Jonathan Groff

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.

Known For

The Simpsons

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Kelly Clarkson Show

All Movies (42)

Frozen III2027 · as Kristoff (voice)
Merrily We Roll Along2025 · as Franklin Shepard
The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade2025 · as Self
Animals of Arendelle: Lost and Found2025 · as Kristoff
Hamilton2025 · as King George
Hamilton: Reuniting the Revolution2025 · as Self
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War2025 · as Rogue
A Nice Indian Boy2025 · as Jay Kurundkar
Doctor Who at the Proms2024 · as Rogue (archive footage)
Ultraman: Rising2024 · as Bunny (Ollie) (voice)
Once Upon a Studio2023 · as Kristoff (voice)
Knock at the Cabin2023 · as Eric
Spring Awakening: Those You've Known2022 · as Self - Melchior
The Matrix Resurrections2021 · as Smith
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age2021 · as Self - Host
An Evening With Audra McDonald2020
Once Upon a Snowman2020 · as Kristoff (voice) (archive sound)
Frozen II2019 · as Kristoff / Sven / Reindeers (voice)
Blindspotting2018 · as Man by Fence (uncredited)
Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in Concert2018 · as Himself
Olaf's Frozen Adventure2017 · as Kristoff (voice)
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin2017 · as Self
LEGO Frozen Northern Lights2017 · as Kristoff (voice)
Hamilton's America2016 · as Self
Looking: The Movie2016 · as Patrick Murray
Frozen Fever2015 · as Kristoff (voice)
American Sniper2014 · as Young Vet-Mads
The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic2014 · as Self
The Normal Heart2014 · as Craig
Showing Up2014 · as Self
Russian Broadway Shut Down2014
Frozen2013 · as Kristoff (voice)
C.O.G.2013 · as David
Glee Encore2011 · as Jesse St. James
The Conspirator2011 · as Louis Weichmann
Twelve Thirty2011 · as Jeff
Taking Woodstock2009 · as Michael Lang
Broadway: The Next Generation— · as Self
Molly and the Moon— · as Brian
Frozen IV— · as Kristoff / Sven (voice)
Octet— · as Henry
Trust the Man—

All TV Shows (31)

The American Revolution2025 · as (voice)
Doctor Who2024 · as Rogue
Doctor Who: Unleashed2024 · as Self
Doctor Who2024 · as Rogue (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lost Ollie2022 · as Ollie (voice)
And Just Like That…2021 · as Dr. Paul David
INVINCIBLE2021 · as Rick Sheridan (voice)
Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II2020 · as Self
Some Good News2020 · as Self
Stars in the House2020 · as Self
Visible: Out on Television2020 · as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
MINDHUNTER2017 · as Holden Ford
LEGO Frozen Northern Lights2016 · as Kristoff (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
IMDb on the Scene2015 · as Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden2015 · as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Musical Guest
Looking2014 · as Patrick Murray
Maron2013 · as Himself
Boss2011 · as Ian Todd
The Good Wife2009 · as Jimmy Fellner
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
Glee2009 · as Jesse St. James
Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
The Simpsons1989 · as Actor Playing Bart (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
Pretty/Handsome— · as Patrick Fitzpayne