John Lavelle (born November 23, 1981) is an American stage, film, television actor, and playwright who is perhaps best known for his role as Benjamin Braddock in John Reid's 2002 Broadway adaptation of The Graduate, where he starred opposite Lorraine Bracco, Lorraine Bracco of 'The Sopranos' Joins The Graduate November 19 and for his portrayal of Roy Reed in the film Selma. He is the author of several plays including Sinner's Laundry and Inhalation. He won a Drama Desk Award for his work in The Royale at the Lincoln Center Theatre.
Early life A Brooklyn native, Lavelle grew up in Great Kills, Staten Island and graduated from Monsignor Farrell High School in Oakwood, Staten Island. At Monsignor Farrell, he also became the first anchor of their student-run television station, WFBN.Cornerstone 1999: Monsignor Farrell High School Year Book After high school Lavelle attended the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, graduating in 2004 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama.http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/05-2006/follow-spot_8252.html Follow Spot: Tovah Feldshuh gets her Irish up to play Dolly Gallagher Levi, and John Lavelle acts like a Wall Street minion in Burleigh Grime$. Plus: What went wrong with Tarzan? He is a performer at the Upright Citizen's Brigade and a member of IAMA Theatre Company in Los Angeles.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2003 Frozen Impact Michael TV film Sixteen to Life Kyle Braddock TV film 2004 Innuendo Police Detective Short film 2007 The Sandpiper Ethan Lang 2008 August Suit #1 (Brad) 2009 Can Openers Tom TV film The Taking of Pelham 123 Team Member (NYPD) 2010 Porcelain and Diamonds Jimmy Waldricki Short film 12 The Intern Video short 2011 Dirty Movie The Writer Good News, Oklahoma! River Short film 2012 Broadway's Finest Goldstone 2013 Frozen Additional Voices Some Other Time Hocky 2014 LA Bound: 7 Things Nobody Tells You About Moving to LA Passenger Guy Short film Selma Roy Reed 2016 Zootopia Mouse Foreman (voice) 2017 Born Guilty Grant In the Bubble Hipster/Redneck #1 Video short Pretty Paper John Short film 2018 Ralph Breaks the Internet Additional Voices 2020 Where There's Smoke Bruce Short film
Television Year Title Role Notes 2004 Guiding Light Luke Huff 1 episode 2004 All My Children Seth Phelps 3 episodes 2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury Mark Arnett Episode: "Blue Wall" (uncredited) 2007 The Black Donnellys Eddie Maxwell Episode: "Run Like Hell" 2009 Numb3rs Gill Harkness Episode: "Con Job" 2011 NCIS Derrick Archer Episode: "Tell-All" 2012 LA'd John Episode: "Mouseketeer" 2011–2012 Cracked Advice Board Rick 2 episodes 2013 Modern Music Xavier Chase 2 episodes 2015 Forever Anthony Hanson Episode: "Hitler on the Half-Shell" 2016 Heirloom Roger 6 episodes 2017 Grace and Frankie Highsmith Episode: "The Incubator" 2018 The Dead Girls Detective Agency Brett 4 episodes 2020 She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Peekablue (voice) Episode: "Perils of Peekablue" 2020 Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts Puck / Liam / Janitor Bob (voices) 8 episodes 2022 Zootopia+ Yax / Gerald Cook / Additional Voices 6 episodes 2024 Megamind Rules! PAL-3000 (voice) Episode: "Extra Credit"
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2006 Bully Derby Harrington One of the antagonists of the game; voice only
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