Cast & creator
Andrew Rannells
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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.
Also known as: Andy Rannells, Andrew Scott Rannells
35
film credits
57
television credits
89
1956–2026 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (92)
Showing 92 of 92 credits
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Musical Guest
2015
The Simpsons
Andrew Rannells (voice)
1989
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Conan
Self
2010
The View
Self
1997
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
2009
How I Met Your Mother
Darren
2005
Bob's Burgers
Hayden (voice)
2011
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
Glee
Andrew Rannells
2009
Tony Awards
Self - Performer
1956
INVINCIBLE
William (voice)
2021INVINCIBLE
Everest Climber (voice)
2021INVINCIBLE
William / GDA Agents (voice)
2021
Elsbeth
Harris Parson
2024
Big Mouth
Matthew (voice)
2017Big Mouth
2017Big Mouth
Leander / Matthew MacDell (voice)
2017
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
Gary Prince (voice)
2023Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
Gary Prince / Monster Gary (voice)
2023
Sofia the First
Skye (voice)
2013
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self
2019
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Self
2016
The Great North
Rocky Ritz (voice)
2021
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Quinn Abernathy
2012
Girls
Elijah Krantz
2012
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Self - Contestant
2021
Will & Grace
Reggie
2017
History of the World: Part II
Sergei the Photographer
2023
Black Monday
Blair Pfaff
2019Black Monday
Producer
2019
Girls5eva
Kev Hamlin
2021
Night Court
Tad
2023
The Intern
Cameron
2015
Another Period
Bertram Harrison Fusselforth VII
2015
Another Simple Favor
Darren
2025
Hollywood Squares
Self
2025
Central Park
Griffin (voice)
2020
Duncanville
Bryce (voice)
2020
Trolls Band Together
Veneer (voice)
2023
Modern Love
Writer
2019Modern Love
Director
2019
Mating Season
Gregg (voice)
2026
Why Him?
Blaine Pederman
2016
The New Normal
Bryan Collins
2012
A Simple Favor
Darren
2018
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Self - Guest
2025
Deli Boys
Andrew Chadwater
2025
The Romanoffs
David Patton
2018
Too Much
Jameson South
2025
Liberty's Kids
Alexander Hamilton (voice)
2002
Welcome to Chippendales
Bradford Barton
2022
Sex and the City 2
Wedding Chorus
2010
Street Sharks
Streex (voice)
1994
The Great American Baking Show
Self - Host
2023
The Prom
Trent Oliver
2020
Shut Up Evan
Self - Guest
2026
Archie's Weird Mysteries
Archie Andrews (voice)
1999
The Stand In
Nico
2020
Cubix: Robots for Everyone
Connor
2001
Miss You, Love You
Jamie Simms
2026
Bachelorette
Manny
2012
The Boys in the Band
Larry
2020
The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Summer
2025
Our Son
Matthew
2023
I Don't Understand You
Cole
2024
Broadway: The Next Generation
Self
A Goodbye to Girls
Self
2017
Sofia the First: Forever Royal
Skye (voice)
2018
Russian Broadway Shut Down
2014Dedicated to Morris Burke
Sofia the First: The Mystic Isles
Skye (voice)
2017
100 Years
Narrator (voice)
2017
Falsettos
Whizzer
2017
Live from Lincoln Center: Andrew Rannells in Concert
2018
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Self
2022
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
Prior Walter
2020
The Boys in the Band: Something Personal
Self
2020
The Archies in JugMan
Archie Andrews (Voice)
2002
Katy Perry: Sweet Dreams
Self
2021
The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Halloween
Self - Host
2025
The Fight for the Fox Box
Jack Kowalski / Connor / Len Tao / Chief Bookem / Decoe (voice)
2003
Street Sharks: The Gene Slamming Begins
Streex (voice)
1995
The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday 2025
2025
The Matthew Shepard Story: An American Hate Crime
Self
2023
Archie's Weird Mysteries: Archie and the Riverdale Vampires
Archie Andrews / Vampire #2
2000
Queer Planet
Narrator
2023Richard Lovely
Mr. Mouse