Mandy Patinkin

Mandy Patinkin is an American actress and singer. He has had a long career in Broadway musicals, film and television; His best-known roles include Inigo Montoya in The Princess Bride and Saul Berenson in Homeland.

His real name is Mandel Bruce Patinkin; He was born on November 30, 1952 in Chicago. He received his acting training at the drama department of the Juilliard School in New York and then began working on New York stages.

Stage, cinema and television

He made his big breakthrough on stage in 1979 with his role as Che in the musical Evita, for which he won a Tony Award for best supporting actor in a musical in 1980. He played the painter Georges Seurat in Stephen Sondheim's musical Sunday in the Park with George.

One of his first important works in cinema was 1983's Yentl. In 1987's The Princess Bride, he played Inigo Montoya, a swordsman who wants to avenge his father; This character has been remembered for generations. Dick Tracy is also included in his filmography.

On television, he played surgeon Jeffrey Geiger on Chicago Hope, which began in 1994, and received an Emmy Award for best lead actor in a drama series in 1995. He was cast as FBI profiler Jason Gideon on Criminal Minds in 2005, but left after two seasons due to creative disagreements. From 2011–2020, he played intelligence officer Saul Berenson on Homeland; this role earned him multiple Emmy nominations. He also appeared in the TV series Dead Like Me.

In addition to acting, Patinkin also worked as a concert artist and recorded various albums. He is an artist who works in a wide range of genres, from musical theater to prestigious television dramas.