Eric Bogosian (born April 24, 1953) is an American actor, playwright,
monologuist, novelist, and historian. Descended from Armenian American
immigrants, he grew up in Watertown and Woburn, Massachusetts, and
attended University of Chicago and Oberlin College. His numerous plays
include subUrbia (1994) and the Pulitzer-nominated Talk Radio (1987),
both of which were adapted to film by Richard Linklater and Oliver
Stone, respectively. He also starred as Arno in the Safdie brothers'
critically acclaimed film Uncut Gems (2019).Bogosian has appeared in a
variety of plays, films, and television series throughout his career.
His television roles include Captain Danny Ross in Law & Order:
Criminal Intent (2006â€"2010), Lawrence Boyd on Billions
(2017â€"2018), and Gil Eavis on Succession (since 2018). He has also
been involved in New York City ballet production, and has written
several novels as well as the historical nonfiction Operation Nemesis
(2015).Bogosian was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Edwina
(née Jamgochian), a hairdresser and instructor, and Henry Bogosian,
an accountant. He spent his early childhood in Watertown,
Massachusetts, home to a large Armenian-American community which
included his grandparents, survivors of the Armenian Genocide. His
family moved to nearby Woburn in 1960. He became interested in theater
while attending Woburn Memorial High School, and would later base his
play subUrbia on his youth in Woburn's Four Corners neighborhood. He
attended the University of Chicago before graduating from Oberlin
College.
monologuist, novelist, and historian. Descended from Armenian American
immigrants, he grew up in Watertown and Woburn, Massachusetts, and
attended University of Chicago and Oberlin College. His numerous plays
include subUrbia (1994) and the Pulitzer-nominated Talk Radio (1987),
both of which were adapted to film by Richard Linklater and Oliver
Stone, respectively. He also starred as Arno in the Safdie brothers'
critically acclaimed film Uncut Gems (2019).Bogosian has appeared in a
variety of plays, films, and television series throughout his career.
His television roles include Captain Danny Ross in Law & Order:
Criminal Intent (2006â€"2010), Lawrence Boyd on Billions
(2017â€"2018), and Gil Eavis on Succession (since 2018). He has also
been involved in New York City ballet production, and has written
several novels as well as the historical nonfiction Operation Nemesis
(2015).Bogosian was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Edwina
(née Jamgochian), a hairdresser and instructor, and Henry Bogosian,
an accountant. He spent his early childhood in Watertown,
Massachusetts, home to a large Armenian-American community which
included his grandparents, survivors of the Armenian Genocide. His
family moved to nearby Woburn in 1960. He became interested in theater
while attending Woburn Memorial High School, and would later base his
play subUrbia on his youth in Woburn's Four Corners neighborhood. He
attended the University of Chicago before graduating from Oberlin
College.
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