Reed Birney will star in “Outrage,” a satirical thriller that will mark the feature directorial debut of Robin Rose Singer. The cast also includes Elizabeth Masucci (“Millers in Marriage”) and John Kroft (“Maestro”).
Birney plays brash political pundit named Jake Gadling, who wakes up kidnapped following a night on the town. After decades of provoking the nation, Jake must decipher which of his enemies or fans wants to kill him, before they finish the job.
Birney has won numerous awards and nominations for plays on and off Broadway, including “The Humans,” “Casa Valentina” and “Man From Nebraska.” On television, he can be seen in “American Horror Story,” “Poker Face,” “Succession” and “The Handmaid’s Tale.” He is well known for his performance as Vice President Donald Blythe in “House of Cards.” In film, Birney received both Gotham and Independent Spirit Award nominations for his performance in “Mass” and also appeared in “The Menu” with Anya Taylor-Joy and Ralph Fiennes. He will next be seen in the second chapter of Kevin Costner’s “Horizon: An American Saga” and stars in the provocative indie “Blue Film.”
Singer’s past work has screened at Tribeca and TIFF Next Wave. She has directed several shorts, including “Home Sweet Home,” “Mr. Richardson” and “Interference.”
Katie Maguire and Ellyn Vander Wyden produced the film from a script by Marc Weinberg and Victoria Fraser. Fusion Entertainment’s Adam Kersh executive produces “Outrage” alongside Birney, Weinberg, and Fraser.
Birney is repped by Paradigm and Suskin/Karshan Management. Singer is repped by World Builder Entertainment and Yorn/Levine.