Actor Resume
Ellen Adair
SAG - AFTRA / AEA
Manager
Cyd LeVin & Harold Lewter
CLA Partners
Ph: 646.476.2668 (NY)
Ph: 818.253.4365 (LA)
Agent
Kazarian/Measures/Ruskin
Ph: 818.769.9111 (LA)
Ph: 212.582.7572 (NY)
Ph: 470. 694.6559 (ATL)
Commercial Agent
Don Buchwald & Associates
Ph: (212) 634-8388
Height: 5'7
Weight: 130
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Green
Television
Bull | ADA Glover (recurring) | CBS | Dir. Glenn Gordon Caron, Deborah Reinsich, others
The Sinner | Bess McTeer (recurring) | USA | Dir. Antonio Campos, Cherien Dabis, others
Homeland | Janet Bayne (recurring) | Showtime | Dir. Lesli Linka Glatter, Alex Graves others
Billions | Graff (recurring) | Showtime | Dir. Reed Morano, Anna Boden/Ryan Fleck, others
The Slap | ADA Bridget Saltire (recurring) | NBC | Dir. Ken Olin, Matthew Morris
Veep | Reporter (recurring) | HBO | Dir. Becky Martin, Chris Addison
The Family | Reporter (recurring) | ABC | Dir. Andrew McCarthy
As the World Turns | Nurse Gretchen Taylor (recurring) | CBS | Dir. Chris Goutman, others
FBI | Olivia Blake (guest star) | CBS | Dir. Jackeline Tejada
Archive 81 | Emma Trillay | Netflix | Dir. Rebecca Thomas
NCIS: New Orleans | Karla Monroe (guest star) | CBS | Dir. James Whitmore
The Good Fight | Fiona Novak (guest star) | CBS | Dir. Jim McKay
Chicago Fire | Amy Whittaker (guest star) | NBC | Dir. Eric Laneuville
Brotherhood | Jamie Finnerty (guest star) | Showtime | Dir. Ed Bianchi
Compliance (pilot) | Maria (co-star) | FX | Dir. Sam Gold
Shades of Blue | IA Detective Jane (co-star) | NBC | Dir. Nick Gomez
Codes of Conduct (pilot) | Young Mom (co-star) | HBO | Dir. Steve McQueen
Nurse Jackie | Pharmacist (co-star) | Showtime | Dir. Keith Gordon
I Love You But I Lied | Nicole (episode lead) | LMN | Dir. Michael Selditch
God in America | Sister Mary John (co-star) | PBS | Dir. David Belton
Film
Trick | Sherriff Lisa Jayne (lead) | RLJE/Filmbridge | Dir. Patrick Lussier
Herd | Jamie Miller (lead) | Framework Productions | Dir. Steven Pierce
Hunter (working title) | Martha (lead) | Philly Born Productions | Dir. Bridget Smith
Cryptid | Harriet (lead) | BarBHouse | Dir. Brad Rego
Love and Communication | Julia (supporting lead) | Different Duck Prods | Dir. James J. Christy
Fear Obligation Guilt | Annette (supporting) | Dir. Alex Anderson
Sins of the Son | Alison (lead) | 218 Productions | Dir. Matt Newton
I Can't Hear You Over Dying | Diana Hatchins (lead) | Countdown Films | Dir. Nathan Breton
Over Easy | Lauren (lead) | Countdown Films | Dir. Nathan Breton
Rainbow City | Isla Knight (lead) | LIU Writers Studio | Dir. Jonathan Frakes
Fireside | Charlie Harris (lead) | LIU Writers Studio | Dir. Don Wells
Through the Night | Cara (lead) | Brotherhood Films | Dir. Drew Leary
No Margrettes | Margrette (lead) | Elk's Pride Pictures | Dir. Matthew Dunehoo
Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Who Wrote Little Women | Anna Alcott (supporting) | PBS | Dir. Nancy Porter
John James Audubon: Drawn from Nature | Lucy Audubon (supporting) | PBS | Dir. Larry Hott
Louis Brandeis: The People's Attorney | Louis's Lady (supporting) | PBS | Dir. Charles Stuart
Season of Passage | Laura (supporting) | Moonhill Pictures | Dir. David Spaltro
My Sister, the Psychopath | Helena (lead) | Winged Films | Dir. Ramona Shah, J. Eric Marler
The Unwanted | Jenny (co-star) | WA Entertainment | Dir. Chris Jun
A Family Joint | Marisa (supporting) | Columbia MFA Film | Dir. Jeremy Robbins
Web Series
Roommating | Vivian (series lead) | Dir. Alexandra Dell
Detroit, I Love You | Iris (series regular) | Dir. Grant Gordon
Off-Broadway
The Suitcase Under the Bed* | Sara/Doris | Mint Theatre Company | Dir. Jonathan Bank
*World Premiere
What the Public Wants | Emily Vernon | Mint Theatre Company | Dir. Matthew Arbour
Light Falling (Gala) | Ismay | Mint Theatre Company | Dir. Jonathan Bank
Cymbeline* | Imogen/Queen/Bellaria u/s** | Fiasco/TFANA/Barrow St | Dir. Brody & Steinfeld
*Off-Broadway Alliance Award for Best Revival/ ** performed
Sleep No More | Special Event Performer | Punchdrunk | Dir. Felix Barrett, Hector Harkness
Playboy of the Western World | Sara Tansey | Pearl Theatre Company | Dir. J.R. Sullivan
