Graham Sibley is an Emmy®-nominated actor, writer, director, and educator whose career spans film, television, theater, and original storytelling.
On film, Graham has worked with Academy Award-winning filmmakers including Clint Eastwood in Warner Bros.’ Sully and Bill Guttentag in the Oscar-shortlisted Nanking, alongside Woody Harrelson. His independent film work includes Debra Eisenstadt’s Sundance hit Blush, Poor Greg Drowning, which he executive produced alongside Cedric the Entertainer, Dan Levy Dagerman’s award-winning comedy You, Me & Her, and Danny A. Abeckaser’s Mob Cops for Lionsgate. Graham recently reunited with Abeckaser in Budapest for two upcoming films, Ashes to Iron, a historical drama set against the Hungarian Revolution, and Killing Hitler.
On television, Graham portrayed Abraham Lincoln in Doris Kearns Goodwin’s acclaimed History Channel/A&E miniseries Abraham Lincoln, now streaming on Netflix. The series was nominated for a Critics Choice Real TV Award for Best Limited Series and won the 2023 BANFF World Media Award for Best Historical Biography. In 2020, Graham earned an Emmy® nomination for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Digital Drama Series for his performance in Amazon Prime’s DARK/WEB: Rideshare. He also heavily recurred during the final two seasons of Freeform/Hulu’s Good Trouble.
Graham began his career in the theater and is a founding member of IAMA Theatre Company. On stage, he has originated roles in works by Neil LaBute, Leslye Headland, Micah Schraft, and numerous other playwrights, earning multiple Best Actor nominations from Los Angeles publications. His theater work also includes his original solo play, My Right Wing Uncle, directed by Jeff Perry.
Beyond acting, Graham is the creator and host of The Actor’s Director Podcast, a series exploring the relationship between actors and directors through conversations with filmmakers and performers. He also created The Actor’s Director Workshop, where he draws on three decades of professional experience to help directors develop a deeper, more practical language for working with actors.
As a writer and filmmaker, Graham is currently developing The Hoopsters, a coming-of-age feature inspired by the Gus Macker three-on-three basketball tournament, which he is writing and co-directing.
Graham has been recognized by the California State Senate for his work co-founding The YOUnited Foundation, a nonprofit organization that uses film to fight apathy. He lives in New York City with his wife, writer Marilyn Fu, and their twin boys.