Jonathan Groff

American actor and singer

Jonathan Drew Groff (born March 26, 1985) is an American actor and singer born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Jonathan Groff
Groff in 2013
Born
Jonathan Drew Groff

(1985-03-26) March 26, 1985 (age 39)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active2002–present
Signature

He is known for playing King George III in the original Broadway production of Hamilton, Holden Ford in Netflix's Mindhunter, Kristoff in Frozen and Frozen II, and Jesse St. James in Glee. He has been nominated for two Tony Awards for Spring Awakening and Hamilton. He won a Grammy award as part of the cast recording album for Hamilton and won a Satellite Award in 2017 for Mindhunter.

He is openly gay.[1]

Filmography change

Film change

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009Taking WoodstockMichael Lang
2010Twelve ThirtyJeff
2010The ConspiratorLouis Weichmann
2013C.O.G.David
2013FrozenKristoff (voice)
2014Russian Broadway Shut DownNikolai the AthleteShort film
2014SophieBenShort film
2014American SniperYoung Vet Mads
2015Frozen FeverKristoff (voice)Short film
2017Olaf's Frozen AdventureShort film
2019Frozen II
2020HamiltonKing George IIIFilmed recording of 2016 Broadway musical
2021The Matrix 4Filming

Television change

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007One Life to LiveHenry Mackler11 episodes
2008Pretty/HandsomePatrick FitzpaynePilot
2010–15GleeJesse St. JamesRecurring role; 15 episodes
2012The Good WifeJimmy FellnerEpisode: "Live from Damascus"
2012BossIan ToddMain cast; 10 episodes
2014–15LookingPatrick MurrayLead role; 18 episodes
2014The Normal HeartCraig DonnerTelevision film
2016Looking: The MoviePatrick MurrayTelevision film
2016LEGO Frozen Northern LightsKristoff (voice)Television special
2017–2019MindhunterHolden FordLead role
2018The SimpsonsActor Playing Bart (voice)Episode: "Bart's Not Dead"

Internet change

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008The Battery's DownHimselfWeb series • Episode: "The Big Apple"
2009Web series • Episode: "The Party's Over"
2015One True Pairing (Season 1)DennisWeb series • Episode: "What's 'Your' Nickname"
2016One True Pairing (Season 2)Web series • 4 episodes
201736 Questions[2]JasePodcast Musical • Released through Two-Up podcast channel[3]

Video games change

YearTitleVoice role
2019Kingdom Hearts IIIKristoff[4]

Stage change

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002Honk!UglyThe Ephrata Performing Arts Center
2004Bat Boy: The MusicalBat BoyThe Ephrata Performing Arts Center
2005FameNick PiazzaNorth Shore Music Theatre
In My LifeUnderstudy • SwingMusic Box Theatre • Broadway • Broadway debut
2006Spring AwakeningMelchior GaborAtlantic Theater Company • Off-Broadway
2006–08Eugene O'Neill Theatre • Broadway
2007HairClaude Hooper BukowskiDelacorte Theater
2008
Prayer for My EnemyBilly NoonePlaywrights Horizons • Off-Broadway
2009The Singing ForestGray Korankyi • Walter RiemanThe Public Theater • Off-Broadway
The BacchaeDionysusDelacorte Theater
2010–11DeathtrapClifford AndersonNoël Coward Theatre • West End London, UK
2011The SubmissionDanny LarsenMCC Theater • Off-Broadway
2012RedKenMark Taper Forum
2013L.A. Theatre Works
The Pirates of PenzanceFredericDelacorte Theater
2015How to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingJ. Pierrepont FinchRoyal Festival Hall • West End London, UK
HamiltonKing George IIIThe Public Theater • Off-Broadway
A New BrainGordon Michael SchwinnNew York City Center • Lincoln Center
2015–16HamiltonKing George IIIRichard Rodgers Theatre • Broadway
2017HairClaude Hooper BukowskiJazz at Lincoln Center • Lincoln Center
Sondheim on SondheimPerformerHollywood Bowl
2018The Bobby Darin StoryBobby Darin92nd Street Y • Off-Broadway
2019–20Little Shop of HorrorsSeymour KrelbornWestside Theatre • Off-Broadway

