Michael Cumpsty

Michael Cumpsty (born February 28, 1960) is a British actor. He made his Broadway debut in the Tom Stoppard play Artist Descending a Staircase (1989). He has acted in plays such as David Hare's Racing Demon (1995), Michael Frayn's Copenhagen (2000), and Democracy (2004), and Sophie Treadwell's Machinal (2014) as well in musicals such as 1776 (1997), 42nd Street (2001), and Sunday in the Park with George (2008). He received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical nomination for his role in End of the Rainbow (2012).

Flags of Our Fathers (2006)

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There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is the story of three of the six surviving servicemen - John 'Doc' Bradley, Pvt. Rene Gagnon and Pvt. Ira Hayes - who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clint Eastwood
CAST:  Ryan Phillippe  •  Adam Beach  •  Jesse Bradford  •  Paul Walker

There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is the story of three of the six surviving servicemen - John 'Doc' Bradley, Pvt. Rene Gagnon and Pvt. Ira Hayes - who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clint Eastwood
CAST:  Ryan Phillippe  •  Adam Beach  •  Jesse Bradford  •  Paul Walker

State of Grace (1990)

Hell's Kitchen, New York. Terry Noonan returns home after a ten-year absence. He soon reconnects with Jackie, a childhood friend and member of the Irish mob, and rekindles his love affair with Jackie's sister Kathleen.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Joanou
CAST:  Sean Penn  •  Gary Oldman  •  Ed Harris  •  Robin Wright

Hell's Kitchen, New York. Terry Noonan returns home after a ten-year absence. He soon reconnects with Jackie, a childhood friend and member of the Irish mob, and rekindles his love affair with Jackie's sister Kathleen.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Joanou
CAST:  Sean Penn  •  Gary Oldman  •  Ed Harris  •  Robin Wright

Fatal Instinct (1993)

Ned Ravine is a police officer and lawyer who occasionally defends the delinquents he arrests. He crosses paths with seductive Lola Cain during an assignment and promptly begins an affair with her. Meanwhile, Ned's wife, Lana, is deep in an affair of her own. Lana ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carl Reiner
CAST:  Armand Assante  •  Sherilyn Fenn  •  Kate Nelligan  •  Sean Young

Ned Ravine is a police officer and lawyer who occasionally defends the delinquents he arrests. He crosses paths with seductive Lola Cain during an assignment and promptly begins an affair with her. Meanwhile, Ned's wife, Lana, is deep in an affair of her own. Lana ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carl Reiner
CAST:  Armand Assante  •  Sherilyn Fenn  •  Kate Nelligan  •  Sean Young

The Ex (2006)

When his lawyer wife, Sofia, becomes pregnant, chronic underachiever Tom Reilly must take a job at his father-in-law's advertising firm. Tom has to adjust to the demands of a very high-powered job, and he finds himself in an increasingly hostile office rivalry with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jesse Peretz
CAST:  Zach Braff  •  Amanda Peet  •  Jason Bateman  •  Charles Grodin

When his lawyer wife, Sofia, becomes pregnant, chronic underachiever Tom Reilly must take a job at his father-in-law's advertising firm. Tom has to adjust to the demands of a very high-powered job, and he finds himself in an increasingly hostile office rivalry with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jesse Peretz
CAST:  Zach Braff  •  Amanda Peet  •  Jason Bateman  •  Charles Grodin

The 24 Hour Woman (1999)

Grace tries to be the perfect mother and TV producer but finds trouble in juggling both.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nancy Savoca
CAST:  Rosie Perez  •  Marianne Jean-Baptiste  •  Patti LuPone  •  Melissa Leo

Grace tries to be the perfect mother and TV producer but finds trouble in juggling both.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nancy Savoca
CAST:  Rosie Perez  •  Marianne Jean-Baptiste  •  Patti LuPone  •  Melissa Leo

Burning Blue (2013)

Two Navy fighter pilots find themselves in the midst of a forbidden relationship throwing their lives and careers into disarray.  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.M.W. Greer
CAST:  Trent Ford  •  Tammy Blanchard  •  Morgan Spector  •  Rob Mayes

Two Navy fighter pilots find themselves in the midst of a forbidden relationship throwing their lives and careers into disarray.  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.M.W. Greer
CAST:  Trent Ford  •  Tammy Blanchard  •  Morgan Spector  •  Rob Mayes

Downtown Express (2012)

Sasha is a young Russian violinist on a scholarship to Juilliard, living with his affectionate but overbearing father, a cellist determined to manage his son's career. While Sasha prepares for a critical recital that will launch him on a path to a glittering future ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Grubin
CAST:  Philippe Quint  •  Nellie McKay  •  Michael Cumpsty  •  Carolyn McCormick

Sasha is a young Russian violinist on a scholarship to Juilliard, living with his affectionate but overbearing father, a cellist determined to manage his son's career. While Sasha prepares for a critical recital that will launch him on a path to a glittering future ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Grubin
CAST:  Philippe Quint  •  Nellie McKay  •  Michael Cumpsty  •  Carolyn McCormick

Lafayette: The Lost Hero (2010)

No one in recorded history has suffered a fate quite like Lafayette. Once, he was the most famous man in the world; today, few people know who he was or what he accomplished. Ever since he died, there has been a conflict over the true meaning of his accomplishments ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oren Jacoby
CAST:  Brigitte Bardot  •  John Cullum  •  Michael Cumpsty  •  Catherine Deneuve

