Artist Profiles

Michael Patrick Thornton

Michael Patrick Thornton’s (Briggs) Steppenwolf Theatre Company credits include MiddletownThe Elephant ManThe CrucibleDoubt and Richard III (co-productions with the Gift Theatre). Michael’s acclaimed improv show You & Me played at Steppenwolf, Second City and internationally. Broadway: A Doll’s House with Jessica Chastain, Macbeth with Ruth Negga and Daniel Craig. Off-Broadway: Nassim. Selected Chicago: Title and Deed (Lookingglass); Othello (Iago), SuicideIncorporatedThe Good Thief (The Gift Theatre). Selected Film & Television: The View From Tall, NCISThe Good DoctorLet The Right One InAwayMadam SecretaryElementaryCounterpartThe Red LineThe ExorcistPrivate Practice.