Coffey was born and raised in
Green Bay, Wisconsin. A 1999 graduate of the
Yale School of Drama, he has originated roles on Broadway, off-Broadway and regionally in numerous world premieres including
Bekah Brunstetter's
Public Servant on
Theatre Row (New York City),
Gina Gionfriddo's Can You Forgive Her? at the
Huntington Theater Company, directed by Peter DuBois,
Richard Nelson's ''Frank's Home'', directed by
Robert Falls (
Playwrights Horizons, NYC,
Goodman Theater, Chicago, IL),
Richard Nelson's How Shakespeare Won the West (
Huntington Theater, Boston, MA) and working alongside
Arthur Miller in his penultimate play,
Resurrection Blues, directed by
Mark Lamos (
Old Globe Theater, San Diego, CA). Coffey made his
Broadway debut in the play
Bronx Bombers, as
Joe DiMaggio at the
Circle in the Square after originating the role Off-Broadway at
Primary Stages. Additional theatrical highlights include
Days to Come by
Lillian Hellman for the Mint Theater Company,
Lips Together, Teeth Apart, directed by
Mark Lamos (
Westport Playhouse, CT),
The Front Page, directed by
Gordon Edelstein (
Long Wharf Theater, New Haven CT),
Violet Hour, directed by David Kennedy, and
Hedda Gabler, directed by Ron Daniels (Dallas Theater Center, Dallas, TX),
P.R. Man (Ohio Theatre, NYC),
A View from the Bridge and ''A Midsummer Night's Dream
(Alley Theater, Houston, TX), Galileo
and Measure For Measure'' (
Yale Repertory Theater, New Haven, CT), among many others. Television appearances include guest starring roles on
And Just Like That...,
Mrs. Fletcher,
Chicago Fire,
Instinct,
Law & Order: SVU, The Good Wife,
Cupid and
Law & Order, as well as recurring roles on
Law & Order: Criminal Intent and
Guiding Light. His major feature film appearances include
Thirteen Days (2000),
The International (2009),
Trust (2010),
Almost Love (2019) and
The Good Nurse (2022). His work in
Trust was singled out by Roger Ebert in his "Best Films of 2011" list and his performance was praised at the
Toronto Film Festival as a "tour-de-force performance... giving a shockingly convincing performance that is equally perverse and plausible". Coffey has starred in three short films that have made their premieres at the
Tribeca Film Festival:
BFF (2012),
Epilogue (2013), and
Master Maggie (2019). Coffey lives in
New York City with his wife, actress
Jennifer Mudge. ==References==