Andrew Rannells
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.
Credits
- 2025 - I Don't Understand You ( movie ) as Cole
- 2025 - Another Simple Favor ( movie ) as Darren
- 2025 - Hollywood Squares ( tv ) as Self
- 2023 - Our Son ( movie ) as Matthew
- 2023 - Trolls Band Together ( movie ) as Veneer (voice)
- 2023 - The Matthew Shepard Story: An American Hate Crime ( movie ) as Self
- 2023 - Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake ( tv ) as Gary Prince (voice)
- 2023 - Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake ( tv ) as Gary Prince / Monster Gary (voice)
- 2023 - Queer Planet ( movie ) as Narrator
- 2023 - History of the World: Part II ( tv ) as Sergei the Photographer
- 2023 - Night Court ( tv ) as Tad
- 2022 - Welcome to Chippendales ( tv ) as Bradford Barton
- 2022 - Sherri ( tv ) as Self - Guest
- 2022 - Reopening: The Broadway Revival ( movie ) as Self
- 2021 - Katy Perry: Sweet Dreams ( movie ) as Self
- 2021 - Girls5eva ( tv ) as Kev Hamlin
- 2021 - INVINCIBLE ( tv ) as William (voice)
- 2021 - INVINCIBLE ( tv ) as Everest Climber (voice)
- 2021 - INVINCIBLE ( tv ) as William / GDA Agents (voice)
- 2021 - Celebrity Wheel of Fortune ( tv ) as Self - Contestant
- 2021 - The Great North ( tv ) as Rocky Ritz (voice)
- 2020 - The Stand In ( movie ) as Nico
- 2020 - The Prom ( movie ) as Trent Oliver
- 2020 - The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America ( movie ) as Prior Walter
- 2020 - The Boys in the Band ( movie ) as Larry
- 2020 - The Boys in the Band: Something Personal ( movie ) as Self
- 2020 - Central Park ( tv ) as Griffin (voice)
- 2020 - Duncanville ( tv ) as Bryce (voice)
- 2019 - A Little Late with Lilly Singh ( tv ) as Self
- 2019 - The Kelly Clarkson Show ( tv ) as Self
- 2019 - Black Monday ( tv ) as Blair Pfaff
- 2018 - The Romanoffs ( tv ) as David Patton
- 2018 - A Simple Favor ( movie ) as Darren
- 2018 - Sofia the First: Forever Royal ( movie ) as Skye (voice)
- 2018 - Andrew Rannells in Concert ( movie )
- 2017 - Broadway: The Next Generation ( movie ) as Self
- 2017 - Big Mouth ( tv ) as Matthew MacDell (voice)
- 2017 - Big Mouth ( tv ) as Matthew (voice)
- 2017 - Big Mouth ( tv )
- 2017 - Will & Grace ( tv ) as Reggie
- 2017 - Falsettos ( movie ) as Whizzer
- 2017 - A Goodbye to Girls ( movie ) as Self
- 2017 - 100 Years ( movie ) as Narrator (voice)
- 2016 - Why Him? ( movie ) as Blaine Pederman
- 2016 - Full Frontal with Samantha Bee ( tv ) as Self
- 2015 - The Intern ( movie ) as Cameron
- 2015 - Another Period ( tv ) as Bertram Harrison Fusselforth VII
- 2014 - Late Night with Seth Meyers ( tv ) as Self
- 2014 - The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( tv ) as Self
- 2014 - Russian Broadway Shut Down ( movie )
- 2013 - Sofia the First ( tv ) as Skye (voice)
- 2012 - The New Normal ( tv ) as Bryan Collins
- 2012 - Comedy Bang! Bang! ( tv ) as Quinn Abernathy
- 2012 - Girls ( tv ) as Elijah Krantz
- 2012 - Bachelorette ( movie ) as Manny
- 2011 - The Book of Mormon on Broadway ( movie ) as Elder Price
- 2011 - Bob's Burgers ( tv ) as Hayden (voice)
- 2010 - Conan ( tv ) as Self
- 2010 - Sex and the City 2 ( movie ) as Wedding Chorus
- 2009 - Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen ( tv ) as Self - Guest
- 2009 - Glee ( tv ) as Andrew Rannells
- 2009 - RuPaul's Drag Race ( tv ) as Self - Guest Judge
- 2005 - How I Met Your Mother ( tv ) as Darren
- 2003 - The Archies in JugMan ( movie ) as Archie Andrews (Voice)
- 2003 - The Fight for the Fox Box ( movie ) as Jack Kowalski / Connor / Len Tao / Chief Bookem / Decoe (voice)
- 2002 - Liberty's Kids ( tv ) as Alexander Hamilton (voice)
- 2001 - Cubix: Robots for Everyone ( tv ) as Connor
- 2000 - Archie's Weird Mysteries: Archie and the Riverdale Vampires ( movie ) as Archie Andrews / Vampire #2
- 1999 - Archie's Weird Mysteries ( tv ) as Archie Andrews (voice)
- 1994 - Street Sharks ( tv ) as Streex (voice)
- 1989 - The Simpsons ( tv ) as Andrew Rannells (voice)
- 1956 - Tony Awards ( tv ) as Self - Performer
Production
- 2019 - Black Monday ( tv ) ... Producer
Writing
- 2019 - Modern Love ( tv ) ... Writer
Directing
- 2019 - Modern Love ( tv ) ... Director