Joe Tippett
Born (1982-03-01) March 1, 1982
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present
Partner(s)Sara Bareilles (2015–present; engaged)

Joe Tippett (born March 1, 1982) is an American actor.[1][2] He is known for playing Sam Strickland in the NBC drama series Rise[1] and John Ross in the HBO crime drama miniseries Mare of Easttown.

Early life

Joe Tippett was born on March 1, 1982, and grew up in Damascus, Maryland.[3] He attended Damascus High School, where he was on the football team.[4] He was also involved in his school's theater department, where he performed in his first musical, Bye Bye Birdie.[3] After graduating from high school, he went to West Virginia University on a full scholarship but later dropped out.[3]

Career

Tippett did an apprenticeship and worked his first professional job at the Williamstown Theatre Festival.[3][5] In 2015, he made his Broadway debut as Bait Boy in Airline Highway.[3] The same year, he played Earl Hunterson in the American Repertory Theater production of Waitress.[6] Two years later, Tippett played the leading man in the Off-Broadway production of All the Fine Boys.[7]

In 2018, Tippett played Coach Strickland on NBC's Rise.[5] In 2019, Tippett filmed the TV movie Patsy & Loretta, playing the role of Doolittle Lynn, Loretta Lynn's husband. The TV film was broadcast on the Lifetime channel on October 19, 2019.[8][9][10] The same year, Tippett was cast as Lucius King in NBC's Prism which is inspired by Rashomon, a 1950 Japanese psychological thriller directed by Akira Kurosawa.[11]

In September 2021 Tippett reprised his role as Earl Hunterson in the Broadway return engagement of Waitress.[12]

Personal life

In August 2015, Tippett met singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles during the out-of-town tryout for Waitress at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and they began a relationship in 2016.[13][14][15][16] The couple made their first public appearance at the 2017 Tony Awards.[17] On New Year's Day in 2023, Tippett and Bareilles announced their engagement.[18][19]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Gray Matters Ben
2011 Doctors of the Dark Side Unknown Documentary
2012 Damascus Roads Finch Short film
2016 Our Time Jamie
2018 Monsters and Men Officer Montori
2019 Patsy & Loretta Doolittle Lynn
2022 Mr. Harrigan's Phone Craig's father
Spirited Owen Briggs
2023WaitressEarl HuntersonLive stage recording of musical

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Boardwalk Empire Cal Episodes: White Horse Pike, The North Star
2015 The Blacklist Jasper Skeehan Episode: "Kings of the Highway"
2016 Bull Merle Deavers Episode: "Callisto"
2017 Chicago Justice Jake Benjamin Episode: "Friendly Fire"
2018 Rise Sam Strickland 10 Episodes
2018 Dirty John Bobby Episodes: "Red Flags and Parades", "Shrapnel"
2019 The Act Scott / Wolverine 2 Episode: "Two Wolverines"
2019 Patsy & Loretta Doolittle "Mooney" Lynn Lifetime TV film
2019 The Morning Show Hal Jackson 4 episodes
2021 Mare of Easttown John Ross Miniseries
2022 Alaska Daily Jamie Recurring
2023 Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Tim Main role

Stage

Year Title Role Venue
2013 Ashville Jake Off-Broadway
2015 Airline Highway[20] Bait Boy Broadway
Waitress Earl Hunterson Boston
2016 Indian Summer Jeremy Off-Broadway
Familiar Brad
This Day Forward Emil
2017 All the Fine Boys Joseph
2017-18 Waitress Earl Hunterson Broadway
2018 Our Very Own Carlin McCullough[21] Jay Los Angeles
2021 Waitress[12] Earl Hunterson Broadway

References

  1. 1 2 "Joe Tippett". IMDb. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  2. Fierberg, Ruthie (March 12, 2018). "Rise's Joe Tippett Proves His Theatre Credentials". Playbill. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Airline Highway's Joe Tippett on Scraping Change Out of Ashtrays & Learning to Swim Without Floaties". Broadway.com. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  4. "Mare of Easttown Actor, Joe Tippett, Graduated From Damascus High School". The MoCo Show. August 27, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  5. 1 2 Fierberg, Ruthie (March 12, 2018). "Rise's Joe Tippett Proves His Theatre Credentials". Playbill. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  6. "A.R.T. revamps old recipe with production of 'Waitress'". The Tufts Daily. September 8, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  7. "Interview: Getting to Know 'All the Fine Boys' Leading Man Joe Tippett". StageBuddy.com. March 21, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  8. Meyer, Dan (March 18, 2019). "Waitress Alum Joe Tippett Joins Jessie Mueller and Megan Hilty in Patsy & Loretta Lifetime Movie". Playbill. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  9. Petski, Denise (March 18, 2019). "'Patsy & Loretta': Kyle Schmid & Joe Tippett To Star In Lifetime Movie About Country Music Icons". Deadline. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  10. "Waitress Alum Joe Tippett to Reunite with Jessie Mueller in TV Movie Patsy & Loretta". Broadway.com. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  11. Petski, Denise (March 15, 2019). "'Prism': Joe Tippett & Alex Neustaedter Cast In NBC's 'Rashomon'-Inspired Drama Pilot". Deadline. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  12. 1 2 McPhee, Ryan (September 2, 2021). "Opening Up…Again: Waitress Returns to Broadway September 2". Playbill. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  13. Weigle, Lauren (April 1, 2018). "Joe Tippet, Sara Bareilles' Boyfriend: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com.
  14. Quinn, Dave (June 14, 2017). "Sugar, Butter, Flour, Love! Sara Bareilles Dating Waitress Costar Joe Tippett". People. Meredith Corporation.
  15. Maple, Taylor (June 10, 2018). "Who's Sara Bareilles' Boyfriend? Joe Tippett Is Also In The Theater World". Bustle.
  16. Bundel, Ani (March 27, 2018). "Who Is Sara Bareilles' Boyfriend? The Pair Have An Adorable Story". Elite Daily.
  17. McBride, Walter (June 11, 2017). "Photo Coverage: 2017 Tony Award Red Carpet Arrivals- Part 5". Broadway World.
  18. Jones, Alexis (January 3, 2023). "Sara Bareilles Shows Off Her Unique Gold Feather Band Engagement Ring from Fiancé Joe Tippett". People. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  19. Masseron, Meg (January 1, 2023). "Sara Bareilles and Joe Tippett Announce Engagement". Playbill. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  20. Isherwood, Charles (April 23, 2015). "Review: 'Airline Highway' Is a Portrait of the Underclass of New Orleans". New York Times. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  21. McNulty, Charles (June 29, 2018). "Review: Amanda Peet's 'Our Very Own Carlin McCullough': A tennis prodigy learns life's score". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
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