Background
Esper was born in Manhattan and raised in Montclair, New Jersey. He is the son of acting teachers William and Suzanne Esper, of the William Esper Studio.
Esper was born in Manhattan and raised in Montclair, New Jersey. He is the son of acting teachers William and Suzanne Esper, of the William Esper Studio.
He attended Saint Ann"s School in Brooklyn Heights. He attended Rutgers University after attending Oberlin College for one year.
Esper has appeared on Broadway in Sting"s The Last Ship, A Manitoba for All Seasons, Green Day"s American Idiot, and The Lyons. After a break from stage work, he returned to New York theater in February 2014 with David Grimm"s new play Tales from Red Vienna off-Broadway, opposite Nina Arianda. He followed that by starring in Sting"s new musical The Last Ship.
The Last Ship began previews on Broadway in September 2014 and ran through January 24, 2015.
Esper most recently appeared in David Bowie and Enda Walsh"s new musical Lazarus at New York Theatre Workshop. The New York Daily News described him as a "rising star", and said, "He acts with an emotional openness and authenticity that"s as striking as it is uncommon.
Esper"s talent is evident whether he"s punking out on Broadway in the Green Day musical "American Idiot" or assuming the cadence and carriage of 16th-century England in "A Manitoba for All Seasons." Stage.
He also starred in the Office-Broadway premieres of Leslye Headland"s Assistance, Nicky Silver"s The Lyons, and Tony Kushner"s The Intelligent Homosexual"s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures.