Joseph Fuqua
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Joseph Bernard Fuqua is an American
actor
. Joseph's parents were Brig. Gen. Stephen Ogden Fuqua Jr. (1911–1999) and Mary Ann Sherman Verspoor (1926–1967). Joseph's father remarried in 1969 to Frances Huston Spackman (née Hathaway), who adopted him 1971. At this point Joseph was the youngest of ten children. Joseph's grandfather was Maj. Gen. Stephen Ogden Fuqua (1874–1943), who was Chief of Infantry under President Herbert Hoover
, and his great uncle was Henry L. Fuqua
, Governor of Louisiana before Huey Long. Joseph attained his Actor's Equity card after a two year internship with The Cincinnati Playhouse in the park (this after three years at James Madison University). Joseph received his graduate level training at Yale Drama School and moved back to New York City upon graduation. He joined The Cuccaracha Theater of Soho and spent six years as a company member.
He is perhaps best known for his role as J.E.B. Stuart
in the films Gettysburg and Gods and Generals
. Joseph also appears in the film David Searching opposite Camryn Manheim
. He also has an uncredited appearance as a stock broker in Ed's Next Move.
He has guest starred in popular television series such as The X-Files
(in the episode "Synchrony"), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
(in the episode "Rocks and Shoals
") , Becker
, Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
, The Profiler, G vs E
, Brooklyn South
and The Wright Verdicts. Joseph appeared in the pilots for Elementary and Numb3rs
.
The great bulk of his work, however, has been in the legitimate theatre. Joseph has acted in over 100 plays over the past twenty-seven years, and has the honor of being the first permanent company member at the prestigious Rubicon Theatre Company in Ventura, California. He has acted in twenty-three plays at Rubicon over the course of eleven seasons (with his 24th appearance slated for their 2010-2011 upcoming season), and received an L.A. Ovation Award (Rubicon's first-ever Ovation Award) for his performance as George in Arthur Miller's All My Sons
, directed by Rubicon Artistic Director James O'Neill.
Throughout his tenure at Rubicon, Joseph's versatility has been his defining characteristic, playing a variety of characters of different ages, types, dialects, and backgrounds. For Rubicon's 2006-2007 Balancing Acts season, Joseph took on an enormous challenge by tackling the title role in Shakespeare's Hamlet
, under the direction of Rubicon Artistic Associate Jenny Sullivan, for which he received the 2007 Indy Award for Best Actor and the 2007 Santa Barbara Independent Award Leading Actor Award. His most recent appearance at Rubicon was as the afflicted Father Flynn in Doubt: A Parable (2009–2010).
Along with acting at Rubicon, Joseph also teaches their weekly Adult Acting Class, does private coaching, and served as Associate Director for their production of Jenny Sullivan's original play, J for J,and served as the play's director for the Los Angeles run starring John Ritter
. He has directed the Youth Intern production of This is Our Youth
, and the Summer Youth productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream
, Bard On A Wire and Macbeth
.
Joseph's stage appearances outside of Rubicon include: Fabuloso (Wellfleet Actors Harbor Theatre, Wellfleet, MA), and Six Dance Lessons In Six Weeks (Ensemble Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA). Other regional theatre credits include The Arena Stage, Portland Stage, Dallas Theatre Center, Actor's Theatre of Louisville, South Coast Repertory
, Santa Fe Stages, New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, The Dallas Shakespeare Festival, The Manitoba Theater Center, The Edinburgh Festival, Studio Arena Buffalo, The American Stage Festival, People's Light and Theater and The Yale Repertory Theater.
Trivia: Joseph Fuqua is the First Cousin of the late Hercules Bellville
. Brig. Gen Stephen Ogden Fuqua Jr, Joseph's father. was the only brother of Jeanette Fuqua Bellville who was Mr. Bellville's mother.
