Anson Mount | |
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| File:Anson Mount by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg Mount at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | February 25, 1973 Mount Prospect, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Spouse(s) | Darah Trang (m. 2018) |
Anson Adams Mount IV (born February 25, 1973) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as fictional character Cullen Bohannon in the AMC western drama series Hell on Wheels, as Jim Steele on the short-lived NBC series Conviction, as the Marvel Comics superhero Black Bolt in Marvel's Inhumans, and as Captain Christopher Pike in season 2 of Star Trek: Discovery.[1][2] He also appeared in the film Crossroads (2002).
Early life[]
Mount was born February 25, 1973,[3] in Mount Prospect, Illinois, and grew up in White Bluff, Tennessee. His mother, Nancy Smith, is a former professional golfer.[4] His father, Anson Adams Mount II, was one of the original contributing editors to Playboy magazine.[5][6] Anson has an older brother, Anson Adams III, and two sisters from his father's first marriage. Mount's great-great-great grandfather was a Confederate cavalry colonel in the Civil War.[7]
Mount attended Dickson County High School in Dickson, Tennessee, Sewanee: The University of the South, and Columbia University.[5]
Career[]
Stage[]
In 1998, Anson Mount starred in Terrence McNally's Corpus Christi, for which he was honored by the Drama League.[8]
In 2008, Mount made the finalist list for the American Playwrights Conference at the O'Neill Center in 2008 for his full length play, Atomic City, and won the Maxim Mazumdar New Play Prize for his one-act play Love Liza?[9] In 2010 he appeared in Anton Chekhov’s “Three Sisters” at Classic Stage Company. In 2018 he appeared in Robert O’Hara’s “Mankind” at Playwrights Horizons.
Film[]
In 2000, Mount made his feature film debut as Tully Coats in the independent film Tully. He received widespread critical praise for the performance and the film won several film festival awards and numerous Independent Spirit Award nominations.[10]
In 2009, Mount produced and starred in an independent film called Cook County, which has earned awards at several major film festivals, including Hollywood, AFI Dallas, Nashville, SXSW, and others.
Television[]
Mount is widely known for his role as Cullen Bohannan on AMC's hit series Hell on Wheels, for which he also served as producer from 2014–2016.[11]
In 2018, he was cast as Captain Christopher Pike of the Starship Enterprise in the CBS series Star Trek: Discovery. His performance was well received,[12] which inspired a popular petition for Pike spin-off.[13] In 2019, he reprised his role as Pike in a few Star Trek: Short Treks episodes. In May 2020 it was announced that, in part due to the positive reception from fans,[14] he would star as Pike in a new series, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.[15]
Academic[]
Anson Mount serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University,[16] he teaches audition technique for graduate actors.[17]
Anson has published non-fiction pieces in Mosaic,[18] The Daily Beast,[19] Cowboys & Indians magazine,[20][21] and the Calgary Herald.
Personal life[]
On July 8, 2017, Anson announced his engagement to his longtime girlfriend, photographer Darah Trang,[22] and they were married on February 20, 2018.[23] As of 2019 he and his wife live in Connecticut.