Romeo and Hamlet* | Juliet | GayFest NYC | Dir. Sidney Burgoyne
*US Premiere
Off-Off-Broadway
As You Like It* | Rosalind/Adam** | Happy Few Theater Company | Dir. Adair/Gilde
*NYIT Nomination for Best Production/Best Ensemble
the goodbye room | Bex | Happy Few Theater Company | Dir. Eric Gilde
The Importance of Being Earnest | Gwendolyn | Titan Theater Company | Dir. Terry Layman
Victor Frange Presents Gas! | Smokey | Incubator Arts | Dir. Sarah Krohn
Regional Theater
Constellations | Marianne | Repertory Theater of St. Louis | Dir. Steve Woolf
The Mousetrap | Mollie | Repertory Theater of St. Louis | Dir. Paul Mason Barnes
"M"* | Woman (lead) | Huntington Theater Company | Dir. Caitlin Lowans
*World Premiere
Rabbit Hole | Izzy (u/s) | Huntington Theater Company | Dir. John Tillinger
Carol Mulroney* | Carol Mulroney (u/s) | Huntington Theater Company | Dir. Rebecca Peterson
*World Premiere
The Two Gentlemen of Veronia | Silvia | Commonwealth Theater Company | Dir. Steven Maler
All's Well That Ends Well | Helena | Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey | Dir. Stephen Fried
Private Lives | Amanda/Sybil (u/s) | Shakespeare Theater of DC | Dir. Maria Aitken
Red Light Winter | Christina* | Kitchen Theater Company | Dir. Rachel Lampert
*BroadwayWorld Nomination, Best Actress
Mary's Wedding | Mary* | Kitchen Theater Company | Dir. Rachel Lampert
*BroadwayWorld Nomination, Best Actress
The Yellow Leaf* | Mary Shelley | Pioneer Theater Company | Dir. Geoffrey Sherman
*World Premiere
Henry IV, Part I | Kate Percy | Folger Shakespeare Theater | Dir. Paul Mason Barnes
'Tis Pity She's a Whore | Philotis | Baltimore Center Stage | Dir. Irene Lewis
Marie Antoinette: The Color of Flesh | Marie | Portland Stage | Dir. Dan Burson
Playboy of the Western World | Pegeen Mike | Pennsylvania Shakespeare | Dir. James Christy
The Merchant of Venice | Portia | American Shakespeare Center | Dir. PJ Paparelli
Henry V | Boy/Kate | American Shakespeare Center | Dir. Giles Block
Taming of the Shrew | Bianca | American Shakespeare Center | Dir. Jim Warren
A Christmas Carol | Belle/Martha/Mrs. Fred | American Shakespeare Center | Dir. Jim Warren
Arms and the Man | Raina | Lyric Stage Company | Dir. Spiro Veloudos
Five by Tenn* | Girl/Gladys | SpeakEasy Stage Company | Dir. Scott Edmiston
*IRNE Award, Best Production
All's Well That Ends Well | Diana | Actors Shakespeare Project | Dir. Benjamin Evett
Macbeth | Lady Macbeth | New Repertory Theater | Dir. Brendan Hughes
The Diary of Ann Frank | Margot | New Repertory Theater | Dir. Bobbie Steinbach
Arcadia* | Thomasina Coverly** | Publick Theater | Dir. Diego Arciniegas
*Elliot Norton Award for Best Productions/**IRNE Nomination for Best Actress
The Beard of Avon | Geoffrey/Lady Lettice | Publick Theater | Dir. Diego Arciniegas
A Doll's House | Nora Helmer* | Small World Big Sky Productions | Dir. Sarah Krohn
*Addison Award, Best Ensemble
Pygmalion | Eliza Doolittle* | Longwood Players | Dir. Marc Miller
*Addison Award, Best Actress
Awards
Off-Broadway Alliance Award, Best Revival, Cymbeline
New York Innovative Theater Award Nominations, Best Production and Best Ensemble, As You Like It
Broadway World Nomination, Best Actress for Red Light Winter and Mary's Wedding
Elliot Norton Award, Best Production, Five by Tenn and Arcadia
IRNE Award Nomination, Best Actress, Arcadia
Addison Award, Best Ensemble, A Doll's House
Addison Award, Best Actress, Pygmalion
Training
B.A. in English and Theatre from Boston University
Summer Training Institute at Shakespeare and Company
The Stanislavski Summer School at the American Repertory Theatre
On-Camera with Bob Krakower - Master Class Level
On-Camera with Ellen Novack
On-Camera with Matt Newton, Van Hansis
Improvisation - Upright Citizens Brigade, New York (Teachers: Tim Martin, Gavin Speiller, John Timothy)
Company Member, The Actors Center
Skills
Improvisation • Dialects: all kinds of English, Irish, Scottish, Southern, German, French • Languages: French, some Italian, some Russian • Stage Combat (Hand-to-hand; some rapier, broadsword) • Dance: Ballet (not pointe), Jazz, Modern experience • Mezzo-soprano