Erich Bergen

Bergen attended the Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Center in Loch Sheldrake, New York, for seven years^[3] before studying at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.^[4] His television credits include Gossip Girl, Desperate Housewives, Person of Interest and Franklin & Bash. From 2014 through 2019, Bergen appeared on the CBS television series Madam Secretary as Blake Moran, personal Secretary to Secretary of State Elizabeth McCord (played by Téa Leoni).^[5]

In 2013, Bergen was diagnosed with testicular cancer and underwent chemotherapy.^[6]

He played Bob Gaudio in the 2008 Las Vegas production of Jersey Boys. In 2012, he played Billy in the US national tour of Anything Goes. Bergen reprised his role as Gaudio in the 2014 Jersey Boys film.^[7] He made his Broadway debut in June 2018, as Dr. Jim Pomatter in Waitress.^[8] After leaving the cast in August 2018, Bergen returned to the Broadway production as Dr. Pomatter from June 4 through July 21, 2019. He then returned after the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 for a limited time. He also played Billy Flynn in Chicago in 2022 and 2023.^[9]