Oliver Platt Biography

Oliver Platt is a Canadian-born American film, television, and stage actor who is highly known for his role as Dr. Daniel Charles on Chicago Med from 2015. He was nominated and won BAFTAs for three Golden Globes. 

Oliver Platt Career

The work girls, Flatliners, Beethoven, and The Three Musketeers were the first to appear in Platt. Two beat-up actors played in 1998 in The Impostors with Platt and Stanley Tucci, improvising with strangers. In 1999, in David E. Kelley’s Lake Placid, Platt played the rich and outstanding crocodile enthusiast, Hector. Platt’s first leading role in television was the short-lasting drama Deadline. In season two of The West Wing, OliverBabish received an Emmy nomination for his portrayal of the White House Counsel. He was well-received by creator Bob Lowry in the 2004-2006 TV series Huff as Russell Tupper.

For his work on the series, he was nominated for two Emmy awards and a Golden Globe. Platt said that he chooses the role of the actor “different from what I just did…I do have to be interested in the role” He said he wants to have a different role from that of the last one he played. He was nominated and won BAFTAs for three Golden Globes. Platt’s Broadway debut in 2006 was a Broadway production called Shining City.

He played in Dublin, and the tortured protagonist, John, was Platt’s role. He is a contradictory human being, with faults and strengths. And he is lovable; he can make you laugh and break your heart, at the same time. Oliver has made John what I expect and more to become his role: tremendous inventiveness and sensitivity.’ Platt visited Dublin in preparation for The said, ‘There is one word that describes Oliver, it has ‘humanity,’ it is that everybody quality. He was nominated for a Tony Award for “Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play”

In 2007, Platt played a part in the ESPN miniature series The Bronx Is Burning in Yankees owner George Steinbrenner. After John Turturro’s acknowledgment as Billy Martin, Platt signed the project as “This thing lives or dies by that portrayal … I think it’s great casting. God knows he has the intensity.” ABC did not collect the series. In the Broadway revival of Guys and Dolls which started performances at the Nederlander Théater on February 3, 2009, and officially opened on March 1, 2009, Platt played Nathan Detroit, alongside Lauren Graham as Miss Adelaide.

After 113 performances, the production closed on 14 June 2009. In Roland Emmerich’s 2012, Platt starred in a disaster film released on 13 November 2009 as Staff Chief Carl Anheuser. Platt played the high priest in the Harold Ramis Year One film released in 2009. In August 2010, in 2011, X-Men: First Class, directed by Matthew Vaughn, he was cast in the role of “The Man in Black.”

He performed with Hugh Laurie and Leighton Meester in the romantic comedy The Oranges and was featured in China’s Action Film Zodiac in 2012. Platt provided Wiser the Owl’s voice in the 2013 animated film Dorothy of Oz. He has been featured in the supernatural 2016 thriller of Miramax, Louis Drax’s 9th Life.

Oliver Platt Age

Platt is 64 years old. He was born Oliver James Platt on January 12, 1960, in Windsor, Canada. He celebrates his birthday on the 12th of January every year.

Oliver Platt Height

Platt stands at a height of 6 feet 4 inches tall.

Oliver Platt Family

Sheila Maynard and Nicholas Platt, a career diplomat, are Nicholas to American parents. He is the second cousin to have his brother, Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, withdrawn from the Princess of Wales, Diana. His parental grand-grandfather was Joseph Hodges Choate, New York’s most successful lawyer of the Golden Age. “I never met her.” Platt said, “I never met her. His mother was a clinical social worker and his father was the US ambassador to Pakistan, Zambia, and the Philippines. The Equestrian artist Arthur Scott Burden and socialist Cynthia Roche were his mother’s grandparents.

Oliver Platt Wife

Platt married Mary Camilla Bonsal Campbell on September 12, 1992, at the First Congregational Church. Lily was born in 1995 and his son, George, was born in 1997. Clare was born in 1999. Platt’s elder daughter was Clare. Since 1998, Platt had an open ticket when filming so he often could return home because his family didn’t accompany him to places where he could film.

Oliver Platt Net Worth

Platt has an estimated net worth of 4 million which he has earned through being a film, television, and stage actor.

Oliver Platt Movies and TV Shows

Movies

• 2020; I’m Thinking of Ending Things
• 2017; Professor Marston and the Wonder Women
• 2016; The Cleanse
• 2016; The Ticket
• 2016; The 9th Life of Louis Drax
• 2016; Shut In
• 2016; Rules Don’t Apply
• 2015; Frank and Cindy
• 2015; One More Time
• 2014; Chef
• 2014; Kill the Messenger
• 2014; Cut Bank
• 2014; A Merry Friggin’ Christmas;
• 2013; Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return
• 2013; The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

TV Shows

• 2017; Chicago Justice
• 2015, 2017; Modern Family
• 2015–present; Chicago Med
• 2015–2017; Chicago Fire
• 2015–2016; Chicago P.D.
• 2015; The Good Wife
• 2015; Bessi
• 2014, 2017; Sofia the First
• 2014; Fargo
• 2012–2018; American Experience
• 2010–2013; The Big C
• 2009–2011; Bored to Death
• 2007–2008; Nip/Tuck
• 2007; The Thick of It

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