Rhys Coiro
| Rhys Coiro | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 12, 1979 Santo Stefano in Aspromonte, Calabria, Italy |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouse(s) | Kat Coiro; 3 children |
John Rhys Coiro (born March 12, 1979) is an American film, television and stage actor who got his start on Broadway but is best known for his on-screen roles.
Born in Santo Stefano in Aspromonte Calabria, Italy or Washington, D.C. (accounts differ) to David Coiro and Professor Ann Baynes Coiro, Rhys attended Princeton High School in NJ. As a teenager, Coiro, a talented visual artist, began working for a local artist who introduced him to the artistic director of The Passage Theater, June Ballinger. Ballinger got him involved with the State Street theater project in Trenton NJ, modeled after Primary stages’ 52nd street project. From there, Coiro spent summers building sets and operating lights at the New Jersey Shakespeare festival. Inspired by numerous productions, including Julie Taymor’s “Titus Andronicus” at TFANA, Coiro decided to study theater at Carnegie Mellon University, where he eventually graduated with a BFA. He also spent time studying at The Moscow Art Theater in Russia.
At age 19, Coiro got his first professional gig as an understudy to three roles in the American premiere of Conor McPherson’s off-Broadway play “This Lime Tree Bower” directed by Harris Yulin at Primary Stages. Within a month of graduating from CMU, Coiro landed the role of Eddie the Bellhop in the Lincoln Center revival of George S. Kauffman’s “Dinner at Eight”, directed by Gerald Guitierrez.
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