Gad took Broadway by storm starring as Elder Cunningham in the Tony Award-winning comedy musical "Book of Mormon." Gad was nominated for Tony, Drama League and Astaire awards, winning the Outer Critics Circle Award. He made his Broadway debut in a Tony-winning production of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee."
Gad starred stars in Disney's "Artemis Fowl" opposite Judi Dench for director Kenneth Branagh releasing on Disney+. He can also be heard in Apple's animated musical comedy "Central Park" which tells the story of how a family of caretakers, who live and work in Central Park, end up saving the park. He stars opposite Leslie Odom Jr, Kristen Bell, Stanley Tucci and Daveed Diggs. He created the show alongside Loren Bouchard and Nora Smith.
He recently reprised his role as Olaf for Disney's "Frozen 2" which is the highest grossing animated movie in history. In 2019, he starred in Neon's "Little Monsters" opposite Lupita Nyong'o which premiered at Sundance. His recent films also include Universal's "A Dog's Journey," Sony's "The Angry Birds Movie 2," Open Road's "Marshall," Fox's "Murder on the Orient Express" and Disney's "Beauty and the Beast." In early 2020, Gad starred in HBO's "Avenue 5" from creator Armando Iannucci.
Additional film credits include starring alongside Adam Sandler and Peter Dinklage in Sony's "Pixels," starring opposite Kevin Hart in "The Wedding Ringer," Zach Braff's indie project, "Wish I Was Here," starring as the loveable sidekick 'Olaf' in Disney's award-winning animated film, "Frozen," "Angry Birds," the Steve Job's biopic, "Jobs;" "Thanks for Sharing" with Gwyneth Paltrow, Mark Ruffalo and Tim Robbins; Shawn Levy's "The Internship," opposite Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson; Ed Zwick's "Love & Other Drugs," with Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway and Hank Azaria; Shawn Levy's "The Rocker," alongside Rainn Wilson; "21," opposite Kate Bosworth, Lawrence Fishburne and Kevin Spacey; and "Crossing Over," with Harrison Ford, Sean Penn, Ray Liotta and Ashley Judd. Other voice credits include "Ice Age: Continental Drift," alongside Ray Romano, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Lopez and John Leguizamo.
In 2015, Gad starred alongside Billy Crystal in the FX show "The Comedians" about a veteran comedian who is reluctantly paired with a younger, edgier comedian for a late-night comedy sketch show. In 2012, Gad served as an executive producer, co-creator and star on NBC's family comedy "1600 Penn." He played Skip Gilchrist, the clumsy eldest son of the President (Bill Pullman), whose sincere attempts to do the right thing often go awry. Gad has also lent his voice to 'Woodie' on MTV's animated series "Good Vibes" and played the title role on BBC Worldwide's "Gigi: Almost American." He has guest-starred on hit series such as "New Girl" and "Modern Family."
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[2002]Mary and Joe Angel
[2007]Watching the Detectives Mark
[2008]The Rocker Matt
[2009]No Heroics Horseforce
[2009]Rent Control Officer Freds
[2009]Rent Control
[2009]Crossing Over Howie
[2009]The Lost Nomads: Get Lost! Gigi / Miss Piggy / Jose Sanchez / ...
[2009]Waiting to Die Simon
[2010]Love & Other Drugs Josh Randall
[2010]Marmaduke Bandana Dog - Voice
[2011]Mardi Gras: Spring Break Bump (Bartholomew T. Brown)
[2012]Thanks for Sharing Neil
[2012]Ice Age: Continental Drift Louis - Voice
[2012]She Wants Me Sam Baum
[2013]Frozen Olaf - Voice
[2013]The Internship Headphones
[2013]Frozen Special
[2013]Jobs Steve Wozniak
[2014]Wish I Was Here Noah Bloom
[2015]Pixels Ludlow Lamonsoff
[2015]The Wedding Ringer Doug Harris
[2016]The Angry Birds Movie Chuck - Voice
[2016]Angry Birds: Bachelorette Sneak Peek Media Promotion Chuck
[2017]Murder on the Orient Express Hector MacQueen
[2017]Marshall Sam Friedman
[2017]Beauty and the Beast LeFou
[2017]A Dog's Purpose Bailey / Ellie / Tino / ... - Voice
[2019]Little Monsters Teddy McGiggle
[2019]The Angry Birds Movie 2 Chuck - Voice
[2019]Frozen 2 Olaf - Voice
[2019]A Dog's Journey Bailey - Voice
[2020]Artemis Fowl Mulch Diggums
[2020]These Naked Celebs Have an Important Message for Voters
[2021]Ghostbusters: Afterlife Muncher - Voice
ER Sgt. Bruce Larabee
American Dad! Art
[ 2007-2008]Back to You Ryan Church
Woke Up Dead Matt
Party Down Jeffrey Ells
[ 2008-2009]Numb3rs Roy McGill
Bored to Death Warren
The Cleveland Show Droopy, Pimp
Good Vibes Mondo
Californication Doctor
[ 2012-2013]1600 Penn Skip Gilchrist
[ 2011-2014]Gigi: Almost American Gigi
Phineas and Ferb Wendell
TripTank Louis
[ 2012-2015]New Girl Bearclaw
Sesame Street Vincent Van Stop
The Comedians Josh Gad
Sofia the First Olaf
Lego Frozen Northern Lights Olaf
Star Wars: Rebels Controller
South Park Marcus
Bob's Burgers Damon
[ 2011-2020]Modern Family Kenneth, Kenneth Ploufe
James and the Giant Peach with Taika and Friends Earthworm
Home Movie: The Princess Bride The Grandson
At Home with Olaf Olaf
Olaf Presents Olaf
Staged Josh Gad
Curb Your Enthusiasm Chiropractor
The Boys Josh Gad
[ 2020-2022]Central Park Birdie, Ernst Von Gunten
The Tiny Chef Show Josh Gad
[ 2020-2022]Avenue 5 Herman Judd
Wolf Like Me Gary
Beauty & The Beast LeFou
Josh Gad, The Book of Mormon
Josh Gad, The Book of Mormon
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Josh Gad has appeared on Broadway in 3 shows.
Josh Gad has not appeared in the West End.
Josh Gad has been nominated for Outstanding Actor in a Musical by the Outer Critics Circle Awards for his performance in The Book of Mormon. He was also nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for his role in The Book of Mormon.
Josh Gad has won the Outstanding Actor in a Musical award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for his performance in The Book of Mormon.
Josh Gad's next show will be Gutenberg! The Musical! which opens on 10/12/2023 on Broadway.
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