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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Jonathan Drew Groff (born March 26, 1985) is an American actor and singer. Known for his performances on stage and screen, he has received several accolades, including a Tony Award and a Grammy Award, as well as a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. He was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world in 2026. He began his career on Broadway, making his debut in…
Known for
- Frozen III — Kristoff (voice)2027
- A Nice Indian Boy — Jay Kurundkar2025
- Merrily We Roll Along — Franklin Shepard2025
- Hamilton — King George2025
- Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War — Rogue2025
- Animals of Arendelle: Lost and Found — Kristoff2025
- Hamilton: Reuniting the Revolution — Self2025
- The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade — Self2025
- The American Revolution — (voice)2025
- Good Hang with Amy Poehler — Self - Guest2025
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Key facts
- Born
- Jonathan Drew Groff , ( 1985-03-26 ) March 26, 1985 (age 41) , Lancaster, Pennsylvania , U.S.
- Occupations
- Actor singer
- Years active
- 2002–present
- Known for
- Spring Awakening Glee Hamilton Frozen Merrily We Roll Along Just in Time
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Lancaster
- Occupation
- voice actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- American English
- Field of work
- music
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Jonathan Groff.jpg
- Residence
- New York City
- Voice type
- tenor
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- date of birth
- 1985-03-26
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical
- Commons category
- Jonathan Groff
- birth name
- Jonathan Drew Groff
- start of work period
- 2005-00-00
- name in native language
- Jonathan Groff
- writing language
- English language
- sexual orientation
- gay
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Encyclopedic overview
Jonathan Drew Groff (born March 26, 1985) is an American actor and singer. Known for his performances on stage and screen, he has received several accolades including a Tony Award and a Grammy Award as well as a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award. He was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world in 2026.
He began his career on Broadway making his debut in the musical In My Life (2005). He later received Tony Award nominations for playing Melchior Gabor in the original production of the rock musical Spring Awakening (2006), King George III in the original production of the historical musical Hamilton (2015), and Bobby Darin in the original production of the jukebox musical Just in Time (2025). In 2024, he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for playing Franklin Shepard in the musical revival of Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along. He also starred as Seymour Krelborn in the Off-Broadway musical revival of Little Shop of Horrors in 2019.
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