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BIO

Rannells received Tony, Drama Desk and Drama League nominations for his work as Elder Price in The Book of Mormon. Rannells was also seen on Broadway as Whizzer in Falsettos, Bob Gaudio in Jersey Boys, Link Larkin in Hairspray, Hedwig in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, King George III in Hamilton, and Larry in The Boys in the Band.



He has also been a part of the development of new projects including William Finn and James Lapine's Little Miss Sunshine and Douglas Carter-Beane's Lysistrata Jones.

In addition to voice work early in his career, he also starred on the HBO hit series Girls, NBC's The New Normal, and had recurring roles on How I Met Your Mother, The Knick, and Another Period.
On film, he was seen in The Intern, Bachelorette, and more. Rannells was seen in Ryan Murphy's The Prom and Ryan Murphy's The Boys in the Band on Netflix. Rannells was most recently seen in Showtime's Black Monday, and Peacock's Girls 5 Eva.

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STAGE CREDITS

Gutenberg! The Musical! Gutenberg! The Musical!
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2023
Doug
The Boys in the Band The Boys in the Band
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2018
Larry
Falsettos Falsettos
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival Production, 2016
Whizzer
Hamilton Hamilton
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2015
King George III [Replacement]
Hedwig and the Angry Inch Hedwig and the Angry Inch
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2014
Hedwig [Replacement]
The Book of Mormon The Book of Mormon
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2011
Elder Price
Jersey Boys Jersey Boys
[US Tour]
1st National Tour, 2006
Bob Gaudio [Replacement]
The 60's Project
[Chester, CT (Regional)]
World Premiere, 2006
Performer
Jersey Boys Jersey Boys
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2005
Bob Gaudio [Replacement]
Hairspray Hairspray
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2002
Fender [Replacement]
Link Larkin [Replacement]

Movies

Sex and the City 2
[ 2010 ] Wedding Chorus
Bachelorette
[ 2012 ] Manny
The Intern
[ 2015 ] Cameron
Why Him?
[ 2016 ] Blaine Pederman
A Simple Favor
[ 2018 ] Darren
The Boys in the Band
[ 2020 ] Larry
The Stand In
[ 2020 ] Nico
The Prom
[ 2020 ] Trent Oliver

TV Shows

Street Sharks
[ 1994-1996 ] Streex, Shrimp Louie, Bobby Bolton
One Piece
[ 1999-2000 ] Young Roronoa Zolo - 4Kids Dub
Archie's Weird Mysteries
[ 1999-2000 ] Archie Andrews
Yu-Gi-Oh!
[ 2000-2001 ] Mako Tsunami
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat
Gunji
Pokemon: The Legend of Thunder
Shinji
Liberty's Kids
Alexander Hamilton
Shaman King
Lenny
Pokémon Chronicles
Forrest, Tommy
Tokyo Mew Mew
Wesley J. Collridge III
Cubix: Robots for Everyone
[ 2001-2003 ] Connor
Fighting Cooking Legend Bistro Recipe
[ 2001-2003 ] Fried Ricer, Albert, Townspeople
Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
[ 2001-2003 ] Nightmare, Chief Bookem, Gengu
F-Zero GP Legend
The Skull, Punk 3, Emergency Medical Technician
Funky Cops
[ 2003-2004 ] Jack Kowalski
Sonic X
[ 2003-2005 ] Decoe, Bokkun, Narrator
Yu-Gi-Oh!
[ 2000-2005 ] Noah Kaiba, Leon von Schroeder, Mako Tsunami
Pokémon
[ 2000-2005 ] Harley, Morty, Nicholai
100 Things to Do before Middle School
[ 2004-2005 ] Mr. Bant
Yu-Gi-Oh!
[ 2005-2006 ] Belowski, Student 2
Yu-Gi-Oh!
Toby Tredwell
The New Normal
[ 2012-2013 ] Bryan Collins
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Quinn Abernathy
How I Met Your Mother
[ 2013-2014 ] Darren
Glee
Andrew Rannells
The Knick
Frazier H. Wingo
Another Period
Bertram Harrison Fusselforth VII
Drunk History
Washington Roebling
The Simpsons
Andrew Rannells
Will & Grace
Reggie
Girls
[ 2012-2017 ] Elijah Krantz
Bob's Burgers
Hayden
Sofia the First
[ 2016-2018 ] Skye, Morris
The Romanoffs
David Patton
Central Park
Griffin
The Great Work Begins. Scenes from Angels in America
Prior
Black Monday
[ 2019-2021 ] Blair Pfaff
Big Mouth
[ 2017-2022 ] Matthew MacDell
Girls5eva
[ 2021-2022 ] Kev Hamlin
Ridley Jones
[ 2021-2022 ] Aten
Invincible
[ 2021-2023 ] William Clockwell

Awards and Nominations

Drama League Awards - 2024 - Distinguished Performance

Andrew Rannells, Gutenberg! The Musical!

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2017 - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

Andrew Rannells, Falsettos

Tony Awards - 2017 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

Andrew Rannells, Falsettos

Drama Desk Awards - 2011 - Outstanding Actor in a Musical

Andrew Rannells, The Book of Mormon

Tony Awards - 2011 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Andrew Rannells, The Book of Mormon

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Two-time Tony winner Christian Borle will step into Jim Bakker's shoes in the Broadway premiere of Tammy Faye, starring opposite two-time Olivier Award winner Katie Brayben. Check out a new pic of Borle with show composer Elton John!
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Andrew Rannells been in?

Andrew Rannells has appeared on Broadway in 8 shows.

How many West End shows has Andrew Rannells been in?

Andrew Rannells has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Andrew Rannells been nominated for?

Andrew Rannells has received several nominations for prestigious awards, including: Distinguished Performance at the Drama League Awards for Gutenberg! The Musical!, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Falsettos, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for Falsettos, Outstanding Actor in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for The Book of Mormon, and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for The Book of Mormon.

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