Andrew Rannells
Acting • Born 1978-08-23
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 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
79 credits
Our Son
Movie • 2023
Matthew
Trolls Band Together
Movie • 2023
Veneer (voice)
Sex and the City 2
Movie • 2010
Wedding Chorus
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Movie • 2022
Self
Bachelorette
Movie • 2012
Manny
A Goodbye to Girls
Movie • 2017
Self
I Don't Understand You
Movie • 2024
Cole
Miss You, Love You
Movie
The Intern
Movie • 2015
Cameron
Broadway: The Next Generation
Movie
Self
Another Simple Favor
Movie • 2025
Darren
Katy Perry: Sweet Dreams
Movie • 2021
Self
Why Him?
Movie • 2016
Blaine Pederman
Queer Planet
Movie • 2023
Narrator
The Archies in JugMan
Movie • 2003
Archie Andrews (Voice)
100 Years
Movie • 2017
Narrator (voice)
A Simple Favor
Movie • 2018
Darren
Live from Lincoln Center: Andrew Rannells in Concert
Movie • 2018
The Boys in the Band
Movie • 2020
Larry
Falsettos
Movie • 2017
Whizzer
The Prom
Movie • 2020
Trent Oliver
The Stand In
Movie • 2020
Nico
The Boys in the Band: Something Personal
Movie • 2020
Self
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
Movie • 2020
Prior Walter
The Fight for the Fox Box
Movie • 2003
Jack Kowalski / Connor / Len Tao / Chief Bookem / Decoe (voice)
Russian Broadway Shut Down
Movie • 2014
Archie's Weird Mysteries: Archie and the Riverdale Vampires
Movie • 2000
Archie Andrews / Vampire #2
Sofia the First: Forever Royal
Movie • 2018
Skye (voice)
Richard Lovely
Movie
Mr. Mouse
The Matthew Shepard Story: An American Hate Crime
Movie • 2023
Self
The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Halloween
Movie • 2025
Self - Host
The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday 2025
Movie • 2025
The Book of Mormon
Movie • 2011
Elder Price
Archie's Weird Mysteries
TV • 1999
Archie Andrews (voice)
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
TV • 2016
Self
Cubix: Robots for Everyone
TV • 2001
Connor
Liberty's Kids
TV • 2002
Alexander Hamilton (voice)
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
TV • 2019
Self
The New Normal
TV • 2012
Bryan Collins
Another Period
TV • 2015
Bertram Harrison Fusselforth VII
Girls
TV • 2012
Elijah Krantz
Comedy Bang! Bang!
TV • 2012
Quinn Abernathy
Girls5eva
TV • 2021
Kev Hamlin
How I Met Your Mother
TV • 2005
Darren
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
TV • 2023
Gary Prince (voice)
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
TV • 2023
Gary Prince / Monster Gary (voice)
Duncanville
TV • 2020
Bryce (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
Will & Grace
TV • 2017
Reggie
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
Sherri
TV • 2022
Self - Guest
Big Mouth
TV • 2017
Matthew MacDell (voice)
Black Monday
TV • 2019
Blair Pfaff
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Invincible
TV • 2021
William (voice)
Invincible
TV • 2021
Everest Climber (voice)
Bob's Burgers
TV • 2011
Hayden (voice)
Big Mouth
TV • 2017
Matthew (voice)
RuPaul's Drag Race
TV • 2009
Self - Guest Judge
Sofia the First
TV • 2013
Skye (voice)
Glee
TV • 2009
Andrew Rannells
The Great North
TV • 2021
Rocky Ritz (voice)
Welcome to Chippendales
TV • 2022
Bradford Barton
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Andrew Rannells (voice)
The Romanoffs
TV • 2018
David Patton
History of the World: Part II
TV • 2023
Sergei the Photographer
Central Park
TV • 2020
Griffin (voice)
Street Sharks
TV • 1994
Streex (voice)
Big Mouth
TV • 2017
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
Conan
TV • 2010
Self
Hollywood Squares
TV • 2025
Self
Night Court
TV • 2023
Tad
Invincible
TV • 2021
William / GDA Agents (voice)
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
TV • 2021
Self - Contestant
Too Much
TV • 2025
Jameson South
The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Summer
TV • 2025
Elsbeth
TV • 2024
Harris Parson
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self - Guest