Brian McEleney is a multifaceted actor, having excelled in both theatre and film. His educational background is impressive, boasting a degree from Trinity College and a prestigious MFA from the Yale School of Drama.
As a founding director of the Brown University/Trinity Rep MFA Acting Program, McEleney has played a pivotal role in shaping the next generation of actors. His extensive acting credits number over 75 plays, with notable roles in An Iliad, King Lear, Richard II, Richard III, Julius Caesar, The Glass Menagerie, and many more.
His repertoire includes performances in plays such as Edgar Allan Poe, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, The Odd Couple, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Cider House Rules, Angels in America, Long Day's Journey Into Night, The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Threepenny Opera, Cherry Orchard, and Amadeus.
As a director, McEleney has helmed over 25 productions as Trinity Rep Associate Director, including Death of a Salesman, To Kill a Mockingbird, Blues for Mister Charlie, Ivanov, The Grapes of Wrath, House & Garden, Absurd Person Singular, The Crucible, Twelfth Night, The Dreams of Antigone, A Raisin in the Sun, All the King's Men, Our Town, Hamlet, and Measure for Measure.
