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Brooke M. Haney | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Intimacy Coordinator |
| Known for | Birder
Harlem Ponyboi East New York Elsbeth |
| Website | brookemhaney |
Brooke M. Haney (they/she) is a New York City-based intimacy coordinator, choreographer, writer, and educator known for their pioneering work in intimacy direction and advocacy for queer representation in performance. They are one of the first 50 intimacy coordinators recognized as qualified by SAG-AFTRA.[1][2]
Early Life and Education
Haney holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts from the University of Washington and a Master of Fine Arts in Performance from the University of Central Florida. They have also studied improv at the Upright Citizens Brigade.[3]
Career
Intimacy Coordination
Haney began their career as an intimacy choreographer in theater[4] and academia before transitioning to film and television during the COVID-19 pandemic. They have since worked on numerous productions, including[5]
- Television: Harlem (2023–2024), Elsbeth (2024), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2024), American Sports Story (2024), Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin (2024), East New York (2022–2023), Mayor of Kingstown (2023), The Best Man: The Final Chapters (2022)
- Film: Turn Me On (2024), Ponyboi (2024), Herd (2023), Birder (2023), She's Clean (2022), Becoming Medusa(2016), A Surprise (2014)
Writing and Theatre
Haney is the author of The Intimacy Coordinator's Guidebook: Specialties for Stage and Screen, published by Routledge in 2024. The book explores the role of intimacy choreographers with contributions from over 30 industry professionals, covering topics such as working with minors, prosthetics, intimacy and disability, staging queer intimacy, and scenes of trauma. It includes details on choreography, consent, and closure techniques.[6]
Additionally, they are the author of A History of Intimacy Professionals in Entertainment, published in 2025.[7]
As a playwright, Haney's works include Kiss Me or Cut Off My Head, a contemporary retelling of the Medusa myth, and Now What?, a docudrama responding to the 2016 U.S. presidential election[8]
Teaching and Advocacy
Haney has taught acting at Marymount Manhattan College for eight years and has led intimacy choreography workshops at institutions such as Vassar College, Syracuse University, NYU, University of Central Florida, and Ventura College.
They are also the Artistic Producer of Daughters of Troy, a theater company dedicated to empowering women and non-binary artists. In this role, Haney has produced and directed works that explore themes of female sexuality and desire.
Additionally, Haney created The Actor's Warm Down, a 20-minute closure practice for actors to de-role from difficult and intense material.[9]
Personal Life
Haney is a proud queer, non-binary individual and an advocate for authentic representation in media.
References
- "The Intimacy Coordinator's Guidebook". Goodreads. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
- "Brooke M. Haney | New Play Exchange". newplayexchange.org. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
- LLC, Stage 32. "Brooke M. Haney - Brooke's Bio, Credits, Awards, and more". Stage 32. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - BWW, Team. "Brooke M. Haney: Credits, Bio, News & More | Broadway World". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
- Massabrook, Nicole (2024-07-20). "Do Actors Get Aroused in Sex Scenes? Intimacy Coordinator Tells Us". Us Weekly. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
- Totten, Amilia (2025-11-10). "Why Intimacy Coordinators Matter Even When The Set Feels Safe". Retrieved 2025-12-10.
- "A History of Intimacy Professionals in Entertainment: An Inside Look at a Movement". Routledge & CRC Press. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
- "Brooke M. Haney | New Play Exchange". newplayexchange.org. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
- Complex, Valerie (2024-06-07). "Scene 2 Seen Podcast: Intimacy Coordinator Brooke M. Haney On The Language Of Intimacy In Hollywood". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-12-10.