Conrad Ricamora

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Conrad Ricamora
Born Conrad Wayne Ricamora[1]
February 17, 1979 (1979-02-17) (age 45)
Santa Maria, California
Education MFA, University of Tennessee
Occupation Actor, Singer
Years active 2006–present
Known for How To Get Away With Murder, The King And I
Height 6'0
Awards NQAPIA 2016 Community Catalyst Awards[2]

Conrad Wayne Ricamora (born February 17, 1979) is an American actor and singer, best known for his portrayal of Oliver Hampton on ABC's legal drama series How to Get Away with Murder.

Career

Conrad Ricamora performed the role of Ninoy Aquino in the 2013 Off-Broadway musical, Here Lies Love, winning a Theatre World Award and nominated for Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical.[3][4]

In 2014 he was cast in the recurring role as Oliver Hampton, Jack Falahee's character's love interest, on the ABC legal drama series How to Get Away with Murder.[5][6] He continued to make guest starring appearances on the show in the second season. However, just one day after the show aired its season 2 finale, Ricamora was promoted to a series regular in the third season on March 18, 2016.[7]

Ricamora plays Lun Tha, one of the pair of secret lovers, in Lincoln Center Theater's 2015 Broadway revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I, directed by Bartlett Sher.[8] The 2015 Broadway cast recording of the musical received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Musical Theater Album.[9]

Personal life

Born in Santa Maria, California, Ricamora is the son of Ron Ricamora, who was in the US Air Force, and social worker Debbie Bolender. His father was born in Manila and moved to the US when he was 10. His father is believed to be of Filipino descent[10] but is adopted,[11] and his mother is of German/Irish descent.[11]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby DMV Officer

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014–present How to Get Away with Murder Oliver Hampton 22 episodes (recurring role, seasons 1-2; series regular, season 3-)

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
2013–2015 Here Lies Love Ninoy Aquino Theatre World Award
Nominated—Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical
2015–present The King and I Lun Tha The Grammy Award

Nominated—Best Musical Theater Album

References

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  3. ↑ http://www.theatreworldawards.org/past-recipients.html
  4. ↑ http://www.lortel.org/lla_archive/index.cfm?search_by=people&first=Conrad&last=Ricamora&middle=
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  8. ↑ Brantley, Ben. "Review: ‘'The King and I, Back on Broadway", The New York Times, April 16, 2015
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