Andrew Rannells
Born: 1978-08-23 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- Miss You, Love You as Jamie Simms
- Shut Up Evan as Self - Guest
2025
- Another Simple Favor as Darren
- Too Much as Jameson South
- Hollywood Squares as Self
- The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Summer
- The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Halloween as Self - Host
- The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday 2025
2024
- Elsbeth as Harris Parson
- I Don't Understand You as Cole
2023
- Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake as Gary Prince (voice)
- History of the World: Part II as Sergei the Photographer
- Night Court as Tad
- Trolls Band Together as Veneer (voice)
- The Great American Baking Show as Self - Host
- Our Son as Matthew
- Queer Planet as Narrator
- The Matthew Shepard Story: An American Hate Crime as Self
2022
- Sherri as Self - Guest
- Welcome to Chippendales as Bradford Barton
- Reopening: The Broadway Revival as Self
2021
- INVINCIBLE as William (voice)
- The Great North as Rocky Ritz (voice)
- Girls5eva as Kev Hamlin
- Celebrity Wheel of Fortune as Self - Contestant
- Katy Perry: Sweet Dreams as Self
2020
- Duncanville as Bryce (voice)
- Central Park as Griffin (voice)
- The Prom as Trent Oliver
- The Boys in the Band as Larry
- The Stand In as Nico
- The Boys in the Band: Something Personal as Self
- The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America as Prior Walter
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Black Monday as Blair Pfaff
- A Little Late with Lilly Singh as Self
- Modern Love ... (Writer)
2018
- The Romanoffs as David Patton
- A Simple Favor as Darren
- Sofia the First: Forever Royal as Skye (voice)
- Live from Lincoln Center: Andrew Rannells in Concert
2017
- Big Mouth as Matthew MacDell (voice)
- Will & Grace as Reggie
- 100 Years as Narrator (voice)
- Falsettos as Whizzer
- A Goodbye to Girls as Self
- Sofia the First: The Mystic Isles as Skye (voice)
2016
- Full Frontal with Samantha Bee as Self
- Why Him? as Blaine Pederman
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Musical Guest
- The Intern as Cameron
- Another Period as Bertram Harrison Fusselforth VII
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- Russian Broadway Shut Down
2013
- Sofia the First as Skye (voice)
2012
- Girls as Elijah Krantz
- Comedy Bang! Bang! as Quinn Abernathy
- The New Normal as Bryan Collins
- Bachelorette as Manny
2011
- Bob's Burgers as Hayden (voice)
2010
- Conan as Self
- Sex and the City 2 as Wedding Chorus
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge
- Glee as Andrew Rannells
2005
- How I Met Your Mother as Darren
2003
- The Fight for the Fox Box as Jack Kowalski / Connor / Len Tao / Chief Bookem / Decoe (voice)
2002
- Liberty's Kids as Alexander Hamilton (voice)
- The Archies in JugMan as Archie Andrews (Voice)
2001
- Cubix: Robots for Everyone as Connor
2000
- Archie's Weird Mysteries: Archie and the Riverdale Vampires as Archie Andrews / Vampire #2
1999
- Archie's Weird Mysteries as Archie Andrews (voice)
1994
- Street Sharks as Streex (voice)
1989
- The Simpsons as Andrew Rannells (voice)
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Performer