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
Tippett was born on March 1, 1982,[3] and grew up in Damascus, Maryland.[4] He attended Damascus High School, where he was on the football team.[5] He was also involved in his school's theater department, where he performed in his first musical, Bye Bye Birdie.[4] After graduating from high school, he went to West Virginia University on a full scholarship but later dropped out.[4]
Career
Tippett did an apprenticeship and worked his first professional job at the Williamstown Theatre Festival.[4][6] In 2015, he made his Broadway debut as Bait Boy in Airline Highway.[4] The same year, he played Earl Hunterson in the American Repertory Theater production of Waitress.[7] Two years later, Tippett played the leading man in the Off-Broadway production of All the Fine Boys.[8]
In 2018, Tippett played Coach Strickland on NBC's Rise.[6] 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.[9][10][11] The same year, Tippett was cast as Lucius King in NBC's Prism which is inspired by Rashomon, a 1950 Japanese drama directed by Akira Kurosawa.[12]
In September 2021 Tippett reprised his role as Earl Hunterson in the Broadway return engagement of Waitress.[13]
