Jonathan Groff

Jonathan Drew Groff (born March 26, 1985) is an American actor and singer. He has performed on stage and screen and has received several awards, 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.

Groff began his career on Broadway with a role in the musical *In My Life* (2005). He received Tony Award nominations for his performances as 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 his portrayal of 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, Groff made recurring appearances 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 centered 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 featured a 15-year reunion of the original cast of the musical.