Birthday: 17 January 1986, New York City, New York, USA
Birth Name: Hale Isaac Appleman
Height: 187 cm
Graduate of famed LaGuardia High School of the Performing Arts.Studied at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Drama.Starred in the Roundabout Theater Company's revival production of David Rabe's Streamers, directed by Scott Ellis. ('08/'09 Season)Played Jesus in the New York Premiere of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play, sp...
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Graduate of famed LaGuardia High School of the Performing Arts.Studied at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Drama.Starred in the Roundabout Theater Company's revival production of David Rabe's Streamers, directed by Scott Ellis. ('08/'09 Season)Played Jesus in the New York Premiere of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play, spring/summer 2010 Show less «
I grew up loving fantasy, adventure, and children's book series. At the time, I was in a place in LA...Show more »
I grew up loving fantasy, adventure, and children's book series. At the time, I was in a place in LA where I wasn't working and I kind of thought to myself, "What do I really want to do? Like, what kind of role would be really exciting for me?" And I sort of thought about being in an adventurous, magical, fantastical world and a character that was powerful and sophisticated and perhaps even a dandy, that might have even passed in my head, and then I got an audition for the show [The Magicians] shortly after. Show less «
I think The Magicians takes these conventional ideas from this Christian literature of good vs. evil...Show more »
I think The Magicians takes these conventional ideas from this Christian literature of good vs. evil and it sort of shakes it up and asks a deeper, darker question about the nature of not just humanity in the face of good vs. evil, but the challenges of everyday life. And I think there's something incredibly timely about that and incredibly relatable to anyone who's growing up. Because we're all growing up. We're all constantly evolving. Show less «
I think with The Magicians, the Harry Potter and Narnia influences are obviously there.
I think with The Magicians, the Harry Potter and Narnia influences are obviously there.
I think for Lev [Grossman], C. S. Lewis was a huge inspiration from his childhood. I know that Bride...Show more »
I think for Lev [Grossman], C. S. Lewis was a huge inspiration from his childhood. I know that Brideshead Revisited is a book that he's incredibly fond of and he took certain structural influences from that book that he brought into The Magicians. Show less «
My intention is always to honor the character that Lev [Grossman] created in the books and my greate...Show more »
My intention is always to honor the character that Lev [Grossman] created in the books and my greatest concern, honestly, is that the fans of the books will embrace me as this character that they've imagined in their heads. Show less «
