Actress Sami Gayle stars as "Nicky Reagan-Boyle" on CBS' cop drama Blue Bloods. Gayle began her acting career as Baby June in the off-Broadway production of "Gypsy," starring Patti LuPone. She then reprised her role when the production transferred to Broadway shortly thereafter. Gayle later co-starred in the off-Broadway plays "Oohrah!" at the Atlantic Theatre Company and MCC Theatre's "Family Week," under the direction of Academy-Award winner Jonathan Demme. She was featured in the 2007 Broadway production of "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical." Gayle's breakthrough role in film came in 2012 when she co-starred as a young prostitute opposite Adrien Brody, in director Tony Kaye's DETACHMENT. Also that year,she starred opposite Nicolas Cage and Josh Lucas in Millennium Films' STOLEN. In February 2014, Gayle starred in the film adaptation of VAMPIRE ACADEMY for The Weinstein Company. She played "Mia Rinaldi," nemesis to the film's Rose and Lissa. In April 2014, she appeared opposite Kristen Wiig and Guy Pierce in the indie, HATESHIP LOVESHIP, which premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. Later in the year, Gayle will be seen with Robin Wright in THE CONGRESS, which had its world premiere at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.
I had been coming to New York, pretty much once a month, to dance on Broadway. I was offered a huge Broadway show, but couldn't do it because my brother was having his huge Bar Mitzvah. My brother felt really bad about that and when he stumbled on the Broadway revival of Gypsy - I don't know what made him choose that because he's certainly not a theater person - he thought I should try out for it. I asked my mom if I could come up to New York-I'm from Florida-and she said "yes". I went in for the open call with a thousand other kids. I got the part and did its entire run at the City Center and on Broadway. From there, I did Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas: the Musical. I also did Family Week, which is Jonathan Demme's first play.
