Oliver Platt Biography

Date of Birth
12 January 1960, Windsor, Ontario, Canada


Birth Name
Oliver James Platt


Height
6' 3½" (1.92 m)


Mini Biography
The son of a career diplomat, he spent his childhood in Washington DC, Asia, and the middle east. Oliver graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Drama in 1983 from Tufts University. He then trained at Shakespeare & Co. with Kristine Linklater.


Spouse
Camilla Campbell (1993 - present) 3 children


Trivia
David E. Kelley originally wanted him to play the role of Bobby Donnell on the TV show "The Practice" (1997).

His father, Nicholas Platt, is an ex ambassador to Pakistan, Zambia, & the Phillipines.

Attended Tufts University.

Three children: Lily (b. 1995), George (b. 1997), and Claire (b. 1999).

Has an older brother, Adam Platt and a younger brother, Nicholas Platt Jr.

Avid Boston Red Sox fan.

A second-cousin, once-removed of Princess Diana, Princess of Wales.

Son of Nicholas Platt (b. 10.3.1936 in New York, NY), a career American diplomat, and wife Sheila Maynard. His mother, Sheila Maynard, is the daughter of maternal granddaughter of the Hon. Cynthia Burke-Roche (10.4.1884-8.12.1966, who married firstly Arthur Scott Burden (d. 6.1921) in 1906 and secondly Guy Fairfax Cary (d. 1950) in 1922). Cynthia was the sister of Edmund Maurice Burke-Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy in the Peerage of Ireland (of Irish and English extraction and son of an American Heiress), who was the maternal grandfather of Diana, Princess of Wales. He is also the paternal grandson of American architect Geoffrey Platt (by whom he has remote Dutch American ancestry) and wife Helen Choate.

Was friends with "Huff" co-star Hank Azaria at Tufts University.

High school graduate from the Colorado Rocky Mountain School in Carbondale, Colorado (near Aspen). The school's main curriculum is based on the "Outward Bound" education program, which teaches wilderness survival and expedition courses.



Personal Quotes
"The only thing I wanted to do when I was a young naive kid was to become a New York stage actor. I thought that would be nirvana. I think of myself as an actor. If other people want to pigeonhole me, if they want to think of me as a big deal or a medium deal or a small deal, well, that's up to them."


Where Are They Now
(June 2006) Making his Broadway debut in Conor McPherson's Shining City, at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway. His brilliant performance was honored with a Tony nomination for best actor.