Joshua Ilan Gad (born February 23, 1981) is a Jewish-American actor who has performed in several films and a few theatrical plays.
Filmography :
- The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (2005) — William Barfee
- Back to You (2007-08) — Ryan Church
- 21 (2008) — Miles
- The Rocker (2008) — Matt Gadman
- NUMB3RS (2008, 2009) — Roy McGill (2 episodes)
- Crossing Over (2009) — Howie
- Woke Up Dead (2009) — Matt
- Marmaduke (2010) — Bandana Dog
- Love & Other Drugs — Josh Randall (2010)
- The Book of Mormon (2011) — Elder Arnold Cunningham
- Mardi Gras: Spring Break (2011) — Bump
- Good Vibes (2011) — Mondo Brando
- Gigi: Almost American (2011) — Gigi
- Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) — Louis
- 1600 Penn (2012-13) — Skip
- Jobs (2013) — Steve Wozniak
- Frozen (2013-present) — Olaf
- Frozen
- Frozen Fever (2015)
- Sofia the First (2016)
- Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017)
- Frozen II (2019)
- Kingdom Hearts III (2019)
- Phineas and Ferb (2015) — Wendell
- Pixels (2015) — Ludlow Lamonsoff
- The Comedians (2015) — Himself
- The Angry Birds Movie 1 and 2 (2016, 2018) — Chuck
- A Dog's Purpose — Bailey
- A Dog's Purpose (2017)
- A Dog's Journey (2019)
- Beauty and the Beast (2017) — LeFou
- Marshall (2017) — Sam Friedman
- Murder on the Orient Express (2017) — Hector MacQueen
- South Park (2017) — Marcus Preston (in the episode "Hummels and Heroin")
- Central Park (2020-present) — Birdie (also as co-executive producer)
- Avenue 5 (2020) — Herman Judd
- Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020) — The Grandson
- Wolf Like Me (2022) — Gary
Tropes:
- Big Beautiful Man: In an interview, he did say that he is considered a cub in some gay circles.
- Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette: He's has got the pale skin and dark hair down.
- Evil Eyebrows: Has these naturally.
- Fat Idiot: Some of his character roles.
- Funny Foreigner: His character, Gigi.
- Geek Physiques: Of the overweight variety.
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He Really Can Act: After years of mostly playing broadly comic parts, Gad's 2017 roles in Marshall and Murder on the Orient Express showcased his dramatic range and earned him genuine acclaim.
- Manchild: Has shades of this in many of the characters he plays.
- Sir Swears-a-Lot: Some of his characters.
- Star-Making Role: Olaf from Frozen, though The Book of Mormon is what made him famous in the theatre community.
- Those Two Guys: He and Peter Dinklage have appeared in three different films together.
- Tom Hanks Syndrome: Seems to be getting this as of his roles in Marshall and Murder on the Orient Express (2017), and doesn't do too badly in either.
