Thomas Sadoski

Thomas Christian Sadoski (born July 1, 1976)^[2] is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Don Keefer in the HBO series The Newsroom (2012-14) and as Matt Short in the CBS sitcom Life in Pieces (2015-19).

Thomas Sadoski
Sadoski in 2013
Born	Thomas Christian Sadoski[1] (1976-07-01) July 1, 1976 (age 48) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Education	Circle in the Square Theatre School
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1998–present
Spouses	Kimberly Hope ​ ​ (m. 2007; div. 2015)​ Amanda Seyfried ​ ​ (m. 2017)​
Children	2

Early life and education

Sadoski was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and raised in College Station, Texas.^[3] Sadoski attended the University of North Texas for one semester and graduated from the Circle in the Square Theatre School in 1998.^[3]

Career

Sadoski began his award-winning stage career as the understudy for Mark Ruffalo and Mark Rosenthal in the Off-Broadway production of Kenneth Lonergan's critically acclaimed play This Is Our Youth at the Second Stage Theatre.^[4] It marked the first of many productions with the New York-based theatre company. He has appeared in many Broadway and Off-broadway productions as well as many productions in regional theaters. In 2008, he originated the role of Greg in Neil LaBute's play reasons to be pretty for MCC Theater alongside future The Newsroom co-star Alison Pill. After a critically lauded sold-out run Off-Broadway, it transferred to Broadway in April 2009 where it earned three Tony Award nominations (Best Actor: Sadoski, Best Actress: Marin Ireland, Best Play) as well as three Drama Desk Award nominations (Best Actor: Sadoski, Best Director: Terry Kinney and Best Play),^[5] two Outer Critics Circle Award nominations (Best Actor: Sadoski, Best New Play),^[6] and three Drama League Award nominations (Best Play, Distinguished Performance Awards: Sadoski and Ireland).^[7] Neil LaBute credits Sadoski for inspiring the critically noted change in tone in reasons to be pretty from the playwright's earlier works saying: "His own thoughtfulness and good heart helped me to not fall back on anything that I had done before. My plays usually end darkly. I always thought that was real life, that there were always shades of gray, but he helped me see some other colors in the palette."^[3] In 2011, he originated the role of Trip Wyeth in Jon Robin Baitz's Other Desert Cities for which he won an Obie Award and Lucille Lortel Award.^[8] The play (which, also after a sold out Off-Broadway run, was transferred to Broadway in November 2011) was named Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play by the Outer Critics Circle in 2011.^[9] Sadoski has also been seen on Broadway alongside Ben Stiller, Edie Falco, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alison Pill in John Guare's The House of Blue Leaves.^[10]

Personal life

Sadoski began dating actress Amanda Seyfried in early-2016.^[11] They confirmed their engagement on September 12, 2016.^[12] The couple married March 12, 2017.^[13] On March 24, 2017, it was announced that Seyfried had given birth to their daughter.^[14] In September 2020, Seyfried gave birth to their second child, a son.^[15]

Sadoski is a board member of the non-profit INARA. The organization helps displaced children get medical treatment they need, following injuries related to conflict.^[16] He is also an ambassador for the non-profit organizations War Child USA and War Child Canada,^[17] a member of the advisory board of the non-profit Fortify Rights ^[18] and a board member emeritus of the non-profit Refugees International.

In 2024 Sadoski was presented an honorary doctorate for his humanitarian work by Niagara University. ^[19]

