Ato Blankson-Wood

Ato Blankson-Wood is best known for his role in Jeremy O. Harris’ critically acclaimed “Slave Play,” for which he was nominated for a 2021 Tony Award. He has also earned a nomination for the Drama League Award for playing Gary, a role he originated for the New York Theatre Workshop production, where his performance earned him a Lortel nomination. Ato played the titular role of “Hamlet” in Shakespeare in the Park’s production directed by Kenny Leon. Prior to this, Ato starred opposite Bill Camp and Elizabeth Marvel in “Long Day’s Journey into Night” for Audible, which reunited him with “Slave Play” director Robert O’Hara. Ato had his breakout performance in “The Total Bent” at the Public Theater (Drama League and Lucille Lortel Award nomination). Ato has also been seen on Broadway in “Hair” and “Lysistrata Jones,” as well as in “The Rolling Stone” for Lincoln Center (Drama League Award nomination for Distinguished Performance). Films include Kathryn Bigelow’s “Detroit,” Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman,” opposite Michael Keaton, and Peter Hedge’s “The Same Storm.” Television credits include “The Good Fight,” “She’s Gotta Have It,” and Ava DuVernay’s “When They See Us.” He is a graduate of The Yale School of Drama.

Participating in Live from Mount Olympus as Prometheus.