Jonathan Drew Groff (born March 26, 1985) is an American actor and singer.
In 2006 he originated the role of the radical Melchior Gabor in Spring Awakening, earning himself a Tony nomination. Well known for playing Jesse St. James on Glee opposite Spring Awakening co-star and close friend Lea Michele. He also originated the role of King George III in Hamilton.
He voiced the character Kristoff (and his reindeer Sven) in Frozen and its sequels and spinoff works, and starred in HBO's comedy-drama, Looking. He also played Craig Donner in HBO's telefilm adaptation of The Normal Heart, to much critical acclaim. Groff also plays the lead role in the David Fincher series Mindhunter.
Selected filmography:
- One Life to Live (2007) as Henry Mackler
- Taking Woodstock (2009) as Michael Lang
- The Conspirator (2010) as Louis Weichmann
- Glee (2010 — 2012, 2015) as Jesse St. James
- Boss (2012) as Ian Todd
- Frozen (2013–present) as Kristoff (voice)
- Frozen (2013)
- Frozen Fever (2015)
- Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017)
- Kingdom Hearts III (2019)
- Frozen II (2019)
- Looking (2014 — 2015) as Patrick Murray
- Looking: The Movie (2016)
- The Normal Heart (2014) as Craig Donner
- Mindhunter (2017) as Holden Ford
Selected theatre credits:
- Spring Awakening (2006 — 2008) as Melchior Gabor
- Hair (2007 — 2008) as Claude Hooper Bukowski
- How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (2015) as J. Pierrepont Finch
- Hamilton (2015 — 2016) as King George III
Selected Audio Plays
- 36 Questions (2017) as Jase
Jonathan Groff provides examples of:
- Fan Nickname: 'Groffsauce'. Bestowed on him courtesy of one Mr Lin Manuel Miranda. It's caught on.
- Promoted Fanboy: To Sutton Foster. He saw her six times in Thoroughly Modern Millie in high school, and now they're friends and colleagues.
- Yandere: He references this trope when describing his character King George III from Hamilton as a 'scorned lover'
, Fatal Attraction style - towards AMERICA.Jonathan: You feel like at any moment, he's going to flip his shit.
