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Jonathan Groff

Screenwriter / Actor | * 03/26/1985 (39) | Lancaster, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA))
Jonathan Drew Groff (born March 26, 1985) is an American actor and singer. He began his career on Broadway, rising to prominence for his portrayal of Melchior Gabor in the original production of Spring Awakening (2006–08), for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. He returned to Broadway to portray King George III in the original production of Hamilton (2015), for which he earned a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. He currently stars opposite Daniel Radcliffe and Lindsay Mendez in the first Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along. Groff made his film debut in Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock (2009), and became a recurring guest star in the Fox musical-comedy series Glee (2009–15) as Jesse St. James. He voiced the roles of Kristoff and Sven in Disney's Frozen franchise, including Frozen (2013) and ()
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Jonathan Drew Groff (born March 26, 1985) is an American actor and singer. He began his career on Broadway, rising to prominence for his portrayal of Melchior Gabor in the original production of Spring Awakening (2006-2008), for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical, becoming one of the youngest nominees for the award, at age 21. He returned to Broadway to portray King George III in the original production of Hamilton (2015), for which he earned a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. For the original cast album of Hamilton, he, along with the other singers on the recording, won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.Branching out into film and television roles, Groff made his film debut in Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock (2009), and became a recurring guest star in the Fox musical-comedy series Glee (2009–2015) as Jesse St. James. He voiced the roles of Kristoff and Sven in Disney's Frozen franchise, including Frozen (2013) and Frozen II (2019), two of the highest-grossing films of all time, as well as the short films Frozen Fever (2015) and Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017). Groff starred as Patrick Murray in the HBO comedy-drama series Looking (2014–2015), the network's first TV series centering around the lives of gay men, as well as its subsequent television film, Looking: The Movie (2016), and portrayed FBI Special Agent Holden Ford in the Netflix period crime drama Mindhunter (2017–2019), produced by David Fincher, for which he won a Satellite Award. In 2021, he received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Anthology Series or Movie for his performance in the Disney+ live stage recording of Hamilton.Groff starred in the fourth installment of the Matrix franchise—The Matrix Resurrections (2021)—as Smith, replacing Hugo Weaving from the original trilogy. In 2022, he executive produced the HBO documentary film Spring Awakening: Those You've Known, which saw the 15 year reunion of the original cast of the musical, and voiced the lead role of Ollie in the Netflix series Lost Ollie. He stars in M. Night Shyamalan's apocalyptic horror film Knock at the Cabin (2023) and will return to Broadway in fall 2023 in the first revival of Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Animation

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Awards & Nominations for Jonathan Groff

Theatre World Award Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical
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Movies with Jonathan Groff as Actor(30)

as Kristoff (voice)2023 Frozen III
as Kristoff (voice)2023 Once Upon a Studio
as Brian2023 Molly and the Moon
as Eric2023 Knock at the Cabin
as Kristoff (voice - archival)2020 Once Upon a Snowman
as King George III2020 Hamilton
as Kristoff (voice)2019 Frozen II
as Man by Fence (Uncredited)2018 Blindspotting
as Kristoff (voice)2017 LEGO Frozen Northern Lights
as Kristoff (voice)2017 Olaf's Frozen Adventure
as Patrick Murray2016 Looking: The Movie
as himself2016 Hamilton's America
as Kristoff (voice)2015 Frozen Fever
as himself2014 The Making of Frozen
as himself2014 Showing Up
as Craig2014 The Normal Heart
as Young Vet-Mads2014 American Sniper
as Kristoff (voice)2013 Frozen
as David2013 C.O.G.
as Jesse St. James2011 Glee Encore
as Jeff2011 Twelve Thirty
as Jesse St. James2011 Glee: The Concert Movie
as Louis Weichmann2010 The Conspirator
as Michael Lang2009 Taking Woodstock

TV Shows/Series with Jonathan Groff as Actor(16)

as Patrick Fitzpayne2024 Pretty/Handsome
as Ollie (voice)2022 Lost Ollie
as Rick Sheridan (voice)2021 Invincible
as himself2020 Some Good News
as Holden Ford2017 MINDHUNTER
as Self - Musical Guest2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Patrick2014 Looking
as Ian Todd2011 Boss
2011 Boss
as Jesse St. James2009 Glee
as Self - Guest1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Movies with Jonathan Groff as Crew(1)

Production/Executive Producer2022 Spring Awakening: Those You've Known

TV Shows/Series with Jonathan Groff as Crew(1)

Additional Information

Official websites:
Full Name: Jonathan Drew Groff
Born: Tuesday, 03/26 1985 (March) in Lancaster, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 39 years + 2 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Conestoga Valley High School
Related to: James Wolpert
Other names for Jonathan Groff (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Jonathan Drew Groff"
"ジョナサン・グロフ"
Jonathan Groff frequently works together with these people:
Jennifer Lee (14x, Crew)
Kristen Bell (11x, Actress)
Josh Gad (10x, Actor)
Chris Buck (10x, Crew)
Idina Menzel (9x, Actress)
Ryan Murphy (8x, Crew)
John Krasinski (8x, Actor)
Jake Gyllenhaal (7x, Actor)
Jennifer Garner (7x, Actress)
Lin-Manuel Miranda (7x, Actor)
Jon Stewart (7x, Actor)
Brad Falchuk (7x, Crew)

Other people with this name: Jonathan Groff (US)

WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1419, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/10/2024