Robert Emmet Lunney

Robert Emmet Lunney is an actor/playwright. His play, FOR NINA, was part of Williamstown Theatre Festival's 2019 Fridays@3 reading series, and has had developmental readings with Sean Cullen's American National Theatre (NYC) and Two River Theater (Red Bank, NJ). FAMOUS BLUE RAINCOAT, a finalist for the 2015 O'Neill Playwrights Conference, was developed and work-shopped with Naked Angels (NYC). AN OCCURRENCE AT YANKEE STADIUM, an absurdist dark comedy, was developed with the help of Manhattan Class Company, and the Lark Play Development Center (NYC). CANNON BEACH, is a detective noir. WHEN YOU WAKE (screenplay) is a father/son story of love and loss, in the guise of a demonic thriller. Performing highlights: Tobias in Edward Albee's A DELICATE BALANCE (Broadway); Michael in Brian Friel's DANCING AT LUGHNASA (Broadway); Atticus in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (Ford's Theater/D.C.); Gary in Howard Barker's solo poem, GARY, THE THIEF (World Premier/Potomac Theatre Project/NYC); Ball in Mr. Barker's VICTORY (PTP/NYC); Roy Cohn in Tony Kushner's ANGELS IN AMERICA (Guest Artist/University of Alabama). Robert played the Demon (Captain Howdy/Pazuzu) in Season 1 of "The Exorcist" for Fox Television. Among his many television credits are Guest Starring roles on "Blindspot" "Boardwalk Empire" "The Good Wife" "Elementary" and several episodes of "Law & Order."