Name
Jonathan Groff
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1985-03-26 (41 years old)
Place of Birth
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
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- 2009 Taking Woodstock as Michael Lang
- 2027 Frozen III as Kristoff (voice)
- 2011 The Conspirator as Louis Weichmann
- 2011 Glee Encore as Jesse St. James
- 2025 A Nice Indian Boy as Jay Kurundkar
- 2011 Twelve Thirty as Jeff
- 2023 Knock at the Cabin as Eric
- 2013 Frozen as Kristoff (voice)
- 2014 The Normal Heart as Craig
- 2022 Spring Awakening: Those You've Known as Self - Melchior
- 2013 C.O.G. as David
- 2023 Once Upon a Studio as Kristoff (voice)
- 2014 Showing Up as Self
- 2014 The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic as Self
- 2015 Frozen Fever as Kristoff (voice)
- 2018 Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in Concert as Himself
- Soon Broadway: The Next Generation as Self
- 2014 American Sniper as Young Vet-Mads
- 2016 Looking: The Movie as Patrick Murray
- 2024 Ultraman: Rising as Bunny (Ollie) (voice)
- 2025 Merrily We Roll Along as Franklin Shepard
- 2017 LEGO Frozen Northern Lights as Kristoff (voice)
- 2017 Olaf's Frozen Adventure as Kristoff (voice)
- 2017 The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin as Self
- 2018 Blindspotting as Man by Fence (uncredited)
- 2021 The Matrix Resurrections as Smith
- 2019 Frozen II as Kristoff / Sven / Reindeers (voice)
- 2025 Hamilton as King George
- 2016 Hamilton's America as Self
- 2020 Once Upon a Snowman as Kristoff (voice) (archive sound)
- Soon Molly and the Moon as Brian
- 2020 An Evening With Audra McDonald
- 2014 Russian Broadway Shut Down
- 2021 Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self - Host
- 2024 Doctor Who at the Proms as Rogue (archive footage)
- Soon Frozen IV as Kristoff / Sven (voice)
- 2025 Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War as Rogue
- 2025 Animals of Arendelle: Lost and Found as Kristoff
- 2025 Hamilton: Reuniting the Revolution as Self
- 2025 The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as Self
- Soon Octet as Henry
- Soon Trust the Man
- Soon Just in Time as Bobby Darin
- 2011 Boss ( 10 episodes ) as Ian Todd
- 2009 Glee ( 14 episodes ) as Jesse St. James
- 2014 Looking ( 18 episodes ) as Patrick Murray
- 2021 And Just Like That… ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Paul David
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ( 6 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2017 MINDHUNTER ( 19 episodes ) as Holden Ford
- 2022 Lost Ollie ( 4 episodes ) as Ollie (voice)
- Soon Pretty/Handsome ( 1 episode ) as Patrick Fitzpayne
- 2021 INVINCIBLE ( 1 episode ) as Rick Sheridan (voice)
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2024 Doctor Who ( 2 episodes ) as Rogue
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 1 episode ) as Self - Musical Guest
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2020 Stars in the House ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2020 Some Good News ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2020 Visible: Out on Television ( 5 episodes ) as Self
- 2024 Doctor Who: Unleashed ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2020 Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II ( 6 episodes ) as Self
- 2015 IMDb on the Scene ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1989 The Simpsons ( 1 episode ) as Actor Playing Bart (voice)
- 2009 The Good Wife ( 1 episode ) as Jimmy Fellner
- 2024 Doctor Who ( 1 episode ) as Rogue (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2025 The American Revolution ( 1 episode ) as (voice)
- 2016 LEGO Frozen Northern Lights ( 4 episodes ) as Kristoff (voice)
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2013 Maron ( 1 episode ) as Himself
- 2025 Good Hang with Amy Poehler ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ( 1 episode ) as Self - Musical Guest
