T. Ryder Smith | |
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Born |
New York |
March 9, 1958
Residence | New York City, New York |
Occupation | Actor, voice actor |
Years active | 1990-present |
Website | http://trydersmith.org |
T. Ryder Smith (born March 9, 1958) is an American actor. A native of New York state and long-time resident of New York City, he appears frequently on stage, particularly in avant-garde theatre works, as well as on TV, film, and as a voice actor.
Smith has appeared on Broadway in the original American company of War Horse (play), at Lincoln Center, and in the 2009 revival of Equus opposite Daniel Radcliffe and Richard Griffiths. Other work in NYC includes the world premieres of Katori Hall’s Our Lady of Kibeho and of plays by Richard Foreman, David Greenspan, and Anne Washburn, and in Sarah Ruhl’s Passion Play and Dead Man’s Cell Phone. T was nominated for a Drama Desk award as Outstanding Solo Performer in Glen Berger’s Underneath the Lintel, and shared a 2007 Drama Desk award for Outstanding Ensemble Cast for the 3-actor, 30-role play Lebensraum, by Israel Horowitz. Regional theatre work includes world premiere productions of plays by Charles Mee, Tanya Barfield and Doug Wright, and the 2007 collaboration with artist/activist Paul Chan, The Classical Theatre of Harlem, and the public-arts presenters Creative Time to perform Samuel Beckett's play Waiting for Godot in the outdoor areas of New Orleans which had been most devastated by Hurricane Katrina.