Andrew Rannells
Acting
Born: August 23, 1978 (age 48) · Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
The Simpsons
1989
The Intern
2015
INVINCIBLE
2021
How I Met Your Mother
2005
A Simple Favor
2018
Why Him?
2016
Sex and the City 2
2010
Bachelorette
2012
Big Mouth
2017
Bob's Burgers
2011
Trolls Band Together
2023
Glee
2009
Photos (2)
Movies (26)
Trolls Band Together
Veneer (voice)
Another Simple Favor
Darren
The Intern
Cameron
Why Him?
Blaine Pederman
A Simple Favor
Darren
Sex and the City 2
Wedding Chorus
Miss You, Love You
Jamie Simms
Sofia the First: Forever Royal
Skye (voice)
The Prom
Trent Oliver
Bachelorette
Manny
The Stand In
Nico
I Don't Understand You
Cole
The Boys in the Band
Larry
Our Son
Matthew
Sofia the First: The Mystic Isles
Skye (voice)
100 Years
Narrator (voice)
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
Prior Walter
Russian Broadway Shut Down
2014
The Archies in JugMan
Archie Andrews (Voice)
Live from Lincoln Center: Andrew Rannells in Concert
2018
Falsettos
Whizzer
Queer Planet
Narrator
Street Sharks: The Gene Slamming Begins
Streex (voice)
The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday 2025
2025
The Fight for the Fox Box
Jack Kowalski / Connor / Len Tao / Chief Bookem / Decoe (voice)
Archie's Weird Mysteries: Archie and the Riverdale Vampires
Archie Andrews / Vampire #2
TV Shows (35)
The Simpsons
Andrew Rannells (voice) · 1 eps
Bob's Burgers
Hayden (voice) · 1 eps
How I Met Your Mother
Darren · 2 eps
Glee
Andrew Rannells · 1 eps
INVINCIBLE
William (voice) · 14 eps
INVINCIBLE
Everest Climber (voice) · 1 eps
INVINCIBLE
William / GDA Agents (voice) · 1 eps
Elsbeth
Harris Parson · 1 eps
Big Mouth
Matthew (voice) · 48 eps
Big Mouth
11 eps
The Great North
Rocky Ritz (voice) · 1 eps
Sofia the First
Skye (voice) · 2 eps
Girls
Elijah Krantz · 33 eps
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
Gary Prince (voice) · 5 eps
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
Gary Prince / Monster Gary (voice) · 1 eps
Mating Season
Gregg (voice) · 1 eps
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Quinn Abernathy · 1 eps
Will & Grace
Reggie · 1 eps
Central Park
Griffin (voice) · 2 eps
Black Monday
Blair Pfaff · 30 eps
Girls5eva
Kev Hamlin · 8 eps
History of the World: Part II
Sergei the Photographer · 1 eps
Night Court
Tad · 1 eps
Duncanville
Bryce (voice) · 1 eps
Another Period
Bertram Harrison Fusselforth VII · 3 eps
Too Much
Jameson South · 5 eps
Deli Boys
Andrew Chadwater · 6 eps
The Romanoffs
David Patton · 1 eps
Liberty's Kids
Alexander Hamilton (voice) · 40 eps
The New Normal
Bryan Collins · 22 eps
Cubix: Robots for Everyone
Connor · 26 eps
Welcome to Chippendales
Bradford Barton · 4 eps
Street Sharks
Streex (voice) · 40 eps
Archie's Weird Mysteries
Archie Andrews (voice) · 40 eps
The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Summer
1 eps
Self / Appearances (24)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 8 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 6 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 2 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Musical Guest · 2 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 5 eps
Conan
Self · 1 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge · 1 eps
The View
Self · 1 eps
Sherri
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Performer · 1 eps
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self · 1 eps
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Self - Contestant · 1 eps
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Self · 1 eps
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Hollywood Squares
Self · 2 eps
Shut Up Evan
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Great American Baking Show
Self - Host · 6 eps
Katy Perry: Sweet Dreams
Self
The Boys in the Band: Something Personal
Self
The Matthew Shepard Story: An American Hate Crime
Self
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Self
A Goodbye to Girls
Self
The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Halloween
Self - Host
