Andrew Rannells
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 23, 1978 (age 48)
- Birthplace
- Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Biography
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.
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Filmography
Broadway: The Next Generation
Movie · as Self
Richard Lovely
Movie · as Mr. Mouse
Dedicated to Morris Burke
Movie
Miss You, Love You
Movie · as Jamie Simms
Shut Up Evan
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Mating Season
TV · as Gregg (voice) · 1 ep
Another Simple Favor
Movie · as Darren
The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Halloween
Movie · as Self - Host
The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday 2025
Movie
Hollywood Squares
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Too Much
TV · as Jameson South · 5 eps
The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Summer
TV · 1 ep
Deli Boys
TV · as Andrew Chadwater · 6 eps
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
I Don't Understand You
Movie · as Cole
Elsbeth
TV · as Harris Parson · 1 ep
Nobody Wants This
TV · as Sebastian · 5 eps
Our Son
Movie · as Matthew
Trolls Band Together
Movie · as Veneer (voice)
The Matthew Shepard Story: An American Hate Crime
Movie · as Self
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
TV · as Gary Prince (voice), Gary Prince / Monster Gary (voice) · 5 eps
History of the World: Part II
TV · as Sergei the Photographer · 1 ep
Night Court
TV · as Tad · 1 ep
The Great American Baking Show
TV · as Self - Host · 5 eps
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Movie · as Self
Sherri
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Welcome to Chippendales
TV · as Bradford Barton · 4 eps
Katy Perry: Sweet Dreams
Movie · as Self
Girls5eva
TV · as Kev Hamlin · 8 eps
INVINCIBLE
TV · as William (voice), Everest Climber (voice), William / GDA Agents (voice) · 14 eps
The Great North
TV · as Rocky Ritz (voice) · 1 ep
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep
The Boys in the Band
Movie · as Larry
The Prom
Movie · as Trent Oliver
The Stand In
Movie · as Nico
The Boys in the Band: Something Personal
Movie · as Self
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
Movie · as Prior Walter
Duncanville
TV · as Bryce (voice) · 1 ep
Central Park
TV · as Griffin (voice) · 2 eps
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Black Monday
TV · as Blair Pfaff · 30 eps
A Simple Favor
Movie · as Darren
Live from Lincoln Center: Andrew Rannells in Concert
Movie
Sofia the First: Forever Royal
Movie · as Skye (voice)
The Romanoffs
TV · as David Patton · 1 ep
A Goodbye to Girls
Movie · as Self
100 Years
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Falsettos
Movie · as Whizzer
Sofia the First: The Mystic Isles
Movie · as Skye (voice)
Will & Grace
TV · as Reggie · 1 ep
Big Mouth
TV · as Matthew (voice), Leander / Matthew MacDell (voice) · 48 eps
Why Him?
Movie · as Blaine Pederman
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Intern
Movie · as Cameron
Another Period
TV · as Bertram Harrison Fusselforth VII · 3 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 2 eps
Russian Broadway Shut Down
Movie
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 5 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 8 eps
Sofia the First
TV · as Skye (voice) · 2 eps
Bachelorette
Movie · as Manny
The New Normal
TV · as Bryan Collins · 22 eps
Girls
TV · as Elijah Krantz · 33 eps
Comedy Bang! Bang!
TV · as Quinn Abernathy · 1 ep
Bob's Burgers
TV · as Hayden (voice) · 1 ep
Sex and the City 2
Movie · as Wedding Chorus
Conan
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 8 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
Glee
TV · as Andrew Rannells · 1 ep
How I Met Your Mother
TV · as Darren · 2 eps
The Fight for the Fox Box
Movie · as Jack Kowalski / Connor / Len Tao / Chief Bookem / Decoe (voice)
The Archies in JugMan
Movie · as Archie Andrews (Voice)
Liberty's Kids
TV · as Alexander Hamilton (voice) · 40 eps
Cubix: Robots for Everyone
TV · as Connor · 26 eps
Archie's Weird Mysteries: Archie and the Riverdale Vampires
Movie · as Archie Andrews / Vampire #2
Archie's Weird Mysteries
TV · as Archie Andrews (voice) · 40 eps
The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Street Sharks: The Gene Slamming Begins
Movie · as Streex (voice)
Street Sharks
TV · as Streex (voice) · 40 eps
The Simpsons
TV · as Andrew Rannells (voice) · 1 ep
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep