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3 | Jonathan Drew Groff (born March 26, 1985), a.k.a. "Groffsauce" (bestowed on him courtesy of one Mr. Creator/LinManuelMiranda) is an American actor and singer. |
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5 | In 2006, he originated the role of the radical Melchior Gabor in ''Theatre/SpringAwakening'', earning himself a Tony Award nomination. He's also well-known for playing Jesse St. James on ''Series/{{Glee}}'' opposite ''Spring Awakening'' co-star and close friend Creator/LeaMichele, as well as originating the role of King George III in ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}''. |
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7 | Further roles from Groff include the voice of Kristoff (and his reindeer Sven) in ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' and [[Franchise/{{Frozen}} its sequels and spinoff works]], Patrick Murray in the Creator/{{HBO}} comedy-drama series ''Series/{{Looking}}'', Craig Donner in HBO's telefilm adaptation of ''Theatre/TheNormalHeart'', and Holden Ford in the Creator/DavidFincher series ''Series/{{Mindhunter}}''. |
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9 | !! Selected filmography: |
10 | * ''Series/OneLifeToLive'' (2007) as Henry Mackler |
11 | * ''Film/TakingWoodstock'' (2009) as Michael Lang |
12 | * ''Film/TheConspirator'' (2010) as Louis Weichmann |
13 | * ''Series/{{Glee}}'' (2010 -- 2012, 2015) as Jesse St. James |
14 | * ''Series/{{Boss}}'' (2012) as Ian Todd |
15 | * ''Franchise/{{Frozen}}'' (2013–present) as Kristoff (voice) |
16 | ** ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' (2013) |
17 | ** ''WesternAnimation/FrozenFever'' (2015) |
18 | ** ''WesternAnimation/OlafsFrozenAdventure'' (2017) |
19 | ** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'' (2019) |
20 | ** ''WesternAnimation/FrozenII'' (2019) |
21 | ** ''WesternAnimation/OnceUponAStudio'' (2023) |
22 | ** ''VideoGame/DisneySpeedstorm'' (2023) |
23 | * ''Series/{{Looking}}'' (2014 -- 2015) as Patrick Murray |
24 | ** ''Looking: The Movie'' (2016) |
25 | * ''Film/TheNormalHeart'' (2014) as Craig Donner |
26 | * ''Series/{{Mindhunter}}'' (2017) as Holden Ford |
27 | * ''Film/TheMatrixResurrections'' (2021) as Agent Smith |
28 | * ''Series/LostOllie'' (2022) as [[Literature/OlliesOdyssey Ollie]] (voice) |
29 | * ''Film/KnockAtTheCabin'' (2023) as Eric |
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31 | !! Selected theatre credits: |
32 | * ''Theatre/SpringAwakening'' (2006 -- 2008) as Melchior Gabor |
33 | * ''Theatre/{{Hair}}'' (2007 -- 2008) as Claude Hooper Bukowski |
34 | * ''Theatre/HowToSucceedInBusinessWithoutReallyTrying'' (2015) as J. Pierrepont Finch |
35 | * ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'' (2015 -- 2016) as King George III |
36 | * ''Theatre/{{Merrily We Roll Along}}'' (2023) as Franklin Shepard |
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38 | !! Selected {{Audio Play}}s |
39 | * ''AudioPlay/ThirtySixQuestions'' (2017) as Jase |
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42 | !!Jonathan Groff provides examples of: |
43 | * PromotedFanboy: To Sutton Foster. Jonathan saw Sutton six times in ''Thoroughly Modern Millie'' while he was in high school, and now they're friends and colleagues. |
44 | * TheOtherDarrin: Serves as a new "shell" for Agent Smith in ''Film/TheMatrixResurrections''. |
45 | * {{Yandere}}: He references this trope when describing his character King George III from Theatre/{{Hamilton}} as a [[http://www.vulture.com/2016/01/hamilton-king-george-brian-darcy-james-jonathan-groff-andrew-rannells.html?mid=twitter_vulture 'scorned lover']], ''Film/{{Fatal Attraction}}'' style - towards AMERICA. |
46 | --> '''Jonathan''': You feel like at any moment, he's going to flip his shit. |
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