Stephen Kunken

Stephen Michael Kunken (born c. 1971) is an American actor. He is known for the roles of Ari Spyros on Showtime’s Billions and Commander Putnam on Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale. His film work includes work with Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Woody Allen, Ang Lee, Barry Levinson, and others. Kunken is most readily known for playing Andy Fastow in the Broadway play Enron, for which he received a Tony Award nomination for Featured Actor in a Play. Other Broadway credits include Frost/Nixon and Rock ‘n’ Roll’.

Kunken was raised on Long Island in Upper Brookville, New York. His father is a dentist and his mother is a former grade school teacher.[1] Kunken received a B.A. degree from Tufts University in 1993.[2] He is a graduate of the Juilliard School’s Graduate Acting program, where as a member of the Drama Division’s Group 26 (1993–1997) he was awarded both The John Houseman Prize and the Pearl and Rolands Grant. His classmates included David Denman and Alan Tudyk.