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Actor
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. Joseph's parents were Brig. Gen. Stephen Ogden Fuqua Jr. (1911–1999) and Mary Ann Sherman Verspoor (1926–1967). Joseph's father remarried in 1969 to Frances Huston Spackman (née Hathaway), who adopted him 1971. At this point Joseph was the youngest of ten children. Joseph's grandfather was Maj. Gen. Stephen Ogden Fuqua (1874–1943), who was Chief of Infantry under President Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover
Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st President of the United States . Hoover was originally a professional mining engineer and author. As the United States Secretary of Commerce in the 1920s under Presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge, he promoted partnerships between government and business...
, and his great uncle was Henry L. Fuqua
Henry L. Fuqua
Henry Luse Fuqua was a Baton Rouge businessman Fuqua defeated both Huey Pierce Long, Jr., and Lieutenant Governor Hewitt Leonidas Bouanchaud in the Democratic gubernatorial primary in 1924 to succeed the term-limited John M. Parker...
, Governor of Louisiana before Huey Long. Joseph attained his Actor's Equity card after a two year internship with The Cincinnati Playhouse in the park (this after three years at James Madison University). Joseph received his graduate level training at Yale Drama School and moved back to New York City upon graduation. He joined The Cuccaracha Theater of Soho and spent six years as a company member.
He is perhaps best known for his role as J.E.B. Stuart
J.E.B. Stuart
James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart was a U.S. Army officer from Virginia and a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War. He was known to his friends as "Jeb", from the initials of his given names. Stuart was a cavalry commander known for his mastery of reconnaissance and the use...
in the films Gettysburg and Gods and Generals
Gods and Generals (film)
Gods and Generals is a 2003 American film based on the novel Gods and Generals by Jeffrey Shaara. It depicts events that take place prior to those shown in the 1993 film Gettysburg, which was based on The Killer Angels, a novel by Shaara's father, Michael...
. Joseph also appears in the film David Searching opposite Camryn Manheim
Camryn Manheim
Camryn Manheim is an American actress known primarily for her roles as attorney Ellenor Frutt on ABC's The Practice and Delia Banks on CBS's Ghost Whisperer and as Elvis's mother, Gladys Presley in the 2005 mini-series Elvis....
. He also has an uncredited appearance as a stock broker in Ed's Next Move.
He has guest starred in popular television series such as The X-Files
The X-Files
The X-Files is an American science fiction television series and a part of The X-Files franchise, created by screenwriter Chris Carter. The program originally aired from to . The show was a hit for the Fox network, and its characters and slogans became popular culture touchstones in the 1990s...
(in the episode "Synchrony"), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe...
(in the episode "Rocks and Shoals
Rocks and Shoals (DS9 episode)
"Rocks and Shoals" is the second episode of the sixth season's opening six-episode story arc, beginning shortly after the events of the previous episode. It has an average fan rating of 4.7/5 on the official Star Trek website as of September, 2009...
") , Becker
Becker (TV series)
Becker is an American television sitcom that ran from 1998 to 2004 on CBS. Set in the New York City borough of The Bronx, the show starred Ted Danson as John Becker, a misanthropic doctor who operates a small practice and is constantly annoyed by his patients, co-workers, friends, and practically...
, Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction is an American television anthology series created by Lynn Lehmann, presented by Dick Clark Productions, and produced and aired by the Fox network from 1997 to 2002. Each episode featured five stories, all of which appeared to defy logic, and some of which were...
, The Profiler, G vs E
G vs E
G vs. E is an American fantasy-based television action series that had its first season air on USA Network during the summer and autumn of 1999. For the second season the series switched to Sci Fi Channel in early 2000. The series stars Clayton Rohner, Richard Brooks, and Marshall Bell.G vs...
, Brooklyn South
Brooklyn South
Brooklyn South is an American ensemble police drama series that aired on CBS for only one season during the 1997-98 television season. The series was co-created by Steven Bochco, Bill Clark, David Milch and William M. Finkelstein. Bochco is the creator of many well-known police dramas such as Hill...
and The Wright Verdicts. Joseph appeared in the pilots for Elementary and Numb3rs
NUMB3RS
Numb3rs is an American television drama which premiered on CBS on January 23, 2005, and concluded on March 12, 2010. The series was created by Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton, and follows FBI Special Agent Don Eppes and his mathematical genius brother, Charlie Eppes , who helps Don solve crimes...
