ZAGŁADA Cast

Len is an internationally recognized, Tony Award-winning, Emmy-nominated actor whose career spans sixty-five years on regional stages, Broadway, off-Broadway, film and television. A member of the Theatre Hall of Fame, he is known best for his legendary performance as the title character in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. In 2024 he was honored with the John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre by the Theatre World Awards. Cariou remains highly regarded for his extensive classical repertoire, including King Lear which he assayed twice. His one-man show Broadway and the Bard re-visited some of the best dramatic and musical elements of his robust career. Len became a beloved figure as 'Pop' Reagan over 14 seasons on CBS Blue Bloods. Last year, he distinguished himself once again off-Broadway in the role of Morrie Shwartz in the award-winning Seadog Theatre production of Tuesdays With Morrie. Look for him in the new year on MGM+ as Linus Bean in the new series American Classic, in which he co-stars with Kevin Kline, Jon Tenney and Laura Linney. Len is a Mets fan, an inveterate gin rummy player, and loves the game of golf. He is an adored and adoring father, husband and grandfather, a member of the Order of Manitoba, and an Officer of the Order of Canada.

is a New York based actor, director, and artistic director. A member of LAByrinth Theater Company and The Actors Studio, he has worked extensively at The Public Theater and developed over a hundred new plays with leading American playwrights. His directing work is known for bold reinterpretations of classic texts, casting that challenges convention and reveals hidden emotional truths. Acting credits (stage): Rocky Pioggi in The Iceman Cometh with Nathan Lane & Brian Dennehy, directed by Robert Falls at BAM and The Goodman Theatre. He originated roles in early works by Stephen Adly Guirgis, all directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman, including In Arabia We’d All Be Kings, Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train, and The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. He performed Jesus Hopped on London’s West End at The Arts Theatre (d/Hoffman) and The Donmar Warehouse (d/Sam Mendes). He spent several years in Los Angeles as an on-set acting coach, contributing to multiple Emmy-winning performances. Film & TV: Jack Goes Boating, Law & Order, SVU, Criminal Intent, Boardwalk Empire, New Amsterdam, The Deuce, Person of Interest, The Good Wife. Founder of Actors Theater of NYC and The Nomad Theater Company (LA).

Broadway: Irena's Vow. Off-Broadway: Irena’s Vow, Foggy Bottom, An Oak Tree; pool (no water), Lady Macbeth & her Lover, The Pearl Theatre. Also: ZAGŁADA, NC; How to Live, Krakow; Anna Akhmatova/Night Shadows; Ayn Rand/The Disciple; Geraldine Connelly/House of Connelly, Clytemnestra/Clytemnestra in Hades; Rewriting her Life d/Trazana Beverly; Precious Stones. Film & TV: The Immigrant w/Marion Cotillard, d/James Gray; Mona Lisa Smile; Going Shopping d/Henry Jaglom; The Last Goodbye w/Renata Pały, d/Kali C. Davis; The Knick; Madam Secretary; Search Party w/Susan Sarandon; Law & Order: SVU. PDW member of The Actors Studio: directed development process of ZAGŁADA first collaboration of many w/Richard Vetere and recently w/Lanie Robertson on his new play Unknown Objects of Desire.

New York actress, writer, and singer born in Memphis, TN. OFF-BROADWAY: Coping Mechanism; White Woman, Black Boy; North Carolina; Danny & the Deep Blue Sea. THEATER: Who Will Sing for Lena, an international one-woman show; Clybourne Park; Paradise Blue. WORKSHOPS: DEEP AZURE, director N’Sangou Njikam & creative consultant Phylicia Rashad; Caucasian Chalk Circle, director Awoye Timpo; American Rot, director Estelle Parsons; Black Is Beauty, director Kareem Lucas; and The Great White Hope, director Steve Broadnax III. FILM: A Wall Apart. TELEVISION: HBO’s The Gilded Age, CBS’s The Equalizer, Half the History: Belinda Royale Story. VOICE OVER: Greater Boston, What’s the Frequency? SERIES: The Board. AWARDS: Best Lead Actress; People’s Choice; Best Production; winner of AACT National Festival 2019 & 2021; 2021 Mondial du Théâtre in France. Actors Studio Drama School, MFA. Lifetime member of Actors Studio.