No one in recorded history has suffered a fate quite like Lafayette. Once, he was the most famous man in the world; today, few people know who he was or what he accomplished. Ever since he died, there has been a conflict over the true meaning of his accomplishments ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oren Jacoby
CAST:  Brigitte Bardot  •  John Cullum  •  Michael Cumpsty  •  Catherine Deneuve

The Lady in Question (1999)

In 1938, Jewish-rights activist Emma Sachs is targeted by the Nazis. When she dies, foul play is suspected. But was it the Nazis, or was it someone else? Det. Tony Rossini investigates, along with Larry "Cash" Carter, a theatre director connected to Mrs. Sachs and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joyce Chopra
CAST:  Gene Wilder  •  Mike Starr  •  Cherry Jones  •  Barbara Sukowa

In 1938, Jewish-rights activist Emma Sachs is targeted by the Nazis. When she dies, foul play is suspected. But was it the Nazis, or was it someone else? Det. Tony Rossini investigates, along with Larry "Cash" Carter, a theatre director connected to Mrs. Sachs and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joyce Chopra
CAST:  Gene Wilder  •  Mike Starr  •  Cherry Jones  •  Barbara Sukowa

Eat Pray Love (2010)

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Liz Gilbert had everything a modern woman is supposed to dream of having – a husband, a house and a successful career – yet like so many others, she found herself lost, confused and searching for what she really wanted in life. Newly divorced and at a crossroads, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryan Murphy
CAST:  Julia Roberts  •  James Franco  •  Javier Bardem  •  Billy Crudup

Liz Gilbert had everything a modern woman is supposed to dream of having – a husband, a house and a successful career – yet like so many others, she found herself lost, confused and searching for what she really wanted in life. Newly divorced and at a crossroads, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryan Murphy
CAST:  Julia Roberts  •  James Franco  •  Javier Bardem  •  Billy Crudup

The Visitor (2007)

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A college professor travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple living in his apartment.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom McCarthy
CAST:  Richard Jenkins  •  Haaz Sleiman  •  Danai Gurira  •  Hiam Abbass

A college professor travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple living in his apartment.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom McCarthy
CAST:  Richard Jenkins  •  Haaz Sleiman  •  Danai Gurira  •  Hiam Abbass

The Ice Storm (1997)

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In the weekend after thanksgiving 1973 the Hood family is skidding out of control. Then an ice storm hits, the worst in a century.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ang Lee
CAST:  Kevin Kline  •  Joan Allen  •  Sigourney Weaver  •  Henry Czerny

In the weekend after thanksgiving 1973 the Hood family is skidding out of control. Then an ice storm hits, the worst in a century.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ang Lee
CAST:  Kevin Kline  •  Joan Allen  •  Sigourney Weaver  •  Henry Czerny

Starting Out in the Evening (2007)

Leonard Schiller once counted among New York's literary lions, but illness and ten years of writer's block have lowered his profile, almost to the point of obscurity. When Heather Wolfe, an ambitious literature major, asks to interview him for her thesis on his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Wagner
CAST:  Lauren Ambrose  •  Frank Langella  •  Patti Perkins  •  Adrian Lester

Leonard Schiller once counted among New York's literary lions, but illness and ten years of writer's block have lowered his profile, almost to the point of obscurity. When Heather Wolfe, an ambitious literature major, asks to interview him for her thesis on his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Wagner
CAST:  Lauren Ambrose  •  Frank Langella  •  Patti Perkins  •  Adrian Lester

The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer (2008)

J. Robert Oppenheimer was a national hero, the brilliant scientist who during WWII led the scientific team that created the atomic bomb. But after the bomb brought the war to an end, in spite of his renown and his enormous achievement, America turned on him - ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Grubin
CAST:  Harold Agnew  •  Jeremy Bernstein  •  Michael Cumpsty  •  Freeman Dyson

J. Robert Oppenheimer was a national hero, the brilliant scientist who during WWII led the scientific team that created the atomic bomb. But after the bomb brought the war to an end, in spite of his renown and his enormous achievement, America turned on him - ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Grubin
CAST:  Harold Agnew  •  Jeremy Bernstein  •  Michael Cumpsty  •  Freeman Dyson

Collateral Beauty (2016)

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Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Frankel
CAST:  Will Smith  •  Edward Norton  •  Kate Winslet  •  Michael Peña

Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Frankel
CAST:  Will Smith  •  Edward Norton  •  Kate Winslet  •  Michael Peña

Seduction Theory (2014)

Seduction Theory is a darkly comic coming of age story of a boy, his psychiatrist father and the girl he can’t get out of his mind.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Ascher
CAST:  Michael Cumpsty  •  Georgia Lyman  •  Christian Goodwin

Seduction Theory is a darkly comic coming of age story of a boy, his psychiatrist father and the girl he can’t get out of his mind.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Ascher
CAST:  Michael Cumpsty  •  Georgia Lyman  •  Christian Goodwin

William Shakespeare's Hamlet (1990)

A Danish prince and university student avenges his father's murder by his uncle, who stole the crown and married his mother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Kline  •  Kirk Browning
CAST:  Kevin Kline  •  MacIntyre Dixon  •  Rene Rivera  •  Bill Camp

A Danish prince and university student avenges his father's murder by his uncle, who stole the crown and married his mother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Kline  •  Kirk Browning
CAST:  Kevin Kline  •  MacIntyre Dixon  •  Rene Rivera  •  Bill Camp