Jonathan Groff
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 26, 1985 (age 41)
- Place of birth
- Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
- Credits
- 73
Jonathan Drew Groff (born March 26, 1985) is an American actor and singer. Known for his performances on stage and screen, he has received several accolades, including a Tony Award and a Grammy Award, as well as a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. He was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world in 2026.
He began his career on Broadway, making his debut in the musical In My Life (2005). He later received Tony Award nominations for playing Melchior Gabor in the original production of the rock musical Spring Awakening (2006), King George III in the original production of the historical musical Hamilton (2015), and Bobby Darin in the original production of the jukebox musical Just in Time (2025). In 2024, he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for playing Franklin Shepard in the musical revival of Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along. He also starred as Seymour Krelborn in the Off-Broadway musical revival of Little Shop of Horrors in 2019.
On television, he began his career as a recurring guest star as Jesse St. James on the Fox musical-comedy series Glee (2009–15). He starred as Patrick Murray in the HBO comedy-drama series Looking (2014–15), the network's first series centring on the lives of gay men, as well as its subsequent television film, Looking: The Movie (2016). He portrayed FBI Special Agent Holden Ford in the Netflix period crime drama Mindhunter (2017–19). He was Primetime Emmy Award-nominated for his role in the Disney+ live stage recording of Hamilton (2020).
Groff made his film debut playing Michael Lang in Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock (2009). He has since played Louis J. Weichmann in The Conspirator (2010), Smith in The Matrix Resurrections (2021), and a father held hostage in Knock at the Cabin (2023). He also voiced both Kristoff and Sven in the Disney animated Frozen franchise, including Frozen (2013) and Frozen II (2019). In 2022, he executive-produced the HBO documentary film Spring Awakening: Those You've Known, which saw the 15-year reunion of the original cast of the musical.
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Known for
Frozen
2013Movie
Kristoff (voice)
American Sniper
2014Movie
Young Vet-Mads
The Simpsons
1989TV
Actor Playing Bart (voice)
Frozen II
2019Movie
Kristoff / Sven / Reindeers (voice)
The Matrix Resurrections
2021Movie
Smith
INVINCIBLE
2021TV
Rick Sheridan (voice)
Filmography
Frozen III
2027Movie
Kristoff (voice)
Merrily We Roll Along
2025Movie
Franklin Shepard
The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
2025Movie
Self
The American Revolution
2025TV
(voice)
Animals of Arendelle: Lost and Found
2025Movie
Kristoff
Hamilton
2025Movie
King George
Hamilton: Reuniting the Revolution
2025Movie
Self
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
2025Movie
Rogue
A Nice Indian Boy
2025Movie
Jay Kurundkar
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
2025TV
Self - Guest
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024Movie
Rogue (archive footage)
Ultraman: Rising
2024Movie
Bunny (Ollie) (voice)
Doctor Who
2024TV
Rogue, Rogue (archive footage) (uncredited)
Doctor Who: Unleashed
2024TV
Self
Once Upon a Studio
2023Movie
Kristoff (voice)
Knock at the Cabin
2023Movie
Eric
Lost Ollie
2022TV
Ollie (voice)
Spring Awakening: Those You've Known
2022Movie
Self - Melchior
The Matrix Resurrections
2021Movie
Smith
And Just Like That…
2021TV
Dr. Paul David
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021Movie
Self - Host
INVINCIBLE
2021TV
Rick Sheridan (voice)
An Evening With Audra McDonald
2020Movie
Once Upon a Snowman
2020Movie
Kristoff (voice) (archive sound)
Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II
2020TV
Self
Some Good News
2020TV
Self
Stars in the House
2020TV
Self
Visible: Out on Television
2020TV
Self
Frozen II
2019Movie
Kristoff / Sven / Reindeers (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019TV
Self
Blindspotting
2018Movie
Man by Fence (uncredited)
Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in Concert
2018Movie
Himself
Olaf's Frozen Adventure
2017Movie
Kristoff (voice)
MINDHUNTER
2017TV
Holden Ford
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
2017Movie
Self
LEGO Frozen Northern Lights
2017Movie
Kristoff (voice)
LEGO Frozen Northern Lights
2016TV
Kristoff (voice)
Hamilton's America
2016Movie
Self
Looking: The Movie
2016Movie
Patrick Murray
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015TV
Self - Guest, Self - Musical Guest
IMDb on the Scene
2015TV
Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015TV
Self
Frozen Fever
2015Movie
Kristoff (voice)
American Sniper
2014Movie
Young Vet-Mads
The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic
2014Movie
Self
The Normal Heart
2014Movie
Craig
Showing Up
2014Movie
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014TV
Self, Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014TV
Self, Self - Musical Guest
Russian Broadway Shut Down
2014Movie
Looking
2014TV
Patrick Murray
Frozen
2013Movie
Kristoff (voice)
C.O.G.
2013Movie
David
Maron
2013TV
Himself
Boss
2011TV
Ian Todd
Glee Encore
2011Movie
Jesse St. James
The Conspirator
2011Movie
Louis Weichmann
Twelve Thirty
2011Movie
Jeff
The Good Wife
2009TV
Jimmy Fellner
Taking Woodstock
2009Movie
Michael Lang
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009TV
Self - Guest
Glee
2009TV
Jesse St. James
Pretty/Handsome
2008Movie
Patrick Fitzpayne
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003TV
Self - Guest
The Simpsons
1989TV
Actor Playing Bart (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988TV
Self - Guest
Pretty/Handsome
TV
Patrick Fitzpayne
Octet
Movie
Henry
Broadway: The Next Generation
Movie
Self
Frozen IV
Movie
Kristoff / Sven (voice)
Molly and the Moon
Movie
Brian
Trust the Man
Movie
Just in Time
Movie
Bobby Darin