Andrew Rannells
Known for: Acting
Andrew Scott Rannells was born on August 23, 1978 in the city of Omaha (Nebraska), in the United States. He studied in the Creighton Preparatory School in his hometown, and after finishing secondary, briefly attended Marymount Manhattan College. Throughout his career, Rannells won a Grammy Award and was nominated for the Tony Awards. He is known for his portrayal as Elder Price in the 2011 Broadway musical "The Book of Mormon", for which he received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical. He won the 2012 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album as a featured soloist on the musical's original Broadway cast recording. His other credits on Broadway include the works of "Jersey Boys" as Bob Gaudio and "Hairspray", as Link Larkin. Andrew began his career in film and television in the mid-90's, developed primarily as a voice artist. Between the numerous animated series in which he has worked, titles are counted as "Street Sharks", "One Piece", "Yugio: Duel Monsters", "Yu-Gi-Oh!", "Liberty's Kids: Est. 1776", "Shaman Kingu," Kakutou ryouri densetsu bistro recipe", " Cubix, "Sonic X", Robots for Everyone", "Pokémon" and" Shukan Pok mon hosokyoku ". Rannells played the role of Elijah Krantz on the HBO series "Girls" and had the leading role of Bryan Buckley in the NBC series "The New Normal". Andrew also filmed some feature films - he had a brief participation in "Sex and the City 2" (2010), and a role of starring in the comedy starring Kirsten Dunst, "Bachelorette" (2012). In 2014, Rannells filled in as a replacement for Hedwig in the rock musical "Hedwig and the Angry Inch". A year later, Rannells briefly played the role of King George III in the hit Broadway musical "Hamilton". He soon secured the role of Whizzer Brown in the Broadway revival of "Falsettos", directed by James Lapine. In 2018, Rannells portrayed the role of Larry in the Broadway musical "The Boys in the Band", alongside other notable actors. He is currently playing the role of Blair Pfaff in the American comedy series "Black Monday" on Showtime.
Filmography
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Musical Guest
2015
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
The Simpsons
Andrew Rannells (voice)
1989
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
Conan
Self
2010
Series
How I Met Your Mother
Darren
2005
Series
Bob's Burgers
Hayden (voice)
2011
Series
The Sherri Shepherd Show
Self - Guest
2022
Series
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
2009
Series
Glee
Andrew Rannells
2009
Series
INVINCIBLE
William (voice)
2021
Series
INVINCIBLE
Everest Climber (voice)
2021
Series
INVINCIBLE
William / GDA Agents (voice)
2021
Series
Elsbeth
Harris Parson
2024
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Performer
1956
Series
Big Mouth
Matthew (voice)
2017
Series
Big Mouth
2017
Series
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self
2019
Series
Sofia the First
Skye (voice)
2013
Series
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Quinn Abernathy
2012
Series
The Great North
Rocky Ritz (voice)
2021
Series
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
Gary Prince (voice)
2023
Series
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
Gary Prince / Monster Gary (voice)
2023
Series
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Self
2016
Series
Girls
Elijah Krantz
2012
Series
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Self - Contestant
2021
Series
Will & Grace
Reggie
2017
Film
Another Simple Favor
Darren
2025
Series
History of the World: Part II
Sergei the Photographer
2023
Series
Black Monday
Blair Pfaff
2019
Film
The Intern
Cameron
2015
Series
Girls5eva
Kev Hamlin
2021
Film
A Simple Favor
Darren
2018
Film
Trolls Band Together
Veneer (voice)
2023
Series
Night Court
Tad
2023
Series
Another Period
Bertram Harrison Fusselforth VII
2015
Series
Hollywood Squares
Self
2025
Series
Central Park
Griffin (voice)
2020
Series
Duncanville
Bryce (voice)
2020
Film
Why Him?
Blaine Pederman
2016
Series
Mating Season
Gregg (voice)
2026
Series
The Romanoffs
David Patton
2018
Series
The New Normal
Bryan Collins
2012
Series
Deli Boys
Andrew Chadwater
2025
Series
Too Much
Jameson South
2025
Series
Welcome to Chippendales
Bradford Barton
2022
Series
Liberty's Kids
Alexander Hamilton (voice)
2002
Series
Street Sharks
Streex (voice)
1994
Film
Bachelorette
Manny
2012
Film
Sex and the City 2
Wedding Chorus
2010
Film
The Prom
Trent Oliver
2020
Series
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Self - Guest
2025
Film
Miss You, Love You
Jamie Simms
2026
Film
The Stand In
Nico
2020
Series
Cubix: Robots for Everyone
Connor
2001
Series
Archie's Weird Mysteries
Archie Andrews (voice)
1999
Film
Our Son
Matthew
2023
Series
Shut Up Evan
Self - Guest
2026
Series
The Great American Baking Show
Self - Host
2023
Film
The Boys in the Band
Larry
2020
Film
I Don't Understand You
Cole
2024
Film
Broadway: The Next Generation
Self
Film
Sofia the First: Forever Royal
Skye (voice)
2018
Film
Falsettos
Whizzer
2017
Film
100 Years
Narrator (voice)
2017
Film
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
Prior Walter
2020
Film
Russian Broadway Shut Down
2014
Film
The Boys in the Band: Something Personal
Self
2020
Series
The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Summer
2025
Film
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Self
2022
Film
The Archies in JugMan
Archie Andrews (Voice)
2002
Film
A Goodbye to Girls
Self
2017
Film
Sofia the First: The Mystic Isles
Skye (voice)
2017
Dedicated to Morris Burke
Film
Queer Planet
Narrator
2023
Film
Katy Perry: Sweet Dreams
Self
2021
Film
The Fight for the Fox Box
Jack Kowalski / Connor / Len Tao / Chief Bookem / Decoe (voice)
2003
Film
The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Halloween
Self - Host
2025
Film
Live from Lincoln Center: Andrew Rannells in Concert
2018
Film
The Matthew Shepard Story: An American Hate Crime
Self
2023
Film
The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday 2025
2025
Film
Archie's Weird Mysteries: Archie and the Riverdale Vampires
Archie Andrews / Vampire #2
2000
Film
Street Sharks: The Gene Slamming Begins
Streex (voice)
1995
Richard Lovely
Mr. Mouse