Michael Patrick Thornton

Michael Patrick Thornton received a Callaway Award for his 2023 Broadway performance as Dr. Rank in A Doll's House starring Jessica Chastain and staged by Waiting for Godot director Jamie Lloyd. A year earlier, he made his Broadway debut as Lennox in Macbeth starring Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga. In 2025, he starred as Lucky in Waiting for Godot on Broadway opposite Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter.

He is also a well-known actor in Chicago theatre, winning the city's prestigious Jeff Award for his solo performance in The Good Thief and earning a nomination for Suicide, Incorporated.

Thornton's screen credits include Private Practice (as Dr. Fife), Madam Secretary, and The Good Doctor.