Birth Place: Joliet, IL, USA
Anything Rapp has been acting and singing professionally since he was nine years old. He is best known for originating the role of Mark Cohen in Jonathan Larson’s Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, Rent, for which he shared an OBIE Award with the rest of the cast. He reprised his role in Chris Columbus’s film version opposite other members of the original cast.
Other Broadway credits include the revival of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown; John Guare’s Six Degrees of Separation; and If/ Then; and his Broadway debut was in Precious Sons with Judith Ivey and Ed Harris, for which he received an Outer Critics Circle Award and a Drama Desk nomination.
Film credits include Adventures in Babysitting, School Ties, Dazed and Confused, Six Degrees of Separation, Man of the Century, Road Trip, A Beautiful Mind, bwoy, and Scrap. TV appearances include “The X-Files,” “Law & Order: SVU,” and “Psych.”
He currently plays the role of Commander Paul Stamets on the Paramount + television series “Star Trek: Discovery”. In 2000, he released his debut album, Look Around, and in 2006, his NY Times-bestselling book Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent — on which this show was based — was published by Simon & Schuster.
From: Photo Coverage: Rapp, Tartaglia et al. in 'Free to Dream' Benefit
[1987]Adventures in Babysitting Daryl
[1989]Far from Home Pinky Sears
[1989]Grave Secrets Jamie
[1992]School Ties RichardMcGooCollins
[1993]Six Degrees of Separation Ben
[1993]Dazed and Confused Tony
[1996]Twister Tony
[1997]David Searching David
[1999]Man of the Century Timothy Burns
[2000]Road Trip Jacob
[2001]A Beautiful Mind Bender
[2004]Open House Barry Farnsworth
[2005]Winter Passing Dean
[2005]Rent Mark Cohen
[2006]Danny Roane: First Time Director Anthony Rapp
[2008]Scaring the Fish Gene
[2009]The Other Woman Simon
[2012]Junction Connor
[2016]Opening Night Logan Joyce
[2016]Do You Take This Man Daniel
[2016]bwoy Brad
[2022]Scrap Ben
Kidnapped Larry Kellogg
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Nathan Forrester, Matt Spevak
Star Trek: Discovery Lt. Cmdr. Paul Stamets, Paul Stamets, Cmdr. Paul Stamets
The Good Fight Glenn
Anthony Rapp, Without You
Anthony Rapp, Without You
Anthony Rapp, Precious Sons
54 Below will welcome back Broadway favorites Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp for a celebration of their careers and enduring friendship on August 6-10 & 13-17 at 7pm following a completely sold-out run in January.
Broadway Backwards will return on Monday, March 11, 2024. Tickets go on sale today for this one-night-only event produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and benefiting Broadway Cares and The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (The Center) in New York City.
The new immersive electro-swing musical Whisper Darkly – the first musical written in the retro-inspired genre – will release a concept cast album on Friday, February 23. Learn more about how to pre-save the music here!
Outer Critics' Circle award-nominated Royal Family Productions, a non-profit theatre company known for its innovative productions and development of new original work, will present a workshop run of a brand new chapter of the WOMEN ON FIRE series, subtitled Fair is Foul.
The atmosphere in 54 Below was electric on Sunday January 7, 2024 for the opening night of Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp’s new show, ADAM PASCAL & ANTHONY RAPP: CELEBRATING FRIENDSHIP & HISTORY, which plays now through January 20th. Pascal and Rapp are a treat to watch, utterly charming and so perfectly at home with each other.
Next week, 54 Below will host performances from Broadway stars Beth Leavel, Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp, and more! Check out the full lineup here!
It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
“Good Witch/Bad Witch,” with Glinda and Elphaba from Broadway's “Wicked,” at Westport Country Playhouse on Saturday, January 20
There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Fox Cities Performing Arts Center has announced the addition of Adam Pascal to the Spotlight Series with a scheduled performance on Friday, March 8, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. in the Kimberly-Clark Theater.
It's the final 3 weeks and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 11th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
After four years at Broadway World Cabaret, quite a collection of photos has been amassed. These are the gasp-worthy pics.
Actor Anthony Rapp is bringing his critically-acclaimed solo musical, WITHOUT YOU to Boston for two-week limited engagement, presented by ATG Colonial.
Listen to Joaquina Kalukango sing 'What I'm Here to Find' from the world premiere recording of Wild About You!
'Meet Me Where I Am' a timely and intimate look about moving through grief and finding meaning through loss, will make its East Coast premiere at this year's Dances With Films (DWF) Festival.
54 BELOW will welcome back Broadway favorites Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp for a celebration of their careers and enduring friendship.
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is October 26, 2023 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Private industry readings of 'Has Anyone Seen My Mind?' by Bill Russell, are scheduled for October 26 & 27.
The 19th Annual LA Femme International Film Festival (LAFIFF) presents a diverse lineup of films, shorts, documentaries, and music videos. The festival features industry panels and special screenings, including 'Not Another Church Movie' and 'Rebel Hearts.' Don't miss this celebration of women creators in media.
Anthony Rapp has appeared on Broadway in 8 shows.
Anthony Rapp has appeared on London's West End in 2 shows.
Anthony Rapp's first West End show was Rent which opened in 1998
Anthony Rapp has been nominated for several awards, including Outstanding Solo Performance at the Drama Desk Awards for "Without You," Outstanding Solo Performance at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Without You," and Best Debut Performance at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Precious Sons."
Anthony Rapp won the Best Debut Performance award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for his role in Precious Sons.
Anthony Rapp has written 2 shows including Without You (Writer), Anthony Rapp’s Without You (Author).
Anthony Rapp's next show will be Anthony Rapp’s Without You which opens on 1/25/2023 on Off-Broadway.
Anthony Rapp's next show will be Anthony Rapp’s Without You which opens on 1/25/2023 on Off-Broadway.
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