for “A bRIGHT rOOM cALLED dAY”

Jeff Award Nomination for Best Supporting Performance in a Play

“Carriker’s portrayal of Baz is riveting…”

— Emily McClanathan, The Chicago Tribune

“…the openly gay Gregor Bazwald (portrayed by the always magnificent Grant Carriker.)”

— Colin Douglas, Chicago Theatre Review

“You killed it. But you should have shot Hitler.”

— Rio Ragazzone, Grant’s boss

For “malapert love”

“The greatest single reason to rush out and see this play is the wonderful performance by the magnificent Grant Carriker. As Count Montoya, this actor not only defies gravity with his physical antics … but his expert command of Siah Berlatsky’s rapid-fire dialogue is pure and impeccable. You can understand each and every syllable that Carriker utters, which at times comes so fast that the audience wonders how he’s able to breathe. His bodily gyrations remind us of a cross between Groucho Marx and a Cirque du Soleil contortionist. And Grant Carriker is a skilled comic actor whose delivery and sense of timing are unrivaled.”

— Colin Douglas, Chicago Theatre Review

“Carriker pulls off a triumph…”

— Kathy D. Hey, Third Coast Review

“Grant Carriker at his endearingly maudlin best.”

— Karen Topham, Chicagoonstage.com

“That was probably my favorite thing I’ve ever seen you do!”

— Laura Carriker, Grant’s Mom

for “The Threepenny Opera”

“Grant Carriker provides comic relief with his physically funny portrayals of Filch and the questionable Reverend Kimball.”

— Angela Allyn, Chicago Stage and Screen

“Hats off to Grant Carriker…”

— Alan Bresloff, Around the Town Chicago

“I’ve never been more entertained and confused at the same time.”

— Elizabeth Stam, Grant’s best friend

For “Angels in AMerica: parts i and ii”

“Grant Carriker is, perhaps, the highest expression of the production’s embrace of Kushner’s language… (He) is next level in handling Louis’s guilt-ridden, self-doubt-addled soliloquies. It is perhaps most important to credit Carriker with maintaining louis as a sympathetic character throughout. As unconscionable as Louis’s abandonment of Prior is, Carriker’s genuine anguish complicates everything about the situation.”

- Christine Malcom, Talkin’ Broadway

“Grant Carriker keeps Louis Ironson’s endless weeping and self-flagellation grounded and sincere.”

- Emma S. Rund, Stage and Cinema

“You feel the paralyzing fear in his voice… Carriker is given a long list to achieve in Angels and not all of his character’s actions are redeemable, but that’s what makes him exceptional in the role. He fully leans into his character’s insecurities and makes sense of the choices Louis makes…”

- Matthew Krasula, Thinking Theater

“Grant Carriker as the guilt-ridden Louis is epic in his word play…”

- Alan Bresloff, Around the Town Chicago

"Don’t worry, he’s pretty hot.”

- Chris Jones, Tony Kushner talkback