Claybourne Elder | |
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Born | |
Occupation(s) | Actor, singer, writer |
Television | The Carrie Diaries |
Spouse | Eric Rosen (m. 2012) |
Children | 1 |
Claybourne Elder (born April 21, 1982[1]) is an American actor, singer, and writer who is best known for his work on television and on Broadway.
Elder is from Springville, Utah. His mother is a schoolteacher and father a carpenter, and he is the youngest of eight siblings. At an early age he played violin in the school orchestra.[2] Elder studied acting at the Moscow Klasse Centre in Russia before attending Brigham Young University and the University of Utah. He earned a degree in dramaturgy and directing from The University of Utah.[3]
Elder received rave reviews[4] and was nominated for a Drama Desk Award[5] for Outstanding Leading Actor in A Play for originating the role of "Ollie Olson" in One Arm directed by Moisés Kaufman. He was nominated for a 2015 Lucille Lortel Award[6] for Outstanding Leading Actor in a Musical for Allegro at Classic Stage.[7] He originated the roles of "Buck Barrow" in Bonnie & Clyde,[8] "Hollis Bessemer" in Stephen Sondheim's Road Show[9] and "Michael Victor"[10] in Venice.[11]
He played the Soldier/Alex and understudied Jake Gyllenhaal in the Broadway revival of Sunday in the Park with George, which opened in February 2017.[12] He also played the soldier in the concert performances in October 2016 at New York City Center.[13] He can be heard on the cast recordings of Bonnie & Clyde, Road Show, Venice and Sunday in the Park with George.
Elder guest-starred as Pete O'Malley in the second season of The CW's The Carrie Diaries.[14]
Regionally, Elder played George in Sunday in the Park with George at the Signature Theatre, Arlington, Virginia, in 2014.[15]
On Broadway, Elder is currently playing the role of Andy in the 2020 revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical Company, which has taken a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [16]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Blue Moon | Young Man | (Short film) |
2013 | Grand Theft Auto V | The Local Population (voice-role) | (Video Game) |
2014 | It Could Be Worse (Series) | Actor | (web TV Series), 1 episode: "Uncharted Territory" |
The Carrie Diaries | Pete | (TV Series), 4 episodes: "Date Expectations", "Hungry Like the Wolf", "This Is the Time" and "Run to You" | |
2016 | According to My Mother | Hot Actor Dude | (Short) |
Flatbush Luck | Derrick | (Film) | |
2019 | FBI | Jim Russo | (TV Series), 1 episode: "Crossroads" |
2020 | Netuser | Jack | (Short, completed) |
2021 | Bad Cupid | Henry | (completed but not released film) |
Small Minds | Cameron Glass | (Short film in post-production) |
Elder and director Eric Rosen were married on July 28, 2012 in New York State.[17] In 2017 they had a son through surrogacy.[18]