Cory Michael Smith

Cory Michael Smith
Smith at WonderCon, April 2015
Born	(1986-11-14) November 14, 1986 (age 30) Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Residence	New York City, New York, U.S.
Nationality	American
Education	Otterbein University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2009–present
Known for	Edward Nygma (Gotham)
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)

Cory Michael Smith (born November 14, 1986) is an American actor. He currently portrays Edward Nygma in the Fox television drama series Gotham. He appeared in Camp X-Ray in 2014. He appeared in 2013 in Breakfast at Tiffany's on Broadway, which starred Emilia Clarke.

A native of Columbus, Ohio, Smith was raised by his parents, David and Theresa (born Fagan) Smith, with his one older brother Chad, and graduated from Hilliard Darby High School in 2005. He had aspirations ranging from becoming a concert pianist to a lawyer. While at Otterbein University, Smith was cast in such plays as The Scene, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, and Tartuffe. His major & minor were art musical theatre and jazz piano, respectively. He considered dropping out of art musical theatre for philosophy or pre-law.

In 2011, Smith was seen in the New York City premiere of ‘The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World’ at Playwrights Horizons and in 2009 to early 2012 could be seen in various regional theatre productions for the likes of New York Stage and Film. He starred in The Fantasticks at both Barrington Stage Company and The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. He was also seen in Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them.