Chris Sarandon

Chris Sarandon earned critical acclaim and an Academy Award and Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor, along with the New York Film Critics award, for his compelling film debut in 1975’s Dog Day Afternoon, portraying Al Pacino’s character’s partner. His professional acting career began in 1965 with his debut in The Rose Tattoo, followed by a season with the Long Wharf Theatre Company. In 1968, Sarandon moved to New York, securing the role of Dr. Tom Halverson on the daytime soap opera Guiding Light for two years.

Into the new millennium, Sarandon maintained a steady presence in theater, including roles in Broadway productions like The Light in the Piazza (2005) and Cyrano de Bergerac, as well as Off-Broadway’s Preludes, where he portrayed multiple historical figures. His film appearances in the 2000s and 2010s included Perfume (2001), Loggerheads (2005), and a cameo in the 2011 remake of Fright Night. Beyond his theatrical work, Sarandon made notable guest appearances on popular television shows such as ER, Charmed, Law and Order, The Good Wife, and Orange Is the New Black. Most recently, in 2017, he lent his voice to the character of Count Dracula in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.