Biography
Jack Gilpin, also credited as John Mitchell Gilpin, is an American actor born on 31 May 1951 in Boyce, Virginia. He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1969 and Harvard University in 1973, and studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City.
Gilpin has appeared in films including Reversal of Fortune (1990) as Peter MacIntosh, Quiz Show (1994), 21 (2008) and Adventureland (2009). His television credits include roles in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Billions as Sean Ayles, Succession and The Gilded Age (2022–) as Church the Butler. He has also performed on stage, including Broadway productions of Getting and Spending and a revival of The Elephant Man.
Gilpin is married to actress Ann McDonough and is the father of actress Betty Gilpin. He was ordained as an Episcopal priest in 2012 and later retired from parish work.
