ReelRifter
Jonathan Groff

Jonathan Groff

Acting

Born March 26, 1985 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

TV Shows(27)

Movies(44)

Frozen III

Frozen III

Kristoff (voice)

2027

Merrily We Roll Along

Merrily We Roll Along

Franklin Shepard

2025

The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Self

2025

Animals of Arendelle: Lost and Found

Animals of Arendelle: Lost and Found

Kristoff

2025

Hamilton

Hamilton

King George

2025

Hamilton: Reuniting the Revolution

Hamilton: Reuniting the Revolution

Self

2025

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

Rogue

2025

Just In Time

Just In Time

Bobby Darin

2025

A Nice Indian Boy

A Nice Indian Boy

Jay Kurundkar

2025

Doctor Who at the Proms

Doctor Who at the Proms

Rogue (archive footage)

2024

Ultraman: Rising

Ultraman: Rising

Bunny (Ollie) (voice)

2024

Once Upon a Studio

Once Upon a Studio

Kristoff (voice)

2023

Knock at the Cabin

Knock at the Cabin

Eric

2023

Spring Awakening: Those You've Known

Spring Awakening: Those You've Known

Self - Melchior

2022

The Matrix Resurrections

The Matrix Resurrections

Smith

2021

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Self - Host

2021

An Evening With Audra McDonald

An Evening With Audra McDonald

2020

Once Upon a Snowman

Once Upon a Snowman

Kristoff (voice) (archive sound)

2020

Frozen II

Frozen II

Kristoff / Sven / Reindeers (voice)

2019

Blindspotting

Blindspotting

Man by Fence (uncredited)

2018

Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in Concert

Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in Concert

Himself

2018

Olaf's Frozen Adventure

Olaf's Frozen Adventure

Kristoff (voice)

2017

The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

Self

2017

LEGO Frozen Northern Lights

LEGO Frozen Northern Lights

Kristoff (voice)

2017

Hamilton's America

Hamilton's America

Self

2016

Looking: The Movie

Looking: The Movie

Patrick Murray

2016

A New Brain

A New Brain

Gordon Schwinn

2015

Frozen Fever

Frozen Fever

Kristoff (voice)

2015

American Sniper

American Sniper

Young Vet-Mads

2014

The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic

The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic

Self

2014

The Normal Heart

The Normal Heart

Craig

2014

Showing Up

Showing Up

Self

2014

Russian Broadway Shut Down

Russian Broadway Shut Down

2014

Frozen

Frozen

Kristoff (voice)

2013

C.O.G.

C.O.G.

David

2013

Glee Encore

Glee Encore

Jesse St. James

2011

The Conspirator

The Conspirator

Louis Weichmann

2011

Twelve Thirty

Twelve Thirty

Jeff

2011

Journey to Regionals

Journey to Regionals

Jesse St. James

2010

Taking Woodstock

Taking Woodstock

Michael Lang

2009

Broadway: The Next Generation

Broadway: The Next Generation

Self

Molly and the Moon

Molly and the Moon

Brian

Frozen IV

Frozen IV

Kristoff / Sven (voice)

Octet

Octet

Henry