Aaron Tveit

AARON TVEIT is a Tony Award-winning American theatre, television, and film actor. Tveit earned the 74th Annual Tony Award for leading the cast of the world premiere production of Moulin Rouge! The Musical, a stage adaptation of Baz Luhrmann’s critically acclaimed film. The Grammy-nominated show premiered on Broadway in the summer of 2019. Tveit also received an Outer Critics Circle honor for his performance. Most recently, Aaron starred in the critically acclaimed MGM+/Amazon series “Earth Abides,” and in Apple TV+’s “Schmigadoon!,” with Cecily Strong, Keegan-Michael Key, Alan Cumming and Kristin Chenoweth. He also appears in Ryan Murphy’s “American Horror Stories” and can be heard in Audible/Broadway Video’s podcast Hit Job, alongside Keke Palmer and Pete Davidson. Television audiences may also know him as Agent Mike Warren on USA Network’s “Graceland”; from CBS’s comic thriller “BrainDead”; the Emmy Award-winning television musical “Grease: Live,” where he played Danny Zuko opposite Julianne Hough and Vanessa Hudgens; and as Tripp Van Der Bilt on the original “Gossip Girl.” Guest-starring roles include “The Good Fight,” “The Good Wife,” “The Code,” “Ugly Betty,” and “Law & Order: SVU.” Tveit’s film credits include Tom Hooper's acclaimed adaptation of Les Misérables, where he played Enjolras opposite Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman, Eddie Redmayne and Russell Crowe. Other films include Out Of Blue, Created Equal, Better Off Single, Undrafted, Premium Rush, Howl, and Ghost Town. On Broadway, Aaron recently starred in the title role in the revival of Sweeney Todd. He starred as Frank Abagnale Jr. in Catch Me If You Can, and originated the role of Gabe in the Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway musical Next to Normal, which he developed Off-Broadway at the Second Stage Theatre. In addition to Wicked and Hairspray on Broadway, he starred in the national tours of Hairspray and Rent. He is featured on the original Broadway cast recordings of Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Catch Me If You Can, and Next to Normal, as well as his solo album, The Radio In My Head: Live at 54 Below. Tveit has received numerous honors for his theatre work including the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Supporting Performance in Next to Normal, and the Actors Equity Association Clarence Derwent Award for Most Promising Actor. He has also earned nominations from the Drama League (Distinguished Performance), the Fred and Adele Astaire Awards (Best Male Dancer), and the Outer Critics Circle Awards (Outstanding Featured Actor), all for his work in Catch Me If You Can.