Tina Benko

Known for ActingBorn 1972-09-01 (age 53)Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

A highly regarded performer on the New York and national stages, Tina Benko also enjoyed regular work in films and on television, most notably in a starring role on "Flesh and Bone" (Starz, 2015).The Pittsburgh, PA native received her training at Carnegie Mellon and made her screen debut in Stephen Gyllenhaal's drama "Waterland" in 1992. Benko logged minor roles in features and on television throughout the 1990s while also appearing regularly on stage, both as an understudy in Broadway productions like "The Real Thing" (2000) and "A Day in the Death of Joe Egg" (2003) and in more substantive roles Off Broadway and at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. In 2006, she enjoyed a recurring role as Kath Parry, a former flame of Irish gangster Michael Caffee (Jason Isaacs) on "Brotherhood" (Showtime, 2006-2008), which led to supporting and guest appearances on episodic dramas like "Law & Order" (NBC, 1990-2010) and roles in major features like "The Avengers" (2012). Her stage roles, too, grew in stature, and by 2011, she was starring in an international touring production of Toni Morrison's "Desdemona" (2011) directed by Peter Sellars and earning critical praise as Titania in Julie Taylor's 2013 production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," which was filmed for a 2014 theatrical release. In 2013, Benko also earned a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for playing Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in Elfriede Jellinek's solo play "Jackie," and by the following year, had transitioned into a busy character actress, with two or three film or television credits to her name each year. Chief among these was a minor role in Woody Allen's "Irrational Man" (2015) and a turn as a series regular on "Flesh and Bone," Starz's drama set in the ballet world. Benko played Jessica, a former dancer who returns to her former ballet company to serve as its manager.Read more

Movies & web series

Power Book III: Raising Kanan

Person of Interest

The Scottish Play

The Avengers

Chappelle's Show

FBI

The Greatest Showman

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Third Watch

Blue Bloods

FBI: Most Wanted

The Good Wife

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Blindspot

Dr. Death

And Just Like That…

NCIS: New Orleans

Unforgettable

The Mysteries of Laura

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Nobody Wants to Shoot a Woman

TURN: Washington's Spies

New York Undercover

Law & Order

New Amsterdam

The Other Two

Vinyl

Kaleidoscope

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Elsbeth

New York News

Brotherhood

Flesh and Bone

Royal Pains

Monsterland

Irrational Man

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Mapplethorpe

The Nanny Diaries

Ugly Betty

The Adults

The Kitchen

That Awkward Moment

Contest

Waterland

The Sound of Silence

Admission

Puccini for Beginners