WARDELL, Brandon

(Brandon Sean Wardell)

PERSONAL

Full name, Brandon Sean Wardell; born March 25, in High Point, NC; son of John and Nancy Wardell. Education: Studied acting at the North Carolina School of the Arts. Avocational Interests: Playing drums and video games.

Career: Actor. Appeared in television commercial for Amstel Tres Amigos; worked as an assistant for William Ivey Long.

Awards, Honors: Examiner's Award of Excellence, 1997, for SAFD.

CREDITS

Stage Appearances:

Valentine and second soldier, Twelfth Night, Lost Colony PTW, 1994.

Colonel McKenzie and dancer, Horn in the West, Boone, NC, 1995–1996.

Title role, Hamlet, Powderhorn Theatre, 1997.

Wally Ferguson, 1940's Radio Hour, Charlotte Repertory Theatre, Charlotte, NC, 1997.

Mark, The Floatplane Notebooks, Charlotte Repertory Theatre, 1997.

Theseus and Oberon, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Lost Colony PTW, 1998.

John Borden and dancer, The Lost Colony, Roanoke Island Historical Association, 1998.

Jesus, Godspell, North Carolina Stage Ensemble, 1998.

Mingo, Glimmerglass, Goodspeed Opera House, then Norma Terris Theatre, Chester, CT, 1999.

(As Brandon Sean Wardell) Understudy for the role of Michael, James Joyce's The Dead, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1999–2000.

Woody, Go Go Beach, 2000.

Michael, James Joyce's The Dead, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, then Kennedy Center, 2000.

Charlie Townsend, Allegro, 2001.

Billy, Outlaws: The Ballad of Billy the Kid, 2001.

Ensemble member, Assassins, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 2001.

Title role, Liberty Smith, Lamb's Theatre, New York City, 2002.

Robbie Faye, A Man of No Importance, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, New York City, 2002.

Kenneth, dishwasher, understudy for the role of Jimmy Smith, and ensemble member, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Marquis Theatre, New York City, 2002–2004.

Title role, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Los Angeles, 2003.

Wayworth, Embarrassments, Wilma Theatre, New York City, 2003.

Petey, Hunting for Game, Second Stage Theatre, 2003.

Christy, Playboy of the Ballyduff, 2003.

David Herold, ensemble member, and understudy for the roles of Balladeer, Giuseppe Zangara, and John Hinckley, Assassins, Studio 54, New York City, 2004.

Film Appearances:

Title role, Rooster (short film), 1999.

Son, Sometimes, 2003.

Television Appearances; Specials:

The 2002 Tony Awards, CBS, 2002.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Orderly, Guiding Light, CBS, 2001.

RECORDINGS

Albums:

Thoroughly Modern Millie Original Cast Recording, RCA, 2002.

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic:

Brandon Wardell Official Site,http://www.brandonwardell.com, July 8, 2004.