Jason Ralph (born April 7, 1986) is an American actor and theater producer. Ralph began his career in theater, most notably performing in ''

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'' on Broadway and off-Broadway and producing ''The Woodsman''. From 2015 to 2019, he starred as Quentin Coldwater in the Syfy television series '' The Magicians''. He has also had recurring roles on shows including ''Aquarius'' and ''Younger''.

Early life

Jason Ralph was born in

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. He was raised in

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, a city outside of

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, and attended

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, graduating in 2004. He studied acting at

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and then attended State University of New York at Purchase, where he graduated with a BFA degree in 2010.

Career

In 2010, he co-founded the theater company named Strangemen Theater Company, now Strangemen & Co., with his peers from

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. As an artistic director of his company, Strangemen produced several plays including the Obie Award-winning production of ''The Woodsman'' by James Ortiz and Edward W. Hardy. In the 2010s, Strangemen produced off-Broadway productions and workshops of ''The Little Mermaid'', ''Free Delivery'', ''On the Head of a Pin'', ''The Woodsman'', and ''Bernie and Mikey's Trip To the Moon'', as well as an annual theater festival. In 2015 and 2018, they produced various workshops at the

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. As of 2018, Ralph serves as the company's Artistic Director and President. In 2014, he starred in the comedy-drama movie '' I'm Obsessed with You'' alongside

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Rachel Brosnahan Rachel Elizabeth Brosnahan (born July 12, 1990) is an American actress. She stars as aspiring stand-up comedian Miriam "Midge" Maisel in the Amazon Prime Video period comedy series ''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'' (2017–present), for which she w ...

and

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. Also that year, he played the role of Ian Thompson in the film '' A Most Violent Year'' and starred in the pilot episode of ''

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''. In 2015, he played the role of Harrison Dalton, the son of President Dalton in the

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TV series '' Madam Secretary'' and as Mike Vickery in the

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TV series ''

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''. He also played Stan in ''

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''. The same year, Ralph was cast as Quentin Coldwater, the lead role in the Syfy fantasy drama series '' The Magicians'', which premiered on December 16, 2015. He starred in the show from 2015 to 2019.

Personal life

It was reported in 2018 that Ralph had married actress

, but Brosnahan later revealed in early 2019 that they had been married "for years" before their relationship became public. Both attended the Golden Globe Awards ceremony in 2019, where she thanked him during her acceptance speech.

Acting credits

Film

Television

Stage

Video games

References

External links

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