[2][3] He got his Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting from The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago in 1999.
[18] At Writers Theatre, he had multiple roles in the ensemble plays The Puppetmaster of Lodz (2007)[19] and Travels with My Aunt (2010–2011);[20][21] as well as single roles Hamlet in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (2009),[22] Dermot in Port Authority (2013),[23][24][25] and George in Death of a Streetcar Named Virginia Woolf: A Parody (2016).
[28] At Goodman Theatre, he had roles in Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play: A Cycle in Three Parts (2007),[29] played Milan in Rock 'n' Roll (2009),[30][31] Paul Moore in Tracey Scott Wilson's The Good Negro (2010),[32][33] Trip Wyeth in Other Desert Cities (2013)[34][35] and the Physic in Jordan Harrison's The Amateurs (2015).
[36] In 2012, he played Willie Oban in the Goodman Theatre's revival of The Iceman Cometh, and would reprise his role in 2015 when the show was performed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York City.
[41][43][44] James Goldman’s The Lion in Winter played at Court Theatre, Chicago, Illinois from November 3 to December 3, 2024.
Rounding out the talented cast were Rebecca Spence, Kenneth La’Ron Hamilton, Brandon Miller, Shane Kenyon, Netta Walker, and Anthony Baldasare.
[48] He played Gustav in A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas, Mr. Pritchard in At Any Price, and Guy in Animals.
The campaign was very popular and resulted in multiple commercials and appearances during Super Bowls and other major sports events over the next few years.
[60][59] He played John in the 2021 short film I Can Change which was written and directed by Jim Jenkins, the same director for the Bud Light ads[1][61] In the film, his character is "an underachiever who receives the power to stop time the night before his wedding".
[66] He is also appearing in the upcoming thriller film Knox Goes Away, which is directed by his Dopesick co-star Michael Keaton.