Andrew Rannells
Born
23 August 1978 (47)
Place of Birth
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Also known as
Andy Rannells
Biography
Andrew Scott Rannells was born on August 23, 1978 in the city of Omaha (Nebraska), in the United States. He studied in the Creighton Preparatory School in his hometown, and after finishing secondary, briefly attended Marymount Manhattan College. Throughout his career, Rannells won a Grammy Award and was nominated for the Tony Awards. He is known for his portrayal as Elder Price in the 2011 Broadway musical "The Book of Mormon", for which he received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Perfo...
Andrew Scott Rannells was born on August 23, 1978 in the city of Omaha (Nebraska), in the United States. He studied in the Creighton Preparatory School in his hometown, and after finishing secondary, briefly attended Marymount Manhattan College. Throughout his career, Rannells won a Grammy Award and was nominated for the Tony Awards. He is known for his portrayal as Elder Price in the 2011 Broadway musical "The Book of Mormon", for which he received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical. He won the 2012 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album as a featured soloist on the musical's original Broadway cast recording. His other credits on Broadway include the works of "Jersey Boys" as Bob Gaudio and "Hairspray", as Link Larkin. Andrew began his career in film and television in the mid-90's, developed primarily as a voice artist. Between the numerous animated series in which he has worked, titles are counted as "Street Sharks", "One Piece", "Yugio: Duel Monsters", "Yu-Gi-Oh!", "Liberty's Kids: Est. 1776", "Shaman Kingu," Kakutou ryouri densetsu bistro recipe", " Cubix, "Sonic X", Robots for Everyone", "Pokémon" and" Shukan Pok mon hosokyoku ". Rannells played the role of Elijah Krantz on the HBO series "Girls" and had the leading role of Bryan Buckley in the NBC series "The New Normal". Andrew also filmed some feature films - he had a brief participation in "Sex and the City 2" (2010), and a role of starring in the comedy starring Kirsten Dunst, "Bachelorette" (2012). In 2014, Rannells filled in as a replacement for Hedwig in the rock musical "Hedwig and the Angry Inch". A year later, Rannells briefly played the role of King George III in the hit Broadway musical "Hamilton". He soon secured the role of Whizzer Brown in the Broadway revival of "Falsettos", directed by James Lapine. In 2018, Rannells portrayed the role of Larry in the Broadway musical "The Boys in the Band", alongside other notable actors. He is currently playing the role of Blair Pfaff in the American comedy series "Black Monday" on Showtime.
Filmography (32)
The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday 2025
2025
The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Halloween
2025
Another Simple Favor
2025
I Don't Understand You
2024
Our Son
2023
Trolls Band Together
2023
The Matthew Shepard Story: An American Hate Crime
2023
Queer Planet
2023
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
2022
Katy Perry: Sweet Dreams
2021
The Stand In
2020
The Prom
2020
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
2020
The Boys in the Band
2020
The Boys in the Band: Something Personal
2020
A Simple Favor
2018
Sofia the First: Forever Royal
2018
Live from Lincoln Center: Andrew Rannells in Concert
2018
Falsettos
2017
A Goodbye to Girls
2017
100 Years
2017
Why Him?
2016
The Intern
2015
Russian Broadway Shut Down
2014
Bachelorette
2012
Sex and the City 2
2010
The Fight for the Fox Box
2003
The Archies in JugMan
2002
Archie's Weird Mysteries: Archie and the Riverdale Vampires
2000
Miss You, Love You
Broadway: The Next Generation
Richard Lovely