.
The great bulk of his work, however, has been in the legitimate theatre. Joseph has acted in over 100 plays over the past twenty-seven years, and has the honor of being the first permanent company member at the prestigious Rubicon Theatre Company in Ventura, California. He has acted in twenty-three plays at Rubicon over the course of eleven seasons (with his 24th appearance slated for their 2010-2011 upcoming season), and received an L.A. Ovation Award (Rubicon's first-ever Ovation Award) for his performance as George in Arthur Miller's All My Sons
All My Sons
All My Sons is a 1947 play by Arthur Miller. The play was twice adapted for film; in 1948, and again in 1987.The play opened on Broadway at the Coronet Theatre in New York City on January 29, 1947, closed on November 8, 1947 and ran for 328 performances...
, directed by Rubicon Artistic Director James O'Neill.
Throughout his tenure at Rubicon, Joseph's versatility has been his defining characteristic, playing a variety of characters of different ages, types, dialects, and backgrounds. For Rubicon's 2006-2007 Balancing Acts season, Joseph took on an enormous challenge by tackling the title role in Shakespeare's Hamlet
Hamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
, under the direction of Rubicon Artistic Associate Jenny Sullivan, for which he received the 2007 Indy Award for Best Actor and the 2007 Santa Barbara Independent Award Leading Actor Award. His most recent appearance at Rubicon was as the afflicted Father Flynn in Doubt: A Parable (2009–2010).
Along with acting at Rubicon, Joseph also teaches their weekly Adult Acting Class, does private coaching, and served as Associate Director for their production of Jenny Sullivan's original play, J for J,and served as the play's director for the Los Angeles run starring John Ritter
John Ritter
Jonathan Southworth "John" Ritter was an American actor, voice over artist and comedian perhaps best known for having played Jack Tripper and Paul Hennessy in the ABC sitcoms Three's Company and 8 Simple Rules, respectively...
. He has directed the Youth Intern production of This is Our Youth
This is Our Youth
This Is Our Youth is a 1996 play by American dramatist and screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan.-Production history:Originally produced by The New Group, the play opened at the INTAR Theatre in New York City in October 1996. It later opened at the Douglas Fairbanks Theatre in November 1998...
, and the Summer Youth productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play that was written by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta...
, Bard On A Wire and Macbeth
Macbeth
The Tragedy of Macbeth is a play by William Shakespeare about a regicide and its aftermath. It is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy and is believed to have been written sometime between 1603 and 1607...
.
Joseph's stage appearances outside of Rubicon include: Fabuloso (Wellfleet Actors Harbor Theatre, Wellfleet, MA), and Six Dance Lessons In Six Weeks (Ensemble Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA). Other regional theatre credits include The Arena Stage, Portland Stage, Dallas Theatre Center, Actor's Theatre of Louisville, South Coast Repertory
South Coast Repertory
South Coast Repertory is a professional theatre company located in Costa Mesa, California.Tony Award-winning South Coast Repertory, founded in 1964 by David Emmes and Martin Benson and now under the leadership of Artistic Director Marc Masterson and Managing Director Paula Tomei, is widely...
, Santa Fe Stages, New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, The Dallas Shakespeare Festival, The Manitoba Theater Center, The Edinburgh Festival, Studio Arena Buffalo, The American Stage Festival, People's Light and Theater and The Yale Repertory Theater.
Trivia: Joseph Fuqua is the First Cousin of the late Hercules Bellville
Hercules Bellville
Hercules Bellville was an American film producer. Working with Jeremy Thomas at London's Recorded Picture Company for much of his later career, he was an associate producer on The Dreamers and Sexy Beast, and the co-producer of Blood and Wine...
. Brig. Gen Stephen Ogden Fuqua Jr, Joseph's father. was the only brother of Jeanette Fuqua Bellville who was Mr. Bellville's mother.