“Avers is a standout!”
Hollywood Reporter
“A delicious stage creature... delivering sparks, laughs & withering comebacks!”
Los Angeles Times
“From bookish nerd to feral outcast to noble survivor... Stirring work!”
VARIETY
"Impressive... avers is genuinely heart-breaking"
New York Magazine
actor | creative
The Wrap
“Brilliant, bombastic, provocative & absolutely riveting to watch!”
“Avers is terrific... steals the show”
NY Daily News
“A standout!”
USA Today
“Excellent... most notably, the fine New York stage actor Brian Avers”
NBC New York
"The play belongs to Avers, who (performs) with sneering, raffish abandon..."
THE NEW YORKER
BRIAN AVERS
BROADWAY * 6-week run opposite Kerry Washington in the timely, powerful drama American Son, directed by Kenny Leon & staged at the legendary Booth Theatre.
BROADWAY * Originated the role of Pierre, opposite Frank Langella, in MTC's Tony Award-winning production of Florian Zeller's The Father. Translated by Christopher Hampton, Doug Hughes directing. The feature film starring Anthony Hopkins won two Academy Awards (2021).
*ACTOR*
ABOUT
BRIAN AVERS is a celebrated actor with wide-ranging performances on stage & screen, originating roles on Broadway in Florian Zeller's Tony Award-winning The Father (opp. Frank Langella) and Rock N' Roll by Tom Stoppard (opp. Brian Cox & Rufus Sewell), also appearing in Broadway runs of American Son with Kerry Washington, The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh and Tom Stoppard's Travesties.
Off-Broadway, Brian originated roles in celebrated NYC premieres of Poor Behavior by Theresa Rebeck, Completeness by Itamar Moses, Explorer's Club by Nell Benjamin, the West Coast premiere of Becky Shaw by Gina Gionfriddo, and as Edgar in King Lear, opposite Kevin Kline at the Public Theater, often working with world class directors like Trevor Nunn, Pam MacKinnon, James Lapine and Doug Hughes.
Brian has guest-starred on a variety of popular TV series including the pilot episode of Castle, Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, FBI, Blue Bloods, The Closer, Medium, Instinct, Life on Mars, Unforgettable and recurring character Special Agent Renko on NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles. Film appearances include Nora Ephron's Julie/Julia (opp. Amy Adams) and Gigantic (opp. Paul Dano & Zooey Deschanel).
Brian's distinctive voice has been heard in a number of national commercials, video games, promos, podcasts & audiobooks in genres ranging from sci fi, fantasy & thriller, to comedy, romance & memoir.
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As a creative, Brian has written & directed plays (Jesse Garon Lives, Flying Lesson, Tape, One for the Road), produced & hosted a popular sports podcast (The Buckeye Brothers), created & directed improvisational indie summer comedy The Weekend, and a series of sketch satires on life in modern America, Soggy Crackers, releasing in the fall of 2024... When in doubt, CiRCLE 7! :)
Originally from Columbus, OH, Brian received a BFA in Acting from Marymount Manhattan College and an MFA in Acting from New York University. Recently, Brian co-founded a national coaching service for developing actors, Acting (Actually), and he continues to mentor aspiring artists and storytellers.
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SAG-AFTRA | Equity | HCKR Agency | Don Buchwald & Associates
A HIGH-OCTANE SKETCH COMEDY SERIES
@ LIFE IN (WHITE) AMERICA ...
NEWfrom BRiAN AVERS
Don't miss romantic SUMMER comedy
directed by Brian Avers
featuring a superb cast
A group of summer camp friends reunite for a getaway weekend, and their last chance to say goodbye...