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Urban Legends: Final Cut | Toby Belcher | |
| Tully | Tully Coates Jr. | ||
| Boiler Room | Broker | ||
| 2002 | Crossroads | Ben Kimble | Nominated – Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Combo (shared with Britney Spears) Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Best Chemistry (shared with Britney Spears) |
| City by the Sea | Dave Simon | ||
| Poolhall Junkies | Chris | ||
| 2003 | The Battle of Shaker Heights | Mine Weber | |
| 2004 | The Warrior Class | Alec Brno | |
| 2005 | In Her Shoes | Todd | |
| 2006 | All the Boys Love Mandy Lane | Garth | |
| Walk the Talk | Larry | ||
| Hood of Horror | Tex Jr | ||
| 2007 | Privacy Policy | Detective Barry | |
| 2008 | The Two Mr. Kissels | Robert Kissel | TV movie |
| 2009 | Cook County | Bump | |
| Burning Palms | Tom | ||
| 2011 | Straw Dogs | Coach Stan Milkens | |
| Hick | Nick | ||
| 2012 | Safe | Alex Rosen | |
| Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden | Cherry | TV movie | |
| 2014 | Non-Stop | Jack Hammond | |
| The Forger | Keegan | ||
| Supremacy | Paul Sobecki | ||
| 2015 | Mr. Right | Richard Cartigan | |
| Visions | David Maddox | ||
| TBA | The Virtuoso | The Virtuoso |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Ally McBeal | Kevin Wah | Episode: "Civil War" |
| Sex and the City | Gregory | Episode: "Twenty-Something Girls vs. Thirty-Something Women" | |
| 2000–2001 | Third Watch | Dr. Montville | 5 episodes |
| 2003 | Smallville | Paul Hayden | Episode: "Precipice" |
| Line of Fire | Roy Ravelle | 13 episodes | |
| 2004 | CSI: Miami | Tony Macken | Episode: "Not Landing" |
| 2004–2005 | The Mountain | Will Carver | 13 episodes |
| 2005 | Lost | Kevin | Episode: "Man of Science, Man of Faith" |
| 2006 | Conviction | Jim Steele | |
| 2007 | Law & Order | Reverend James Sterling | Episode: "Church" |
| The Cure | Darren Elliot | ||
| 2009 | Dollhouse | Vitas | Episode: "Gray Hour" |
| 2011–2016 | Hell On Wheels | Cullen Bohannon | Lead role; 55 episodes |
| 2013 | Red Widow | Evan Walraven | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | Inhumans | Black Bolt | Lead role; 8 episodes |
| 2019 | Star Trek: Discovery | Captain Christopher Pike | Series regular; 14 episodes |
| The Ready Room | Himself | Episode: "Episode 11" | |
| Star Trek: Short Treks | Captain Christopher Pike | 3 episodes | |
| TBA | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Main role |
Theatre[]
| Year | Production | Theatre | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Cymbeline | Delacorte Theater | Iachimo/Jupiter |
| Cymbeline | Delacorte Theater | Frenchman/Roman Captain | |
| Corpus Christi | New York City Center/ Stage I | Joshua | |
| The Caucasian Chalk Circle | La MaMa E.T.C. | ||
| 2002 | Elle | Zipper Theatre | photographer |
| 2008 | Glengarry Glen Ross | Macha Theater | Richard Roma |
| 2009 | Mourning Becomes Electra | Acorn Theater | Captain Adam Brant |
| 2010 | Fifth of July | Bay street Theatre | Kenneth Talley Jr. |
| 2011 | Three Sisters | East 13th Street/CSC Theatre | Solyony |
| 2013 | Venus in Fur | Singapore Repertory Theatre-DBS Arts Centre | Thomas |
| 2018 | Mankind | Playwrights Horizons | Mark |
As producer/director/writer[]
| Year | Production | type | Producer/Director/Writer | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Cook County | film | Producer/starring | Dallas International Film Festival 2008
Special Jury Prize Hollywood Film Awards 2008 Hollywood Discovery Award - Best Feature Film Nashville Film Festival 2008 Best of Festival Award - Honorable Mention The SXSW Film Awards 2008 The Audience Award Sidewalk Film Festival 2008 Best Feature Film |
| Atomic City[24] | theature | Dramaturg/playwright | ||
| 2009 | In Stereo | short | Producer | |
| 2011 | Love Liza?[25] | theature | Playwright | Maxim Mazumdar New Play Prize |
| 2013 | Last Time We Checked | short | Executive producer/Director/Writer | |
| 2015–2016 | Hell on Wheels | TV | Producer | Alberta Film & Television Awards 2015 Rosie Awards: Best Dramatic Series Alberta Film & Television Awards 2016 Rosie Awards: Best Dramatic Series |
Podcast[]
Anson writes, produces, and hosts The Well podcast with his longtime friend Branan Edgens.[26] He has served as a narrator on the Pseudopod podcast, reading the Thomas Ligotti story "The Town Manager."[27]
Video games[]
| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Evil Within | Sebastian Castellanos | [28] |
| 2015 | The Assignment (DLC) | Sebastian Castellanos | Cameo |
References[]
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (February 28, 2017). "'Marvel's Inhumans': 'Hell On Wheels' Anson Mount To Star As Black Bolt In ABC Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 28, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2017.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Goldberg, Leslie (April 9, 2018). "'Star Trek: Discovery' Enlists Anson Mount As Captain Kirk's Predecessor". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 9, 2018.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Today's Birthdays, Feb. 25: Tea Leoni". Tulsa World. February 5, 2019. https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/trending/today-s-birthdays-feb-tea-leoni/collection_139433f3-5d5c-53f6-8368-903438ceef77.html#4.
