tracker
My Shows
News on your favorite shows, specials & more!
Home For You Chat My Shows (beta) Register/Login Games Grosses
Neil Patrick Harris Headshot

Neil Patrick Harris

Birth Place: Albuquerque, NM, USA

Get Neil Patrick Harris Email Alerts

Be the first to get news, photos, videos & more.

BIO

Neil Patrick Harris is a multi-hyphenate known for iconic roles on both stage and screen. Harris originated the role of Hedwig in the Tony Award-winning Broadway production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Tony, Drama League and Drama Desk Awards). His additional theatrical credits include Shit Meet Fan (MCC Theater), Peter Pan Goes Wrong(Barrymore Theatre), Into the Woods (NY City Center), Assassins (Studio 54), Proof (Walter Kerr Theatre), Cabaret(Studio 54), Company (New York Philharmonic), All My Sons (Geffen Theater), The Paris Letter (Kirk Douglas Theater), Sweeney Todd (NY Phil, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra), Romeo and Juliet (Old Globe Theater), Rent (Los Angeles/2nd National Tour), Luck, Pluck, Virtue (Atlantic Theater Co.) and tick, tick…BOOM! (Menier Chocolate Factory). Utilizing his theatrical expertise behind the curtain, Harris made his musical directorial debut with the Hollywood Bowl's staging of Jonathan Larson's Rent. His additional directing credits include Nothing to Hide (Pershing Square Signature Center & Geffen Theater), The Expert at the Card Table (Ediburgh Fringe Festival & Broad Stage Theater) and I Am Grock (El Portal Theater). Additionally, Harris produced In & Of Itself, an Off-Broadway magic show directed by Frank Oz at the Daryl Roth Theater in New York. Harris is a five-time Emmy Award-winner and New York Times bestselling author. He is husband to art-loving actor David Burtka, and father to tremendous twin teens Gideon and Harper.

Photos

STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
2025
Serge


[Off-Broadway]
MCC Theater World Premiere Production, 2024
Rodger


[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2023
Francis [Replacement]

[Replacement]

[Off-Broadway]
New York Staged Reading, 2018
Performer


[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2014
Hedwig


[London Fringe]
London Revival, 2005
Performer


[Broadway]
Stephen Sondheim Tribute Benefit, 2005


[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2004
Lee Harvey Oswald

Balladeer

Lee Harvey Oswald

Balladeer

[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival [Cancelled], 2001
Lee Harvey Oswald/Balladeer


[Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 2000
Hal [Replacement]

[Replacement]

[Off-Broadway]
New York Concert, 2000
Tobias Ragg


[Regional (US)]
Reprise! Concert, 1999


[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 1998
Master of Ceremonies [Replacement]

[Replacement]

[Off-Broadway]
1995
Lester Price


Productions

 
[Off-Broadway, 2017]
Executive Producer

Awards and Nominations


winner
BroadwayWorld Awards - 2023 - Best Featured Performer in a Play

Neil Patrick Harris, Peter Pan Goes Wrong


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Actor in a Musical

Neil Patrick Harris, Hedwig and the Angry Inch


winner
Drama League Awards - 2014 - Distinguished Performance Award

Neil Patrick Harris, Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Actor in a Musical

Neil Patrick Harris, Hedwig and the Angry Inch


winner
Tony Awards - 2014 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Neil Patrick Harris, Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Videos

News


Interview: Meet the General Managers That Keep Broadway Running, Wendy Orshan and Jeffrey M. Wilson
by Robert Diamond - Jan 6, 2026

Every Broadway show needs general management and Wendy Orshan and Jeffrey M. Wilson are here to provide. The pair heads 101 Productions, Ltd.- a theatrical General Management firm formed in 1994.
3 Broadway Shows Close Today
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 21, 2025

Broadway says goodbye to three productions. Art takes its final bow at the Music Box Theatre following 21 previews and 109 regular performances; The Queen of Versailles plays its final performance at the St. James Theatre after 32 previews and 49 regular performances; and Little Bear Ridge Road will conclude its run at the Booth Theatre following 27 previews and 62 regular performances.
Interview: Jessica Vosk Takes SLEIGH on the Road
by R. Scott Reedy - Dec 18, 2025

For Jessica Vosk, there will be no rest this holiday season. The popular performer – who just wrapped up a year-long run as Jersey in “Hell’s Kitchen” and will return in a musical adaptation of the Iris Rainer Dart novel “Beaches,” which begins previews at the Majestic Theatre on March 27, 2026.
Travelogue: The Musings of a Regional Theater Critic's Week in New York City
by James Lindhorst - Dec 9, 2025

There is nothing like the holidays in New York City. Ice skating under the iconic Rockefeller Center Tree, watching the Rockettes high kick in Radio City Music Hall’s Christmas Spectacular, eating your way through the Winter Village in Bryant Park, and admiring the decorated storefront windows on 5th Avenue is unforgettable. But for this regional theater critic, all the holiday hoopla (which I enjoyed) is secondary to attending live theater in Manhattan.
Photos: Scott Elllis Receives Portrait at Sardi's
by Bruce Glikas - Dec 8, 2025

Tony Award nominee and Interim Artistic Director of Roundabout Theatre Company, Scott Ellis, received his iconic caricature at Sardi’s on Thursday, December 4. Check out photos here.
Elaine Hendrix and More Join THE 24 HOUR PLAYS 25TH ANNUAL GALA
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 20, 2025

THE 24 HOUR PLAYS has revealed additional artists for The 24 Hour Plays 25th Annual Gala, which will be held at The Space at Irondale.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Neil Patrick Harris been in?

Neil Patrick Harris has appeared on Broadway in 8 shows.

How many West End shows has Neil Patrick Harris been in?

Neil Patrick Harris has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Neil Patrick Harris been nominated for?

Best Featured Performer in a Play (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

What awards has Neil Patrick Harris won?

Neil Patrick Harris has won several prestigious awards for his performances. He received the Best Featured Performer in a Play award from the BroadwayWorld Awards for Peter Pan Goes Wrong. He also earned the Outstanding Actor in a Musical award from the Drama Desk Awards for Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Additionally, Harris was honored with the Distinguished Performance Award from the Drama League Awards for the same show. His accolades include the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical award from the Tony Awards for Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

Get Neil Patrick Harris Email Alerts

Be the first to get news, photos, videos & more.

Videos