Scott Whitehurst

Scott Whitehurst is an Associate Professor of Professional Practice at School of the Arts. He teaches Shakespeare. Formerly, Mr Whitehurst was co-head of MFA Acting at The New School College of Performing Arts. He coaches privately with his wife, actor Angela Robinson, at The WhiteRobin Group. Their clients work on and off Broadway, regionally, and on film & tv.

As a professional actor, Mr Whitehurst has appeared regionally at Arena Stage; Geffen Playhouse; The Shakespeare Theatre (DC); Contemporary American Theatre Festival; Pittsburgh Public; Ford’s Theatre; Crossroads Theatre; Bristol Riverside Theatre; Cincinnati Playhouse; Geva Theatre; Indiana Repertory; Pioneer Theatre; Rep of St Louis; and in 11 productions at The Shakespeare Theatre of NJ. In New York, he created the role of Nolan in Leslie Lee’s Black Eagles at Manhattan Theatre Club; and appeared in Waiting for Lefty starring Marisa Tomei and directed by Joanne Woodward at Blue Light Theatre; Incommunicado starring Tom Aldridge at the Judith Anderson; Into the Hazard, a six-actor adaptation of Henry V; the Obie award-winning Jeffrey at the Minetta Lane Theatre; and Double Infidelity, Iphigeneia at Aulis, The Merchant of Venice, Much Ado about Nothing, Nathan the Wise, The Persians, Romeo and Juliet, She Stoops to Conquer, The Tempest, and When We Dead Awaken at The Pearl Theatre. In Film and Television, Mr Whitehurst  has appeared on Evil, Elementary, The Good Wife, House of Cards, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Madam Secretary, Simple Justice, Six Degrees, Ryu Murakami’s Kyoko, and Spike Lee’s Malcolm X.

Mr Whitehurst was trained by William Esper and Maggie Flanigan at MGSA Rutgers University (MFA), and is a Columbia College (BA) alumnus. He is a very proud member of AEA, SAG-AFTRA, and the National Alliance of Acting Teachers.