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Vivian Nesbitt

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Vivian Nesbitt in Leverage (2014)
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Leverage (2014)
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Vivian is a third generation actor whose first professional acting job was understudying Mary Steenburgen and Ann Dowd in George Bernard Shaw's Candida at Roundabout Theater. She has gone on to appear in the hit TV shows Breaking Bad, Longmire, The Night Shift, Manhattan, Law & Order: SVU, and The Messengers. Her original short film Leverage was an official selection of Taos Shortz and NMWIF Film Fiesta garnering her an award for Best Performance. She has performed her original solo play The Bark & The Tree at Off-Broadway's prestigious United Solo Festival where she won two awards for her work on Theatre Row in NYC and the Los Angeles Women's Theater Festival. She holds an MFA in Acting and has continued her studies with luminaries such as Anna Deavere Smith and Alan Arkin. Vivian tours nationally with Si Kahn's Mother Jones In Heaven ~ a musical one-woman show about the legendary labor organizer Mary Harris "Mother" Jones. Public Radio Fan? You may recognize her voice as the co-host of the nationally syndicated public radio program Art of the Song Creativity Radio with her husband John Dillon.
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins total

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    Known for

    Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad (2008)
    Breaking Bad
    9.5
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Pope
    Robert Bailey Jr., Brendan Fehr, Ken Leung, Scott Wolf, Jill Flint, Eoin Macken, James Roch, and Tanaya Beatty in The Night Shift (2014)
    The Night Shift
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Dr. Dominguez
    Crossed Lines (2018)
    Crossed Lines
    8.4
    • Senator Keegan
    • 2018
    Cryptid (2022)
    Cryptid
    4.7
    • Ada
    • 2022

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    Actress



    • Cryptid (2022)
      Cryptid
      4.7
      • Ada
      • 2022
    • Crossed Lines (2018)
      Crossed Lines
      8.4
      • Senator Keegan
      • 2018
    • Matteo Scammell, Amielynn Abellera, and Sage Owens in I Am That (2018)
      I Am That
      7.6
      • Sister Katherine
      • 2018
    • David Alan Grier, Luke Wilson, Kaitlin Olson, Danny McBride, Rosemarie DeWitt, Elizabeth Gillies, and Lolli Sorenson in Arizona (2018)
      Arizona
      5.8
      • Pepper Spray Woman (as Vivian Nesbit)
      • 2018
    • Good Guys with Guns (2017)
      Good Guys with Guns
      Short
      • Older Woman
      • 2017
    • Robert Bailey Jr., Brendan Fehr, Ken Leung, Scott Wolf, Jill Flint, Eoin Macken, James Roch, and Tanaya Beatty in The Night Shift (2014)
      The Night Shift
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Dr. Dominguez
      • 2017
    • Cents (2016)
      Cents
      7.1
      • Radio Commercial Announcer (voice)
      • 2016
    • Rodeo Queens
      Video
      • California
      • 2016
    • Lou Diamond Phillips, Katee Sackhoff, Robert Taylor, Cassidy Freeman, and Adam Bartley in Longmire (2012)
      Longmire
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Catherine
      • Ruth
      • 2013–2015
    • Diogo Morgado in The Messengers (2015)
      The Messengers
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Train Conductor
      • 2015
    • Mark Sivertsen and Vivian Nesbitt in Leverage (2014)
      Leverage
      Short
      • Kris
      • 2014
    • Stephen Burhoe in The Lead (2014)
      The Lead
      Short
      • Kate
      • 2014
    • Manhattan (2014)
      Manhattan
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Colonel Cox's Assistant
      • 2014
    • After the Fall (2014)
      After the Fall
      5.1
      • Tow Yard Woman
      • 2014
    • Ted Levine, Michael McMillian, and Katia Winter in Banshee Chapter (2013)
      Banshee Chapter
      5.4
      • Olivia Kmiec
      • 2013

    Producer



    • The Awakeover (2020)
      The Awakeover
      Short
      • associate producer
      • 2020
    • Joe Griffenberg, Vivian Nesbitt, Albert Fry Jr., and Tim Nenninger in Reunion (2017)
      Reunion
      Short
      • producer
      • 2017
    • The Other Side (2016)
      The Other Side
      Short
      • co-producer
      • 2016
    • Christopher Michael Roybal, Albert Fry Jr., Ramona King, and Julia Lee Romero in Searching (2016)
      Searching
      Short
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Cupcake for Sale (2016)
      Cupcake for Sale
      Short
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Rodeo Queens
      Video
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Joe Griffenberg, Royd McCargish, Kitar Haiyan Chen, Christina Gopal, Monique Mosher, and Ramon Trejo in Diva's Perfect Posse (2015)
      Diva's Perfect Posse
      7.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • Mark Sivertsen and Vivian Nesbitt in Leverage (2014)
      Leverage
      Short
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Stephen Burhoe in The Lead (2014)
      The Lead
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2014

    Director



    • Joe Griffenberg, Vivian Nesbitt, Albert Fry Jr., and Tim Nenninger in Reunion (2017)
      Reunion
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Crossing the Aisle: Lost Tribe
      TV Short
      • co-director
      • 2017
    • Power in the Family (2016)
      Power in the Family
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016
    • The Other Side (2016)
      The Other Side
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Cupcake for Sale (2016)
      Cupcake for Sale
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Rodeo Queens
      Video
      • Director
      • 2016

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    Crazy Handful of Nothing
    Clip 2:06
    Crazy Handful of Nothing
    Reunion: Official Trailer
    Trailer 0:49
    Reunion: Official Trailer
    "Searching" Official Trailer
    Trailer 0:46
    "Searching" Official Trailer
    Leverage
    Trailer 1:05
    Leverage

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      • Female

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      Breaking Bad, The Night Shift, Cryptid, and Crossed Lines
    • How many awards has Vivian Nesbitt won?
      5 awards
    • How many award nominations has Vivian Nesbitt received?
      5 nominations

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