F. Murray AbrahamΒ (bornΒ Murray Abraham; October 24, 1939) is an American actor. Known for hisΒ roles on stage and screen, he has received anΒ Academy AwardΒ and aΒ Golden Globe AwardΒ as well as nominations for aΒ BAFTA Award, fourΒ Emmy Awards, and aΒ Grammy Award. He became famous for portrayingΒ Antonio SalieriΒ in the drama filmΒ Amadeus (1984), for which he won anΒ Academy Award for Best Actor.
Abraham debuted on Broadway in the 1968 playΒ The Man in the Glass Booth. He received theΒ Obie Award for Outstanding PerformanceΒ for his roles inΒ Anton Chekhov'sΒ Uncle VanyaΒ (1984) andΒ William Shakespeare'sΒ The Merchant of VeniceΒ (2011). He returned to Broadway in the revival ofΒ Terrence McNally's comedyΒ It's Only a PlayΒ (2014), receiving aΒ Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a PlayΒ nomination.
He has appeared in many roles, both leading and supporting, in films such asΒ All the President's MenΒ (1976),Β ScarfaceΒ (1983),Β The Name of the RoseΒ (1986),Β Last Action HeroΒ (1993),Β Mighty AphroditeΒ (1995),Β Dillinger and CaponeΒ (1995),Β Star Trek: InsurrectionΒ (1998),Β Finding Forrester (2000),Β Inside Llewyn DavisΒ (2013),Β The Grand Budapest HotelΒ (2014),Β Isle of DogsΒ (2018) andΒ How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019).
He was a regular cast member on theΒ ShowtimeΒ drama seriesΒ HomelandΒ (2012β2018), which earned him twoΒ nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. He also acted inΒ LouieΒ (2011β2014),Β Mythic QuestΒ (2020β2021),Β Moon Knight (2022) andΒ The White LotusΒ (2022), with the latter earning him nominations for theΒ Golden Globe AwardΒ and theΒ Primetime Emmy Award.
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