Robert Emmet Lunney is an actor and playwright. His play, Famous Blue Raincoat, an O'Neill Playwrights Conference finalist, was developed and workshopped with Naked Angels (NYC).  For Nina, part of Williamstown Theatre Festival’s Fridays@3 series, has been workshopped by Two River Theater (Red Bank, NJ), The Directors Company (NYC), American National Theatre (NYC), Interact Theatre (Los Angeles), and the Road (L.A.).  Robert’s works-in-progress include An Occurrence at Yankee Stadium, an absurdist dark comedy; Cannon Beach, a detective noir; and When You Wake (screenplay), a father/son story of love and loss, easily confused for a demonic thriller.

Robert played the demon in the FOX series The Exorcist (iHorror Award nominee: Best Actor). He has guest-starred in numerous television shows including, WeCrashed (Apple TV+), Boardwalk Empire (HBO), The Blacklist, Blindspot, Elementary, and Law & Order. On stage, Robert has performed extensively on Broadway, Off Broadway and in regional theatre. Performing highlights include Tobias in Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance (Broadway); Gerry Evans in Brian Friel's Dancing At Lughnasa (Broadway); Ed Devery in Born Yesterday (Broadway); Gary in Howard Barker's solo poem, Gary, The Thief (World Premier/Potomac Theatre Project/NYC); Ball in Mr. Barker's Victory (PTP/NYC); Lenny in Harold Pinter’s The Homecoming (Olney Theatre/Maryland); Atticus Finch in To Kill A Mockingbird (Ford's Theater/D.C.); Sidney Bruhl in Ira Levin’s Deathtrap (Triad Stage/NC); and Roy Cohn in Tony Kushner's Angels In America (Guest Artist/University of Alabama). 

Website: www.robertemmetlunney.com