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John Bolton(IV)

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John Bolton as Bran in The Blacklist
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John Bolton is best known as a Broadway theater actor, starring on Broadway and nationally in Anastasia, Wicked, Hello, Dolly!, A Christmas Story: The Musical, Dames At Sea, Curtains, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Young Frankenstein and Damn Yankees. He was in the original Broadway productions of Titanic, Contact and Spamalot, all three of which won the Tony Award for Best Musical. Nominated for Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Lortel, Astaire and Rivera awards, Bolton headlined sold-out concerts at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center.
BornDecember 29
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    Known for

    Téa Leoni in Madam Secretary (2014)
    Madam Secretary
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Attorney General Nolan
    Ellie Kemper in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015)
    Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Bus Driver
    The Blacklist (2013)
    The Blacklist
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Bran
    Penn Badgley, Blake Lively, Taylor Momsen, Leighton Meester, Jessica Szohr, Chace Crawford, and Ed Westwick in Gossip Girl (2007)
    Gossip Girl
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Bruce Caplan

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    Actor



    • The Panic
      • Edward King
      • Post-production



    • Queen Latifah and Florin Penișoară in The Equalizer (2021)
      The Equalizer
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Dr. Richard Bennings
      • 2025
    • Busy Philipps, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Paula Pell, and Sara Bareilles in Girls5eva (2021)
      Girls5eva
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Prince Charles
      • 2024
    • FBI: Most Wanted (2020)
      FBI: Most Wanted
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Dan Parker
      • 2022
    • Aasif Mandvi, Katja Herbers, and Mike Colter in Evil (2019)
      Evil
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Edgar Loudermilk
      • 2021
    • The Blacklist (2013)
      The Blacklist
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Bran
      • 2021
    • Ellie Kemper in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015)
      Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Bus Driver
      • 2015–2019
    • Téa Leoni in Madam Secretary (2014)
      Madam Secretary
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Attorney General Nolan
      • 2017–2019
    • Mapplethorpe (2018)
      Mapplethorpe
      6.2
      • Harold Jones
      • 2018
    • Clayton Howe's Entertainmentx (2018)
      Clayton Howe's Entertainmentx
      Podcast Series
      • 2018
    • Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu in Elementary (2012)
      Elementary
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Mr. Charles
      • 2017
    • Kern: Show Boat (2015)
      Kern: Show Boat
      7.7
      Video
      • Frank Schultz
      • 2015
    • Tom Selleck, Bridget Moynahan, Donnie Wahlberg, and Will Estes in Blue Bloods (2010)
      Blue Bloods
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Tom Pincus
      • 2014
    • Submissions Only (2010)
      Submissions Only
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Greg Krutoff
      • 2014
    • The Hinterlands (2013)
      The Hinterlands
      6.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Paul's Dad
      • 2013
    • Ron Bohmer, Kathy Fitzgerald, Randy Graff, Christiane Noll, Tony Sheldon, Jennifer Smith, Mary Stout, Rick Crom, John Bolton, Craig Schulman, Alison Cimmet, Tory Ross, Leigh Ann Larkin, Laura Osnes, Matt Doyle, Jane Pfitsch, Jeremy Jordan, Elizabeth Stanley, Nick Spangler, Nikka Graff Lanzarone, Martin Poole, Adam Lendermon, Christina Bianco, Tony Tillman, Mike Kelton, Rosie Colosi, Ryan Worsing, Jess Patty, Lewis Cleale, Brian Sears, and Catherine Charlebois in Downton Abbey at 54 Below: Season 4, Episode 1 Sneak Peak (2013)
      Downton Abbey at 54 Below: Season 4, Episode 1 Sneak Peak
      8.4
      Short
      • Kevin Doyle (Joseph Molesley)
      • 2013

    Writer



    • Andrew Rannells in Russian Broadway Shut Down (2014)
      Russian Broadway Shut Down
      7.2
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2014

    Producer



    • Andrew Rannells in Russian Broadway Shut Down (2014)
      Russian Broadway Shut Down
      7.2
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2014

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    John Bolton - The Good Wife
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    John Bolton - Boardwalk Empire
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    John Bolton - Boardwalk Empire

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    • Height
      • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
    • Born
      • December 29
      • Rochester, New York, USA

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      In 2012, Bolton was a soloist with the NY Philharmonic.

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    • Where was John Bolton born?
      Rochester, New York, USA
    • How tall is John Bolton?
      6 feet 2 inches, or 1.88 meters
    • What is John Bolton known for?
      Gossip Girl, The Blacklist, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and Madam Secretary

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