Jonathan Drew Groff is an American actor and singer. Known for his performances on stage and screen, he has received several awards including a Tony Award and a Grammy Award as well as a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award.
He began his career on Broadway making his debut in the musical In My Life. He went on to receive the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his role as Franklin Shepard in the Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along. He was Tony-nominated for playing Melchior Gabor in the original production of the rock musical Spring Awakening and King George III in the original production of the historical musical Hamilton. He starred as Seymour Krelborn in the Off-Broadway musical revival of Little Shop of Horrors in 2019. In 2024, he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance in Merrily We Roll Along.
On television, he started his career with a recurring guest star as Jesse St. James in the Fox musical-comedy series Glee. He starred as Patrick Murray in the HBO comedy-drama series Looking, the network's first series centering on the lives of gay men, as well as its subsequent television film, Looking: The Movie.