Mandy Patinkin

Mandel Mandy Bruce Patinkin born November 30 1952 is an American actor and singer known for his work in musical theatre television and film As a critically acclaimed Broadway performer he collaborates with Stephen Sondheim and Andrew Lloyd Webber His leading roles on stage and screen have received numerous accolades including a Tony Award and a Primetime Emmy Award as well as nominations for seven Drama Desk Awards three Golden Globe Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award He made his theatre debut in 1975 starring opposite Meryl Streep in the revival of the comic play Trelawny of the Wells at The Public Theatres Shakespeare Festival He played Che in the first Broadway production of Andrew Lloyd Webbers Evita 1979 earning a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical as well as the roles of Georges SeuratGeorge in Stephen Sondheims Sunday in the Park with George 1984 for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical He portrayed Lord Archibald Craven in the original Broadway cast of Lucy Simons The Secret Garden 1991 On Broadway he replaced Michael Rupert as Marvin in William Finns Falsettos 1993 He starred as Burrs in The Wild Party 2000 and earned a second nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical He had leading roles in television shows playing Dr Jeffrey Geiger in Chicago Hope 19942000 SSA Jason Gideon in the CBS crimedrama series Criminal Minds 20052007 Saul Berenson in the Showtime drama series Homeland 20112020 and Rufus Cotesworth in the Hulu mystery series Death and Other Details 2024 He earned seven Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his television work winning Outstanding Leading Actor in a Drama Series for Chicago Hope in 1995 He had recurring roles in Dead Like Me 20032004 and The Good Fight 2021 He also had film roles portraying Inigo Montoya in Rob Reiners family adventure film The Princess Bride 1987 and Avigdor in Barbra Streisands musical epic Yentl 1983 for which he earned a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy nomination Other film credits include Ragtime 1981 Maxie 1985 Dick Tracy 1990 True Colors 1991 Impromptu 1991 Wonder 2017 and Life Itself 2018 He also voiced roles in Hayao Miyazakis Castle in the Sky 2003 and The Wind Rises 2013