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Hale Isaac Appleman is an American actor. He is known for playing Tobey Cobb in the 2007 film ''
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'' and Eliot in the television fantasy series '' The Magicians''.


Early life

Appleman was raised in
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, New York. He spent four summers at the performing arts summer camp French Woods and attended the
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. After attending
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for "a year and a month or two", he dropped out to film a role in a movie.


Career

Appleman's credits on stage include the revival of '' Streamers'' at the Roundabout Theater Company,
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' ''
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'' at the
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, and the New York premiere of Sarah Ruhl's ''
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'' as Jesus. In 2011, he played Bob in ''
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'' at the Berkshire Theatre Festival, and can be heard on the L.A. Theatre Works recording of
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's '' Buried Child''. Appleman was seen at The Old Globe Theater as
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in '' The Last Goodbye''. Appleman played Zach on the NBC musical drama series '' Smash''. He made his film debut in ''
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'' and portrayed cartoonist
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in '' Pedro.'' His other credits include Josh Neff in '' Private Romeo'', the short film ''Oysters Rockefeller'', and '' The Magicians'', a TV series based on the novel of the same name by
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, in which he played the magician Eliot from 2015 to 2020.


Personal life

Appleman has said that he is "definitely not straight" and described himself as queer.


Filmography


Film


Television


References


External links

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