Theatre credits

Stage (partial)
Year	Play	Author	Role	Location	Notes
1998	This Is Our Youth	Kenneth Lonergan	Warren / Dennis understudy	McGinn-Cazale Theatre, New York, NY Fairbanks Theatre, New York, NY	Professional debut
1999	Gemini	Albert Innaurato	Randy Hastings	Second Stage, New York, NY
2000	The Hot l Baltimore	Lanford Wilson	Paul Granger III	Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA
	The Skin of Our Teeth	Thornton Wilder	Henry Antrobus	Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA
2001	Street Scene	Elmer Rice	Samuel Kaplan	Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA
	The Waverly Gallery	Kenneth Lonergan	Daniel Reed	Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT
2002	Left	Richard Nelson	Eddie	Powerhouse Theatre, Poughkeepsie, NY	World Premiere
	The General From America	Richard Nelson	Matlack/ Pauling	Alley Theatre, Houston, TX Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York, NY
2003	Where We're Born	Lucy Thurber	Tony	Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre, New York, NY	World Premiere
2004	Reckless	Craig Lucas	Tom / Tom, Jr Man in Ski Mask	Biltmore Theatre, New York, NY	Sadoski's Broadway debut
	Rodney's Wife	Richard Nelson	Ted	Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA	World Premiere
2005	Moonlight and Magnolias	Ron Hutchinson	David O. Selznick	Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, GA
2006	Jump/Cut	Neena Beber	Paul	Julia Miles Theatre, New York, NY	World Premiere
	The Mistakes Madeline Made	Elizabeth Meriwether	Buddy	Bleecker Street Theatre, New York, NY	World Premiere
	All This Intimacy	Rajiv Joseph	Ty	McGinn-Cazale Theatre, New York, NY	World Premiere
2006/2007	The Santaland Diaries	David Sedaris	Crumpet	Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT
2007	Stay	Lucy Thurber	Billy	Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre, New York, NY	World Premiere
	Dissonance	Damian Lanigan	Hal	Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA	World Premiere
	The Joke	Sam Marks	Eddie	Studio Dante, New York, NY	World Premiere
2008	reasons to be pretty	Neil LaBute	Greg	Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York, NY	World Premiere
	Becky Shaw	Gina Gionfriddo	Andrew	Second Stage Theatre	New York Premiere
2009	reasons to be pretty	Neil LaBute	Greg	Lyceum Theatre, New York, NY	LaBute's Broadway debut
2010	The Bridge Project II: As You Like It, The Tempest	William Shakespeare	Touchstone, Stephano	BAM Harvey Lichtenstein Theater, Brooklyn, NY Lyric Theatre, Hong Kong, HK Esplanade Theatre, Singapore, SG Théâtre Marigny, Paris, FR Teatro Español, Madrid, ES Ruhrfestspiele, Recklinghhausen, DE Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam, NL The Old Vic, London, UK Teatro Palacio Valdés, Avilès, ES	Directed by Sam Mendes
2011	Other Desert Cities	Jon Robin Baitz	Trip Wyeth	Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, New York, NY	World Premiere
	The House of Blue Leaves	John Guare	Billy Einhorn	Walter Kerr Theatre, New York, NY	Broadway
	Other Desert Cities	Jon Robin Baitz	Trip Wyeth	Booth Theatre, New York, NY	Broadway
2012	Build	Michael Golamco	Kip	Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles, CA	World Premiere
2015	The Way We Get By	Neil LaBute	Doug	Second Stage Theatre, New York, NY	World Premiere
2017	Moscow, Moscow, Moscow, Moscow, Moscow, Moscow	Halley Feiffer	Andrey	Williamstown Theater Festival; Williamstown, MA	World Premiere
2018	Belleville	Amy Herzog	Zack	Pasadena Playhouse; Pasadena, CA
2019	White Noise	Suzan-Lori Parks	Ralph	Public Theater; New York, NY[20]	World Premiere
	Grand Horizons	Bess Wohl	Ben	Williamstown Theatre Festival	World Premiere
2022	Wedding Band	Alice Childress	Herman	Theatre for a New Audience	NYC revival

Filmography

Film

Film
Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
2000	Loser	Chris	Amy Heckerling	Film debut
2002	Winter Solstice	Chris Bender	Josh Sternfeld
2003	Happy Hour	Scott	Mike Bencivenga
2004	Company K	Corp. Richard Mundy	Robert Clem
2008	The New Twenty	Feliz Canavan	Chris Mason Johnson
2009	Split	Oliver	Jamie Buckner	Short film
2012	30 Beats	Julian	Alexis Lloyd
	BFF	Jack	Neil LaBute	Short film
2013	The Dramatics	Gordon Bullard	Scott Rodgers
2014	Take Care	Devon	Liz Tuccillo
	It's Okay	Him	Tamar Levine	Short film[21]
	Wild	Paul	Jean-Marc Vallée
	John Wick	Officer Jimmy	Chad Stahelski
2015	I Smile Back	Donny	Adam Salky
2017	John Wick: Chapter 2	Officer Jimmy	Chad Stahelski
	The Last Word	Robin Sands	Mark Pellington
	The Games We Play	Paul	Annika Marks and Rich Newey	Short film
2018	Home Shopper	James Turner	Dev Patel
	Holy Moses	Sheriff	Eli Powers
2020	The Mimic	The Narrator	Thomas F. Mazziotti
	Killing Eleanor	Greg	Rich Newey
2021	Stalking the Bogeyman	The Bogeyman	Markus Potter & Jack Dorfman	Short film
	Skin & Bone	Christian	Eli Powers
2022	Devotion	Dick Cevoli	J. D. Dillard	[22][23]
2024	Lilly	Jon Goldfarb	Rachel Feldman	Completed

Television

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Law & Order	Robert Barnes	Episode: "Criminal Law"
2007	As the World Turns	Jesse Calhoun	8 episodes
	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Patrick Cardell	Episode: "Lonelyville"
2009	Ugly Betty	Ryan the Caterer	Episode: "Dress for Success"
	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Joe Thagard	Episode: "Anchor"
2012–2014	The Newsroom	Don Keefer	Series regular, 25 episodes
2013–2014	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Nate Davis	2 episodes
2015	The Slap	Gary[24]	8 episodes
2015–2019	Life in Pieces	Matt Short	Series regular, 79 episodes
2020	Tommy	Mayor Buddy Gray	Series regular, 12 episodes
2023	The Crowded Room	Matty Dunne	6 episodes
2024	American Sports Story	Brian Murphy	Upcoming series

