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