Whether or not you’ve seen any of Hickey’s shows or movies, the name Hickey bears significance in the town of Plano.
Still, the Tony Award-winning actor makes time in his demanding schedule for a phone call with me. It is gearing up to be a busy week for him, as he had just wrapped his scenes on HBO Max’s Gossip Girl the day prior and is getting ready to head to Texas for a wedding during the weekend ahead. On a Tuesday morning in New York City, John Benjamin Hickey is getting settled into his new apartment. Aside from starring in ‘Gossip Girl,’ John Benjamin Hickey plays Colin, a disgraced tech entrepreneur accused of financial crimes on HBO’s ‘In Treatment’ | Photo credit: Suzanne Tenner/HBO