues have included John Malkovich ...
Ensemble Player since 1990. Artistic Director.
28. Mariann Mayberry
Actress | War of the Worlds
Mariann Mayberry was born on May 25, 1965 in Springfield, Missouri, USA. She was an actress, known for War of the Worlds (2005), Dogman (2012) and No God, No Master (2013). She was married to Scott Jaeck. She died on August 1, 2017 in Simsbury, Connecticut, USA.
Ensemble Player since 1990.
29. Amy Morton
Actress | Up in the Air
Amy Morton was born on April 3, 1959 in Oak Park, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for Up in the Air (2009), 8MM (1999) and Rookie of the Year (1993). She is married to Rob Millburn.
Ensemble Player since 1990.
30. Sally Murphy
Actress | Fearless
Sally Murphy was born on October 12, 1962 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for Fearless (1993), Scent of a Woman (1992) and Pollock (2000).
Ensemble Player since 1990.
31. Martha Plimpton
Actress | The Goonies
She has show biz in her blood. Martha Plimpton was born November 16, 1970, in New York City to two actors: Keith Carradine and Shelley Plimpton. Martha began her career at age 8, when her mom had a friend of hers, composer Elizabeth Swados, enroll her in an actors' workshop. At age 10, she got a ...
Ensemble Player since 1990.
32. Eric Simonson
Producer | The Man in the High Castle
Eric Simonson is an ensemble member of the renowned Steppenwolf Theatre Company, a position he maintains while working as a writer and director for film, television, theatre and opera. Films include the documentary, "Studs Terkel: Listening to America" (Emmy nomination); "A Note of Triumph: The ...
Ensemble Player since 1990.
33. Lois Smith
Actress | Minority Report
Lois Smith was born on November 3, 1930 in Topeka, Kansas, USA. She is an actress, known for Minority Report (2002), Lady Bird (2017) and Twister (1996). She was previously married to Wesley Dale Smith.
Ensemble Player since 1990.
34. Tracy Letts
Actor | Lady Bird
Tracy Letts is the son of actor Dennis Letts and best-selling author Billie Letts, of "Where The Heart Is" and "The Honk And Holler Opening Soon" fame. Tracy is also the author of the stage play "Killer Joe", which ran off-Broadway in 1998 for nine months and starred Scott Glenn, Amanda Plummer, ...
35. Shannon Cochran
Actress | The Ring
Shannon was born in Greensboro, North Carolina. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. She had extensive theatre work in Chicago, including the world premiere of "Picasso at the Lapin Agile", a play by Steve Martin. She received a Joseph Jefferson Award for her ...
36. Yasen Peyankov
Actor | Captive State
Yasen Peyankov was born in Varna, Bulgaria and went to the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts in Sofia. He arrived in the United States in 1990 and very quickly found his place as an actor in the vibrant off-Loop theatre scene in Chicago. In 1992 he co-founded the European Repertory Company...
37. William Petersen
Producer | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
William Petersen was born on February 21, 1953 in Evanston, Illinois, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000), Manhunter (1986) and To Live and Die in L.A. (1985). He has been married to Gina Cirone since June 14, 2003. They have two children. He was ...
38. Audrey Francis
Actress | Knives and Skin
Audrey Francis is known for Knives and Skin (2019), Later Days (2021) and Signature Move (2017).
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