Notable Alumni of SUNY at Purchase College

Latrice Walker 1979–

New York State Assembly member

Nomi Prins 2000–

Economist and author writing on Wall Street

Also attended: New York University

David Graeber 1961–2020

Anthropologist and anarchist activist

Also attended: University of Chicago

Carl Safina 1955–

Ecologist, marine biologist and author

Jill Bargonetti 1962–

CUNY professor researching tumor suppressor p53

Also attended: New York University

Wesley Snipes 1962–

Actor and martial artist, known for action films

Moby 1965–

Musician, DJ and record producer

Stanley Tucci 1960–

American actor and filmmaker

Bachelor of Arts · Acting · Class of 1982

Melissa Leo 1960–

Actress and Academy Award winner

Josh Hartnett 1978–

Actor and producer, star of Pearl Harbor

Zoë Kravitz 1988–

Actress, director and singer

Spouse: Karl Glusman (Portland State University)

David Herman 1967–

Actor and comedian, MADtv cast member

Ving Rhames 1959–

Actor born and raised in Harlem, New York

Also attended: The Juilliard School

Edie Falco 1963–

Actress, four-time Emmy winner

Parker Posey 1968–

Actress known as Queen of the Indies

Regina Spektor 1980–

Soviet-born singer-songwriter and pianist

Also attended: Manhattan School of Music

Mitski 1990–

Japanese-American singer-songwriter

Constance Wu 1982–

Actress known for Fresh Off the Boat

Shea Whigham 1969–

Actor known for Boardwalk Empire

Also attended: Tyler Junior College

Susie Essman 1955–

Comedian known for Curb Your Enthusiasm

Kirk Acevedo 1971–

Actor in Band of Brothers and Fringe

Spouse: Kiersten Warren (Simpson College, University of Central Missouri)

Todd Graff 1959–

Actor, screenwriter and film director

Chris Wedge 1957–

Animator, director, Blue Sky Studios co-founder

Attended until 1981

Also attended: University of New Hampshire-Main Campus, Ohio State University-Main Campus

Rochelle Aytes 1976–

Actress known for Mistresses

Seth Gilliam 1968–

Actor known for The Wire and Oz

Attended until 1990

Steven Weber 1961–

Actor and comedian

Spouse: Finn Carter (Tulane University of Louisiana, Skidmore College)

Mase 1975–

Rapper known for Bad Boy Records

Also attended: Clark Atlanta University

Adina Porter 1971–

Actress known for True Blood

Alexandra Hedison 1969–

Photographer, director and actress

Also attended: University of California-Los Angeles

Spouse: Jodie Foster (Yale University)

Father: David Hedison (Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater, Brown University)

Ron Eldard 1965–

Film and television actor

Sherry Stringfield 1967–

Actress, best known as a doctor on television

Samara Joy 1999–

Jazz singer named Best New Artist by JazzTimes

Robert John Burke 1960–

Actor in RoboCop 3 and Gossip Girl

Hal Hartley 1959–

Independent film director and screenwriter

Also attended: Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Malcolm Goodwin 1982–

Actor known for iZombie and Reacher

George Segal 1924–2000

Pop art sculptor and painter

Also attended: The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, Pratt Institute-Main

Robert Clohessy 1957–

Actor known for Oz and Blue Bloods

Gregory Crewdson 1962–

Photographer of cinematic staged scenes

Also attended: Yale University

Paul Logan 1973–

Actor known for low-budget action films

Anna Anthropy 1901–

Video game designer and author of Dys4ia

Also attended: Southern Methodist University

Dan Romer 1983–

Film composer and music producer

Rob Schmidt 1965–

Film director of Wrong Turn

Danny Leiner 1961–2018

Film director of Dude, Where's My Car?

Fred Wilson 1954–

Conceptual artist

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Garth Greenwell 1978–

Novelist, author of What Belongs to You

Also attended: University of Iowa, Harvard University, Washington University in St Louis

Richard Tanne 1985–

Director and writer of Southside with You

Kyle Abraham 1977–

Choreographer and dancer

Also attended: New York University

James Spione 2000–

Documentary and fiction film director and producer

Polly Apfelbaum 1955–

Contemporary visual artist

Also attended: Temple University

Bob Gosse 1963–

Film producer, director and actor

Michael Rakowitz 1973–

Iraqi-American conceptual artist

Also attended: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Rachelle Mozman 1972–

Visual artist and clinical psychoanalyst

Also attended: Temple University

Jordan McLean 1974–

Trumpeter, composer and bandleader

Nicholas Benson 1964–

Stone carver and typeface designer, 2010 MacArthur Fellow

Joel Rubin 1955–

Clarinetist and scholar of Jewish music

Also attended: California Institute of the Arts

Katherine Bradford 1942–

Painter known for figurative paintings of swimmers

Child: Arthur Bradford (Yale University)

David Haughton 1991–

American professional basketball player

Blake Aoki 1993–

Professional basketball player in Japan's B.League

Also attended: CUNY Brooklyn College, CUNY--City College

Jonathan Cahn 1959–

Messianic rabbi, author of The Harbinger

Nasreen Pervin Huq 1958–2006

Bangladeshi women's rights activist