
Brian d'Arcy James
Known for Acting · 60 credits
- Born
- 1968-06-29 (age 57)
- Place of birth
- Saginaw, Michigan, USA
- Also known as
- Brian d’Arcy James · Μπράιαν ντ' Άρσι Τζέιμς
Biography
Brian d'Arcy James is an American actor and musician. He is known primarily for his Broadway roles, including Shrek in Shrek the Musical, Nick Bottom in Something Rotten!, King George III in Hamilton, and The Baker in Into the Woods. He has received five Tony Award nominations for his work.
Known For
TV Shows (21)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Adam Brubeck

Person of Interest
2011
as Wheeler

The Good Wife
2009
as Detective Nolan

Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee

Rescue Me
2004
as Dr. Felcher

13 Reasons Why
2017
as Andrew Baker

Evil
2019
as Victor LeConte

Hawkeye
2021
as Derek Bishop

Smash
2012
as Frank Houston

Mozart in the Jungle
2014
as Ludwig van Beethoven

The Big C
2010
as Tim

Manhunt
2017
as Professor Henry Murray

Love & Death
2023
as Dr. Fred Fason

Centaurworld
2021
as The General (voice)

Devs
2020
as Anton

The Copenhagen Test
2025
as Peter Moira

Ironside
2013
as Bill Broughton

Dear Edward
2023
as Bruce

The Comey Rule
2020
as Mark Giuliano
Rabbit, Rabbit
Those Were the Days
2011
as Self
Movies (39)

Dark Phoenix
2019
as President of the United States

First Man
2018
as Joseph A. Walker

Spotlight
2015
as Matt Carroll

Molly's Game
2017
as Bad Brad

Ghost Town
2008
as Irish Eddie

West Side Story
2021
as Officer Krupke

Bombshell
2019
as Brian Wilson (uncredited)

The Kitchen
2019
as Jimmy Brennan

Friends with Kids
2012
as Husband in Restaurant

Sisters
2015
as Jerry

1922
2017
as Sheriff Jones

Pain Hustlers
2023
as Dr. Lydell

She Came to Me
2023
as Trey Ruffa

Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
2017
as Robert Kunkel

Time Out of Mind
2015
as Mark

Admission
2013
as Christopher Flynn

Rebel in the Rye
2017
as Giroux

Game Change
2012
as Ted Frank

G
2002
as Lloyd

Shrek the Musical
2013
as Shrek

Millers in Marriage
2024
as Dennis

Devil's Peak
2023
as Bo

The Family McMullen
2025
as Walter

The Cathedral
2022
as Richard Damrosch

Monday Night Mayhem
2002
as Al Michaels (uncredited)

Something Rotten
as Nick Bottom

The Endurance
2000
as Frank Wild (voice)

All These Small Moments
2019
as Tom Sheffield

Trouble
2018
as Logan

One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch
2012
Hoke
2014
as Henry Hickey

The Fitzgerald Family Christmas
2012
as Skippy

Song of Back and Neck
2018
as Stone

Beneath the Blue Suburban Skies
2019

Bombshell in Concert
2020

Finnegan's Foursome
2026

Let Me Go (The Right Way)
2022
as Dr. Kemp
Exiled
1999
as Brinkley

Bird in a Box
2012
as Walter
About Brian d'Arcy James
Brian d'Arcy James is an American actor and musician. He is known primarily for his Broadway roles, including Shrek in Shrek the Musical, Nick Bottom in Something Rotten!, King George III in Hamilton, and The Baker in Into the Woods. He has received five Tony Award nominations for his work. With 60 credits spanning from 1956 to 2026, Brian d'Arcy James has appeared in 39 films and 21 TV shows.
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Most Popular Brian d'Arcy James Movies
- Dark Phoenix (2019) — as President of the United States
- First Man (2018) — as Joseph A. Walker
- Spotlight (2015) — as Matt Carroll
- Molly's Game (2017) — as Bad Brad
- Ghost Town (2008) — as Irish Eddie
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