Jonathan Groff
Known for Acting · 71 credits
- Born
- 1985-03-26 (age 41)
- Place of birth
- Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- Jonathan Drew Groff · ジョナサン・グロフ · 조나단 그로프 · 強納森・葛洛夫 · جاناتان گروف
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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Known For
The Simpsons
1989
as Actor Playing Bart (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self / Self - Musical Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
TV Shows (28)
The Simpsons
1989
as Actor Playing Bart (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self / Self - Musical Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
INVINCIBLE
2021
as Rick Sheridan (voice)
The Good Wife
2009
as Jimmy Fellner
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Glee
2009
as Jesse St. James
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
MINDHUNTER
2017
as Holden Ford
Doctor Who
2024
as Rogue / Rogue (archive footage) (uncredited)
Stars in the House
2020
as Self
And Just Like That…
2021
as Dr. Paul David
Boss
2011
as Ian Todd
Looking
2014
as Patrick Murray
Maron
2013
as Himself
The American Revolution
2025
as (voice)
Some Good News
2020
as Self
Lost Ollie
2022
as Ollie (voice)
Visible: Out on Television
2020
as Self
Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II
2020
as Self
Doctor Who: Unleashed
2024
as Self
Pretty/Handsome
as Patrick Fitzpayne
LEGO Frozen Northern Lights
2016
as Kristoff (voice)
IMDb on the Scene
2015
as Self
Movies (43)
Frozen
2013
as Kristoff (voice)
Frozen II
2019
as Kristoff / Sven / Reindeers (voice)
American Sniper
2014
as Young Vet-Mads
The Matrix Resurrections
2021
as Smith
Hamilton
2025
as King George
Once Upon a Studio
2023
as Kristoff (voice)
Knock at the Cabin
2023
as Eric
Ultraman: Rising
2024
as Bunny (Ollie) (voice)
Frozen Fever
2015
as Kristoff (voice)
The Conspirator
2011
as Louis Weichmann
Olaf's Frozen Adventure
2017
as Kristoff (voice)
Taking Woodstock
2009
as Michael Lang
Frozen III
2027
as Kristoff (voice)
The Normal Heart
2014
as Craig
Blindspotting
2018
as Man by Fence (uncredited)
A Nice Indian Boy
2025
as Jay Kurundkar
Once Upon a Snowman
2020
as Kristoff (voice) (archive sound)
Merrily We Roll Along
2025
as Franklin Shepard
Showing Up
2014
as Self
Looking: The Movie
2016
as Patrick Murray
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self - Host
LEGO Frozen Northern Lights
2017
as Kristoff (voice)
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024
as Rogue (archive footage)
C.O.G.
2013
as David
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
2025
as Rogue
The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic
2014
as Self
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
2017
as Self
Russian Broadway Shut Down
2014
Spring Awakening: Those You've Known
2022
as Self - Melchior
Octet
as Henry
Hamilton's America
2016
as Self
Glee Encore
2011
as Jesse St. James
Hamilton: Reuniting the Revolution
2025
as Self
Frozen IV
as Kristoff / Sven (voice)
Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in Concert
2018
as Himself
Trust the Man
Just In Time
2025
as Bobby Darin
Twelve Thirty
2011
as Jeff
The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
2025
as Self
Molly and the Moon
as Brian
Animals of Arendelle: Lost and Found
2025
as Kristoff
An Evening With Audra McDonald
2020
About Jonathan Groff
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… With 71 credits spanning from 1988 to 2027, Jonathan Groff has appeared in 43 films and 28 TV shows.
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- Frozen (2013) — as Kristoff (voice)
- Frozen II (2019) — as Kristoff / Sven / Reindeers (voice)
- American Sniper (2014) — as Young Vet-Mads
- The Matrix Resurrections (2021) — as Smith
- Hamilton (2025) — as King George
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