Stephen Plunkett (born September 1, 1981) is an American actor. He is best known for his performances in the

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series, '' Rise,'' and John Magary's '' The Mend,'' which premiered at the 2014 South by Southwest Film Festival.The Mend: SXSW Review
The Hollywood Reporter, March 15, 2014 Plunkett is also known for his performances in New York theater, which include roles in ''War Horse,'' '' The Orphans' Home Cycle, Gone Missing'', '' This Beautiful City'', ''On the Levee,'' ''

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,'' and ''Dada Woof Papa Hot''.

Early life

Plunkett was born on September 1, 1981, in Jacksonville, Texas. His father is a Presbyterian minister and his mother a special education teacher. Plunkett attended the

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and received a

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from the

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Career

Plunkett moved to New York after graduating from college. Plunkett is an associate artist of The Civilians. In 2010, Plunkett was cast in Russell Harbaugh's short film ''Rolling on the Floor Laughing'' which was featured at the 2012

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. In 2011, Plunkett made his Broadway debut in '' War Horse'' at the

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In 2013, Plunkett was cast alongside Josh Lucas and

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in '' The Mend'', which premiered at

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in March 2014. In 2017, Plunkett was cast as Robert Saunders in '' Rise'' on

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage Work

Broadway

Off-Broadway

Awards

2010 Drama Desk Special Award

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Plunkett, Stephen University of Evansville alumni Tisch School of the Arts alumni American male film actors American male stage actors 1981 births Living people American male television actors