Hollywood actor credits God for freedom from alcoholism in Emmy speech
Actor Tom Pelphrey thanked God for 12 years of sobriety in his award speech at the Emmys on Monday.
The Hollywood star is known for playing the roles of Jonathan Randall on the CBS television series Guiding Light (for which he won two Daytime Emmy Awards), Mick Dante on As the World Turns, Kurt Bunker on Banshee, Ward Meachum on Iron Fist, Ben Davis on Ozark, Perry Abbott on Outer Range, Don Crowder on Love & Death, Robbie Prendergrast on Task, Joe Mankiewicz in David Fincher’s film Mank, and Jason Derek Brown in the true crime film American Murderer. For Ozark, he received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.
After being named Outstanding Supporting Actor in a drama series for his role as Robbie Prendergast in the HBO series Task, Pelphrey said: “I thank God for my life and my sobriety. I thank my family and my friends for all your love and support all these years.”
Pelphrey, raised Catholic, has previously said faith is a “huge part” of his life. It was the inspiration behind voicing Jesus in the four-part podcast The Christ, released earlier this year.
“I do believe the closest that anybody can get to really understanding the love that God has for us is through having children,” he shared with CBN News. “That’s the only way that you can truly even come close to grasping how infinite the Lord’s love for us is.”
He said his recovery from alcoholism was a “miracle”, adding, “Truly by the grace of God, I felt I was freed from that obsession.”
