Ephraim Birney is a New York City–based actor and writer working across theater, film, and television. He starred in Chester Bailey at Irish Repertory Theatre, a New York Times Critics' Pick that earned him an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Play. His additional stage credits include The Good Person of Szechwan at The Public Theater, Admissions at Studio Theatre, and The Sound Inside at TheaterWorks Hartford. His screen work includes Strawberry Mansion (which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival), The Americans, Gotham, and Sylvio.