Jack Gilpin

John Mitchell “Jack” Gilpin (born May 31, 1951) is an American actor. He currently portrays Church the Butler in HBO’s historical drama series The Gilded Age. He is the father of actress Betty Gilpin.

Gilpin was born on May 31, 1951, in Boyce, Virginia, the son of Lucy Trumbull (Mitchell) and Kenneth Newcomer Gilpin, a businessman.[2] His paternal great-grandfather was politician and general Lawrence Tyson.[3] His maternal grandfather was World War I hero and aviation pioneer Gen. William “Billy” Mitchell. His first cousin is the former president of Harvard University from 2007 to 2018, Drew Gilpin Faust.[4]

He is a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy (class of 1969) and Harvard University (class of 1973). He studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the theatre in New York City.[