Billy Magnussen Biography

Fast Facts

• Wrestled in high school until a hamstring injury forced him to quit and drop out of gym class during his senior year; enrolled in a drama course instead and fell in love with acting
• Made Broadway debut in the 2007 revival of The Ritz
• Big break came in 2008 being cast as Casey Hughes on As the World Turns
• Meryl Streep caught his Tony-nominated performance in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, and recommended him to director Rob Marshall for the film adaptation of Into the Woods; landed the role of Rapunzel's prince
• Plays bass in the New York City-based band Reserved for Rondee
• Appears in two movies (Bridge of Spies; The Big Short) nominated for 2015 Best Picture Oscars