Audio

In January 2011, Stephen King's audiobook recording of Mile 81 was released for which Thomas Sadoski was the narrator.^[25] AudioFile magazine said of his work: "Sadoski’s matter-of-fact narration of the monster's deeds makes the tale that much more unnerving to hear".^[26] Publishers Weekly agreed saying: "Thomas Sadoski provides smooth, matter-of-fact narration that acts as a counterpoint to the chilling and unnerving story line".^[27]

Audio
Year	Project	Author	Notes
2012	Mile 81	Stephen King	Audiobook
2013	reasons to be pretty	Neil LaBute	Radio play, recorded for LA TheatreWorks [28][29]
2015	The Children's Crusade	Ann Packer	Audiobook
2016	Zero K	Don DeLillo	Audiobook
2022	The Candy House	Jennifer Egan	Audiobook

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2008	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play	Becky Shaw	Nominated
2009	Tony Awards	Best Actor in a Play	Reasons to Be Pretty	Nominated
2009	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Actor in a Play		Nominated
	Drama League Award	Distinguished Performance		Nominated
	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Actor in a Play		Nominated
2011	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play	Other Desert Cities	Won
	Obie Awards	Distinguished Performance by an Actor		Won
2018	Satisfied Eye International Film Festival	Best Supporting Actor	Holy Moses	Won

References

1. PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Other Desert Cities' Thomas Sadoski | Playbill
2. "Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 25-July 1". Associated Press. June 20, 2023.
3. Healy, Patrick (April 25, 2009). "An Actor Who Earns Praise With One Foot in His Mouth". The New York Times. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
4. "Catching up with Thomas Sadoski". Lincoln Center Theater Blog. January 3, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
5. "Reasons To Be Pretty". IBDb.com. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
6. Cozby, Paul. "Outer Critics Circle Awards Nominations - 2009". Theater.about.com. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
7. "2009 Drama League Award Nominees Announced". Broadway.com. April 21, 2009. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
8. "Search: Thomas Sadoski". Lortel Archives. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
9. "Other Desert Cities - 2011 Broadway Tickets, Reviews, News, Info, Photos, Videos". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
10. "The House of Blue Leaves". IBDb.com. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
11. "Amanda Seyfried and Her Last Word Costar Thomas Sadoski Are Dating!". People (magazine). March 3, 2016.
12. "Amanda Seyfried Engaged to Last Word Costar Thomas Sadoski". People (magazine). September 12, 2016.
13. "Amanda Seyfried and Thomas Sadoski Are Married -- After Secretly Eloping!". US Weekly. March 17, 2017.
14. "Amanda Seyfried and Thomas Sadoski Welcome First Child". The Huffington Post. March 24, 2017.
15. Mizoguchi, Karen (September 28, 2020). "Surprise! Amanda Seyfried and Thomas Sadoski Welcome a Son". People. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
16. "Our Board". INARA. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
17. https://warchildusa.org ^{[bare URL]}
18. "Fortify Rights Welcomes Actor Thomas Sadoski to Advisory Board". March 31, 2021.
19. https://news.niagara.edu/news/show/actor-thomas-sadoski-entrepreneur-chelsea-spencer-and-morgan-stanley-managing-director-jeffrey-holzschuh-to-speak-during-niagara-university-commencement-ceremonies
20. Brantley, Ben (March 20, 2019). "Review: Hearing the Roar of Racism in 'White Noise'". The New York Times. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
21. ""It's Okay" World Premier at 2014 Palm Springs International Shortfest". Filmfestivals.com. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
22. "'Devotion': Jonathan Majors, Glen Powell Korean War Movie to Go Wide During Thanksgiving". July 6, 2022.
23. Wiseman, Andreas (January 12, 2021). "Joe Jonas & Thomas Sadoski Join Big-Budget War Movie 'Devotion' Alongside Jonathan Majors, Glen Powell & Christina Jackson". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
24. "The Slap". NBC.com. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
25. "Mile 81". StephenKing.com. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
26. "MILE 81 by Stephen King Read by Thomas Sadoski, Edward Herrmann". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
27. "Audio Book Review: Mile 81 by Stephen King, read by Thomas Sadoski and Edward Herrmann". Publishers Weekly. March 26, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
28. Ng, David (August 22, 2013). "L.A. Theatre Works season to include Neil LaBute, 'Osage County'". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
29. "LATW 1/16/14 Neil LaBute's "Reasons to Be Happy" starring Jenna Fischer & Thomas Sadoski". Kpfk.org. November 27, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2017.

External links

• Thomas Sadoski at IMDb
• Thomas Sadoski at the Internet Broadway Database
• Thomas Sadoski at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
• Healy, Patrick, NY Times April 29, 2009
• Lemon, Brendan, "Catching up with Thomas Sadoski" January 3, 2011