- ↑ "Mount's beard perfect target for 'Line of Fire'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2014-01-11.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Anne D'Arminio, Aubry. "Anson Mount". Allmovie. Retrieved 2011-03-27.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Playboy Executive Tells Hefner Empire Details". The StarPhoenix. 14 June 1968.
- ↑ Brian Fegter (2011-11-06). "Anson Mount Q&A". AMC. Retrieved 2011-11-16.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "'Corpus Christi' Opens in a Storm". Los Angeles Times. October 14, 1998. Retrieved November 10, 2019.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ South, The University of the. "Alumni". www.sewanee.edu. Retrieved November 10, 2019.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Tully". Retrieved 2019-11-10.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Hell on Wheels Reigns as AMC's Second Highest Rated Original Series". AMC. Retrieved November 10, 2019.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Pockross, Adam (March 24, 2019). "Star Trek: Discovery cast on Pike's legacy, catching up with canon and Season 2's jaw-dropping conclusion". Syfy Wire. Retrieved November 10, 2019.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "'Star Trek' Fans Flood Social Media With Support for Captain Pike Spinoff". Star Trek. Retrieved November 10, 2019.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds To Follow Captain Pike, Spock, And Number One On The U.S.S. Enterprise". CBS.com. May 15, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2020.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Otterson, Joe (May 15, 2020). "'Star Trek' Series Starring Ethan Peck as Spock, Anson Mount a Capt. Pike Set at CBS All Access". Variety. Retrieved May 15, 2020.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Anson Mount". Columbia - School of the Arts. Retrieved 2019-11-10.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Anson Mount Talks Hell on Wheels, Supremacy and Liberal Arts Education". Paste Magazine. 2014-07-31. Retrieved 2019-11-10.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Mount, Anson (2011-03-23). "Reflection on the Santorini Voice Symposium". Mosaic: a journal for the interdisciplinary study of literature 44 (1): 196–197. ISSN 1925-5683. https://muse.jhu.edu/article/418772.
- ↑ Mount, Anson (2016-11-13). "An Open Letter to Celebrities Threatening to Leave the Nation". https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/11/13/an-open-letter-to-celebrities-threatening-to-leave-the-nation.
- ↑ "The Professionals at 50". Cowboys and Indians Magazine. 2016-11-01. Retrieved 2019-11-10.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "The Borders of The Night - C&I Magazine". Cowboys and Indians Magazine. 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2019-11-10.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Anson Mount on Instagram: "SHE SAID MAYBE!!!"". Instagram. Retrieved 2018-04-02.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Anson Mount on Instagram: "Done went'n did it"". Instagram. Retrieved 2018-04-02.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Slaff, Jonathan. "'Atomic City,' Acrobatic Physical Theater Piece, to Debut at La MaMa". NewsBlaze News. Retrieved 2019-11-10.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Anson Mount". WOMENFASHFILM BLOG. Retrieved 2019-11-10.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ url= https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1322718/ |title=Branan Edgens IMDB
- ↑ Studios, Clockpunk (3 August 2018). "PseudoPod 605: The Town Manager". PseudoPod. Retrieved 16 May 2020.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "The Evil Within Voice Cast Announced by Bethesda in New Video, Includes Familiar Hollywood Names". PlayStation LifeStyle.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
External links[]
- Anson Mount at the Internet Movie Database
- Anson Mount on Twitter
- The Well Podcast
- Anson Mount on Lortel Archives