Biography
Though he was on the precipice of becoming just another teen idol, thanks to his recurring role of high school football player Henry Parker on "Dawson's Creek" (The WB, 1998-2003), actor Michael Pitt turned instead to gritty performances in independent movies like "Hedwig and the Angry Itch" (2001) and "Bully" (2002). Because of his eye-catching roles in those two films, Pitt was able to breakthrough into studio fare like "Murder by Numbers" …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Cast in ensemble crime comedy "Seven Psychopaths" | |
2010 | Cast as James 'Jimmy' Darmody on HBO's Prohibition-era series "Boardwalk Empire," starring Buscemi | |
2008 | Co-starred in Michael Haneke's remake of his own 1997 film "Funny Games" alongside Tim Roth and Naomi Watts | |
2007 | Starred in "Delirious" as a young homeless man who befriends a celebrity photographer (Steve Buscemi) | |
2007 | Co-starred with Keira Knightley as a French husband and wife in director François Girard's "Silk" | |
2006 | Co-starred with Paul Giamatti for the southern-themed "The Hawk is Dying," based on the novel by Harry Crews | |
2005 | Headlined Gus Van Sant's "Last Days," playing a part loosely based on rocker Kurt Cobain | |
2004 | Appeared in Asia Argento's "The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things" | |
2004 | Stared as an American student in Paris in Bernardo Bertolucci's "The Dreamers"; film was set against the backdrop of the 1968 Paris student riots | |
2002 | Played one of the leads in "Murder by Numbers," about two high school students who think they have committed the perfect murder | |
2002 | Acted on stage in the off-Broadway play "Monster," loosely based on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | |
2001 | Had a supporting role as a stoner who becomes involved in a murder plot in Larry Clark's "Bully" | |
2001 | Delivered breakout role as the lover of a transgendered rock star in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" | |
2001 | Acted in Faye Dunaway's directorial debut "The Yellow Bird," based on a Tennessee Williams' play; aired on WE network | |
2000 | Cast as a student in Gus Van Sant's "Finding Forrester" | |
1999 | Landed recurring role as football player Henry Parker on "Dawson's Creek" (The WB) | |
1999 | Made off-Broadway debut in "The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek" at New York Theatre Workshop | |
1998 | Feature acting debut, "The Hi-Life" | |
1998 | First film role, an uncredited part as a dance student in "54" | |
1997 | Appeared on an episode of "Dellaventura" (CBS) | |
| Made TV debut on ABC soap "All My Children" | ||
| Moved to NYC at age 16 | ||
Awards
2011 | Critics' Choice TV Award for BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES in Boardwalk Empire |
2011 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Boardwalk Empire |