Brian d'Arcy James (June 29, 1968) is an American actor and musician best known for Spotlight (2015), Shrek: The Musical (2013), and Friends with Kids (2011).
He is married to Jennifer Prescott and they have one child. His grandfather was former Michigan Governor Harry Kelly and his uncle is actor Brian Kelly.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 2002: Monday Night Mayhem as Al Michaels (Uncredited Role)
- 2002: G as Lloyd
- 2008: Ghost Town as Irish Eddie
- 2011: Friends with Kids as Husband in Restaurant
- 2012: Game Change as Ted Frank
- 2012: The Fitzgerald Family Christmas as Skippy
- 2013: Admission as Christopher Flynn
- 2013: Shrek The Musical as Shrek
- 2014: Time Out Of Mind as Mark
- 2015: Spotlight as Matt Carroll
- 2015: Sisters as Jerry
- 2015: Mozart In The Jungle as Ludwig van Beethoven
- 2017: Rebel In The Rye as Giroux
- 2017: Trouble 2017 as Logan
- 2017: Molly's Game as Brad
- 2017: Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down The White House as Robert Kunkel
- 2017: 1922 as Sheriff Jones
- 2018: Song Of Back And Neck as Stone
- 2018: All These Small Moments as Tom Sheffield
- 2018: First Man as Joe Walker
- 2019: X-Men: Dark Phoenix as President of The United States
- 2019: The Kitchen as Jimmy Brennan
- 2019: Bombshell (2019) as Brian Wilson (uncredited)
- 2021: The Cathedral as Richard Damrosch
- 2021: West Side Story (2021) as Officer Krupke
Television Roles
- 1995: The City as Mark/Ned Ashton
- 2001: The Education of Max Bickford as Bary Sheppard/Gary
- 2006: Rescue Me as Veterinarian
- 2011: Person of Interest as Wheeler
- 2012: The Big C as Tim
- 2012-2013: Smash as Frank Houston
- 2013: The Good Wife as Det. Nolan
- 2013: Ironside (2013) as Bill Broughton
- 2014: Submissions Only as Read Whatley
- 2014: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Adam Brubeck
- 2017: Manhunt: Unabomber as Prof. Henry Murray
- 2017-2018: 13 Reasons Why as Andy Baker
- 2019: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Lawyer
- 2020: Devs as Anton
- 2020: The Comey Rule as Mark Giuliano
- 2021: Hawkeye as Derek Bishop
- 2021-2022: Evil (2019) as Victor LeConte
- 2023: Love & Death as Fred Fason
Video Game Roles
- 2003: Medalof Honor Rising Sun as Davis/Pvt. Brooks
Theatre Roles
- 1993: Blood Brothers as Ensemble
- 1994: Carousel as various
- 1995: Follies as Young Buddy
- 1996: Floyd Collins as Cliff Roney/Reporter
- 1997-1998: Titanic as Frederick Barrett
- 1998: Chess as Anatoly
- 1998: Kelly as Kelly
- 2000: The Wild Party as Burrs
- 2002: Sweet Smell Of Success as Sidney
- 2003: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels as Freddie
- 2004: Pardon My English as Gob Schmidt
- 2004: White Christmas as Bob Wallace
- 2006: The Lieutenant of Inishmore as Brendan
- 2006: Young Frankenstein as Frederick Frankenstein
- 2006-2007: The Apple Tree as Adam/Sanjar/Flip
- 2008: Next to Normal as Dan Goodman
- 2008-2009: Shrek: The Musical as Shrek
- 2013-2014: Macbeth as Banquo
- 2015: Hamilton as King George III
- 2015-2016: Something Rotten! as Nick Bottom
- 2019: The Ferryman as Quinn Carney
- 2022: Into the Woods as The Baker
