Dan Amboyer
Dan Amboyer is an American actor, best known for his starring roles on the Darren Star series Younger and the NBC spin-off series The Blacklist: Redemption, and for starring as Prince William of Wales in the television film William & Catherine: A Royal Romance. He also plays Luke on the Netflix comedy series Uncoupled opposite Neil Patrick Harris.
Life and career
Amboyer was born in Detroit to Claudia and Dr. Donald Amboyer. He attended The Roeper School and arts high school Interlochen Arts Academy. Amboyer subsequently continued his studies at the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, where he was offered early admittance following his junior year of high school. After graduation, he relocated to New York City.Amboyer has appeared in numerous television shows and films and worked extensively in theatre. Amboyer is a founding member of the theatre company Exit, Pursued by a Bear. In 2019, he made his directorial debut helming the world premiere of Whirlwind Off-Broadway, which Elisabeth Vincentelli of The New Yorker called a "delightful 80 minutes."
He starred on the Darren Star hit series Younger and the NBC spin-off series The Blacklist: Redemption. He also starred as Prince William of Wales in the TV movie William & Catherine: A Royal Romance.
He can be seen as Luke on the hit Netflix comedy series Uncoupled opposite Neil Patrick Harris.
In 2024, he was cast in the lead role of The Writer in Jason Forbach's short thriller film The Delicate Medium.
Personal life
On October 7, 2017, Amboyer publicly came out as gay and announced that he had married his long-term partner, Eric P. Berger. Amboyer's coming out sparked national attention with televised coverage on Access Hollywood, E! News and Entertainment Tonight.Amboyer and Berger have two children: a son and a daughter.
Off-Broadway
Orange Lemon Egg Canary by Rinne Groff β 2006 As You Like It β 2007 The Play About the Naked Guy β 2008 Bash'd β 2008 For the Love of Christ β 2009 Dido, Queen of Carthage β 2010 The Great Unknown by William Hauptman and Jim Wann β 2010 Restoration Comedy by Amy Freed β 2010 These Seven Sicknesses β 2011 Friends and Relations β 2011 Remembrance of Things Past by Harold Pinter and Di Trevis, US premiere with Richard Armitage β 2014 Squash by AR Gurney, world premiere β β 2016- Directed the premiere of Whirlwind by Jordan Jaffe β 2019
Regional theatre
- Cabaret, directed by Alan Paul - Clifford Bradshaw The Importance of Being Earnest, directed by Matt Lenz β Jack 'Earnest' Worthing The Metromaniacs, world premiere by David Ives directed by Michael Kahn β Dorante As You Like It, directed by Adrian Noble β Orlando Richard III, directed by Lindsay Posner β Henry VII Inherit the Wind, directed by Adrian Noble β Bertram Cates Le Grand Meaulnes, directed by Di Trevis β Augustin Meaulnes The Eclectic Society β Tom Rockwell Grease β Kenickie Crazy for You β Lank Hawkins Doctor Faustus β Henry IV β Romeo and Juliet β Speak to Me, Annie β My Fair Lady β Camelot β Utah Shakespearean FestivalGodspell β Jesus A Christmas Carol β Swan Lake β Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat starring Donny Osmond β National TourUrinetown, directed by John Carrafa β Officer Lockstock As You Like It, directed by Di Trevis β Jaques Compleat Female Stage Beauty β Ned Kynaston