Joseph Patrick Breen (born October 26, 1960) is an American actor, playwright, screenwriter, and director.
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Early life
Patrick Breen was born in Brooklyn, New York, on October 26, 1960. He attended Tottenville High School in Staten Island.
Career
He has acted primarily on TV, but has also appeared in numerous films, as well as on Broadway and Off Broadway.
In 2010, he starred on Broadway in Next Fall. He played Andrew Munsey, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, on the CBS drama Madam Secretary.
He was the original voice of Henry The Green Engine, Toby The Tram Engine, and Bertie The Bus in Thomas and the Magic Railroad, but was later replaced by Colm Feore and Kevin Frank respectively.
He voiced all the characters in Britt Allcroft's television series Magic Adventures of Mumfie (except for The Queen of Night who was instead voiced by Allcroft).
Breen appeared in a recurring role as Larry Your-Waiter in Netflix's adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events, which premiered in 2017.
Personal life
In a July 2012 interview with Metro Weekly Patrick Breen stated, "I identify as one of the LGBT people" and agreed with the interviewer who referred to Breen coming out as bisexual.
Filmography
Stage work
Brighton Beach Memoirs (1983)
The Substance of Fire (1991)
Fuddy Meers (1999)
Next Fall (2009, Off Broadway; 2010, Broadway)
The Normal Heart (2011, Broadway)
The Perplexed (2020, Broadway)
