“I was robbing the camera of myself” - Patrick Mulvey

Today’s interview is with Chicago actor, Patrick Mulvey. 

Patrick Mulvey received his Bachelor's degree from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. While in the UK he starred on the BBC series River City and worked with the National Theatre of Scotland and the Globe Theatre in London. Other theatre credits include TimeLine Theatre, the Goodman Theatre, and Broadway in Chicago. He went on to play Tony in the nine-time Tony award-winning Billy Elliot the Musical on Broadway. He has also appeared in Cirque de Soleil's production of Baz Luhrmann: For the Record. Recent television credits include CSI: NY, NCIS, Chicago PD, and Fox’s Proven Innocent. He was recently recurring on the hit shows Empire, Chicago Fire, and the Girlfriend Experience. This past spring he played the title role in David Auburn's world premiere adaptation of The Adventures of Augie March at the Court Theatre. 

 

Episode topics: 

• How to separate work-life balance 
• Patrick’s doubts about himself when he first started teaching 
• His thoughts on students who invest hundreds of dollars into classes with him 
• His experience performing in Billy Elliot on Broadway
• • Why he enjoyed himself during the Chicago production more
• Why bookings themselves are not our work
• How acting can sometimes feel unfulfilling - and what to do about it.

 

Links

 

• Patrick’s Production Company - 5by12 productions

 

• • Website

• Milk and Cookies Short Film 

• • Website

• • Instagram

 

 

 

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