Jonathan Groff
Born: 1985-03-26 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
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 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. On television, he began his career as a recurring guest star as Jesse St. James on the Fox musical-comedy series Glee (2009–15). He starred as Patrick Murray in the HBO comedy-drama series Looking (2014–15), the network's first series centring on the lives of gay men, as well as its subsequent television film, Looking: The Movie (2016). He portrayed FBI Special Agent Holden Ford in the Netflix period crime drama Mindhunter (2017–19). He was Primetime Emmy Award-nominated for his role in the Disney+ live stage recording of Hamilton (2020). Groff made his film debut playing Michael Lang in Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock (2009). He has since played Louis J. Weichmann in The Conspirator (2010), Smith in The Matrix Resurrections (2021), and a father held hostage in Knock at the Cabin (2023). He also voiced both Kristoff and Sven in the Disney animated Frozen franchise, including Frozen (2013) and Frozen II (2019). In 2022, he executive-produced the HBO documentary film Spring Awakening: Those You've Known, which saw the 15-year reunion of the original cast of the musical. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jonathan Groff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2027
- Frozen III as Kristoff (voice)
2025
- The American Revolution as (voice)
- Hamilton as King George
- Merrily We Roll Along as Franklin Shepard
- A Nice Indian Boy as Jay Kurundkar
- Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War as Rogue
- Animals of Arendelle: Lost and Found as Kristoff
- Hamilton: Reuniting the Revolution as Self
- The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as Self
- Just In Time as Bobby Darin
2024
- Doctor Who as Rogue
- Ultraman: Rising as Bunny (Ollie) (voice)
- Doctor Who: Unleashed as Self
- Doctor Who at the Proms as Rogue (archive footage)
2023
- Once Upon a Studio as Kristoff (voice)
- Knock at the Cabin as Eric
2022
- Lost Ollie as Ollie (voice)
- Spring Awakening: Those You've Known as Self - Melchior
2021
- INVINCIBLE as Rick Sheridan (voice)
- And Just Like That… as Dr. Paul David
- The Matrix Resurrections as Smith
- Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self - Host
2020
- Stars in the House as Self
- Some Good News as Self
- Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II as Self
- Visible: Out on Television as Self
- Once Upon a Snowman as Kristoff (voice) (archive sound)
- An Evening With Audra McDonald
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Frozen II as Kristoff / Sven / Reindeers (voice)
2018
- Blindspotting as Man by Fence (uncredited)
- Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in Concert as Himself
2017
- MINDHUNTER as Holden Ford
- Olaf's Frozen Adventure as Kristoff (voice)
- LEGO Frozen Northern Lights as Kristoff (voice)
- The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin as Self
2016
- Looking: The Movie as Patrick Murray
- LEGO Frozen Northern Lights as Kristoff (voice)
- Hamilton's America as Self
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self
- Frozen Fever as Kristoff (voice)
- IMDb on the Scene as Self
- A New Brain as Gordon Schwinn
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- American Sniper as Young Vet-Mads
- Looking as Patrick Murray
- The Normal Heart as Craig
- Showing Up as Self
- Russian Broadway Shut Down
- The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic as Self
2011
- Boss as Ian Todd
- The Conspirator as Louis Weichmann
- Twelve Thirty as Jeff
- Glee Encore as Jesse St. James
2010
- Journey to Regionals as Jesse St. James
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- The Good Wife as Jimmy Fellner
- Glee as Jesse St. James
- Taking Woodstock as Michael Lang
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien ... (Writer)
1989
- The Simpsons as Actor Playing Bart (voice)
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest