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BIO

Andrew Rannells received Tony, Drama Desk and Drama League nominations for his work as Elder Price in The Book of Mormon. Rannells was also seen on Broadway as Whizzer in Falsettos, Bob Gaudio in Jersey Boys, Link Larkin in Hairspray, Hedwig in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, King George III in Hamilton, and Larry in The Boys in the Band. He most recently starred in Gutenberg the Musical on Broadway, alongside his Book of Mormon co-star Josh Gad.


He has also been a part of the development of new projects including William Finn and James Lapine's Little Miss Sunshine and Douglas Carter-Beane's Lysistrata Jones.
In addition to voice work early in his career, he also starred on the HBO hit series Girls, NBC's The New Normal, and had recurring roles on How I Met Your Mother, The Knick, and Another Period.
On film, he was seen in The Intern, Bachelorette, and more. Rannells was seen in Ryan Murphy's The Prom and Ryan Murphy's The Boys in the Band on Netflix. Rannells was most recently seen in Showtime's Black Monday, and Peacock's Girls 5 Eva. His voice acting credits include Matthew MacDell on Netflix's Big Mouth and William Clockwell on Amazon Prime's Invincible.

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STAGE CREDITS

All In: Comedy About Love All In: Comedy About Love
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2024
Performer [Replacement]
[Replacement]
Gutenberg! The Musical! Gutenberg! The Musical!
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2023
Doug
The Boys in the Band The Boys in the Band
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2018
Larry
Falsettos Falsettos
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival Production, 2016
Whizzer
Hamilton Hamilton
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2015
King George III [Replacement]
[Replacement]
Hedwig and the Angry Inch Hedwig and the Angry Inch
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2014
Hedwig [Replacement]
[Replacement]
The Book of Mormon The Book of Mormon
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2011
Elder Price
Jersey Boys Jersey Boys
[US Tour]
1st National Tour, 2006
Bob Gaudio [Replacement]
[Replacement]
The 60's Project
[Chester, CT (Regional)]
World Premiere, 2006
Performer
Jersey Boys Jersey Boys
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2005
Bob Gaudio [Replacement]
[Replacement]
Hairspray Hairspray
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2002
Link Larkin [Replacement]
Fender [Replacement]
Link Larkin [Replacement]
Fender [Replacement]

Movies

Sex and the City 2
[ 2010 ] Wedding Chorus
Bachelorette
[ 2012 ] Manny
The Intern
[ 2015 ] Cameron
Why Him?
[ 2016 ] Blaine Pederman
A Simple Favor
[ 2018 ] Darren
The Boys in the Band
[ 2020 ] Larry
The Stand In
[ 2020 ] Nico
The Prom
[ 2020 ] Trent Oliver
I Don't Understand You
[ 2024 ] Cole

TV Shows

Street Sharks
[ 1994-1996 ] Streex, Shrimp Louie, Bobby Bolton
Archie's Weird Mysteries
[ 1999-2000 ] Archie Andrews
One Piece
[ 1999-2000 ] Young Roronoa Zolo - 4Kids Dub
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat
Gunji
Yu-Gi-Oh!
[ 2000-2001 ] Mako Tsunami
Pokemon: The Legend of Thunder
Shinji
Liberty's Kids
Alexander Hamilton
Pokémon Chronicles
Forrest, Tommy
Shaman King
Lenny
Tokyo Mew Mew
Wesley J. Collridge III
Cubix: Robots for Everyone
[ 2001-2003 ] Connor
Fighting Cooking Legend Bistro Recipe
[ 2001-2003 ] Fried Ricer, Albert, Townspeople
Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
[ 2001-2003 ] Nightmare, Chief Bookem, Gengu
Funky Cops
[ 2003-2004 ] Jack Kowalski
F-Zero GP Legend
The Skull, Punk 3, Emergency Medical Technician
Sonic X
[ 2003-2005 ] Decoe, Bokkun, Narrator
Pokémon
[ 2000-2005 ] Harley, Morty, Nicholai
100 Things to Do before Middle School
[ 2004-2005 ] Mr. Bant
Yu-Gi-Oh!
[ 2000-2005 ] Noah Kaiba, Leon von Schroeder, Mako Tsunami
Yu-Gi-Oh!
[ 2005-2006 ] Belowski, Student 2
Yu-Gi-Oh!
Toby Tredwell
The New Normal
[ 2012-2013 ] Bryan Collins
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Quinn Abernathy
How I Met Your Mother
[ 2013-2014 ] Darren
Glee
Andrew Rannells
The Knick
Frazier H. Wingo
The Simpsons
Andrew Rannells
Another Period
Bertram Harrison Fusselforth VII
Drunk History
Washington Roebling
Girls
[ 2012-2017 ] Elijah Krantz
Will & Grace
Reggie
The Romanoffs
David Patton
Bob's Burgers
Hayden
Sofia the First
[ 2016-2018 ] Skye, Morris
Central Park
Griffin
The Great Work Begins. Scenes from Angels in America
Prior
Black Monday
[ 2019-2021 ] Blair Pfaff
Ridley Jones
[ 2021-2022 ] Aten
Girls5eva
[ 2021-2022 ] Kev Hamlin
Big Mouth
[ 2017-2022 ] Matthew MacDell
Invincible
[ 2021-2023 ] William Clockwell
Invincible
[ 2021-2024 ] William
Girls5eva
[ 2021-2024 ] KevKev Hamlin
Princess Power
[ 2023-2024 ] King BartonKing Bertram
Princess Power
[ 2023-2024 ] King Barton
Invincible
[ 2021-2024 ] William
Girls5eva
[ 2021-2024 ] KevKev Hamlin

Awards and Nominations

Drama League Awards - 2024 - Distinguished Performance

Andrew Rannells, Gutenberg! The Musical!

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2017 - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

Andrew Rannells, Falsettos

Tony Awards - 2017 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

Andrew Rannells, Falsettos

Drama Desk Awards - 2011 - Outstanding Actor in a Musical

Andrew Rannells, The Book of Mormon

Tony Awards - 2011 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Andrew Rannells, The Book of Mormon

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Andrew Rannells been in?

Andrew Rannells has appeared on Broadway in 9 shows.

How many West End shows has Andrew Rannells been in?

Andrew Rannells has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Andrew Rannells been nominated for?

Distinguished Performance (Drama League Awards) for Gutenberg! The Musical!, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Falsettos, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Falsettos, Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for The Book of Mormon and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Book of Mormon.

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