Discography change

Cast recordings
  • 2006: Spring Awakening (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
  • 2010: Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna
  • 2010: Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers
  • 2010: Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals
  • 2011: Glee: The Music, Volume 6
  • 2013: Frozen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  • 2015: Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
  • 2016: A New Brain (2015 New York Cast Recording)
  • 2017: 36 Questions: Songs from Act 1 – EP
  • 2017: 36 Questions: Songs from Act 2 – EP
  • 2017: 36 Questions: Songs from Act 3 – EP
  • 2017: Olaf's Frozen Adventure
  • 2019: Frozen II (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  • 2019: Little Shop of Horrors (The New Off-Broadway Cast Album)[5]
Other recordings
  • 2007: "Now" from Dreaming Wide Awake: The Music of Scott Alan[6]
  • 2015: "Prayer" from A View of the River: 7 Songs by Will Van Dyke & Jeff Talbott[7]
  • 2015: "Making Today a Perfect Day" from Frozen Fever
  • 2019: "I'll Be Home for Christmas" by Lea Michele
Audiobooks
  • 2008: Broadway Nights by Seth Rudetsky[8]
  • 2013: Red by John Logan[9]
  • 2015: Frozen Fever by VA[10]
  • 2019: The Killer Across the Table by John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker[11]
Featured singles
YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
US[12]AUS[13]CAN[14]IRE[15]UK[16]
2010"Highway to Hell"8889Glee: The Music, The Complete Season One
"Run Joey Run"6164451227
"Another One Bites the Dust"795341101
"Bohemian Rhapsody"
"Hello"3579373135Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers
"Total Eclipse of the Heart"16281739
"Like a Virgin"8799834758Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna
"Like a Prayer"272827216
2011"Rolling in the Deep"2949Glee: The Music, Volume 6
2015"You'll Be Back"[A]Hamilton
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in the region

Footnotes

  1. "You'll Be Back" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 21 on the Digital Songs chart.[17]

References change

  1. Jensen, Michael (October 19, 2009). "Tony Award Nominee Jonathan Groff has Most Low-key Coming Out Ever". AfterElton.com. Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
  2. "36 Questions: Podcast".
  3. "36 Questions Defines the Concept of the Podcast Musical". 7 July 2017.
  4. "Square Enix Press Center - STAR-STUDDED VOICE CAST UNVEILED FOR DISNEY AND SQUARE ENix's KINGDOM HEARTS III". Archived from the original on 2019-06-26. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  5. Lefkowitz, Andy (December 11, 2019). "Little Shop of Horrors, with Jonathan Groff, Tammy Blanchard & Christian Borle, to Receive Cast Album". Broadway.com. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  6. "iTunes – Music – Dreaming Wide Awake: The Music of Scott Alan by Scott Alan". iTunes.com. 9 October 2007. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
  7. Gioia, Michael (August 24, 2015). "Audio Exclusive! Jonathan Groff Sings Inspirational New Song About Starting Anew". Playbill.com. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  8. Gans, Andrew (July 8, 2008). "Audio Version of Rudetsky's "Broadway Nights," with Bell, Chenoweth, Groff, Now Available". Playbill.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
  9. "Red – Audiobooks and Plays Featuring Stars of Stage and Screen". LATW.org. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  10. Various – Frozen Fever
  11. "The Killer Across the Table (Audio Download): Amazon.co.uk: John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker, Jonathan Groff, HarperCollins Publishers Limited: Audible Audiobooks". www.amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  12. Peak positions for featured singles in the United States:
  13. Peak positions for featured singles in Australia:
  14. Peak positions for featured singles in Canada"
  15. "Discography Glee Cast". Irish-Charts.com. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  16. "The Official Charts Company – Glee Cast". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on May 8, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
  17. "Jonathan Groff Chart History (Digital Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 14, 2020.