Brian d'Arcy James (born June , ) is an American actor and musician,
known primarily for his recurring role as Andy Baker on the Netflix
series Reasons Why and for his Broadway roles, including portraying
King George III in the musical Hamilton and Quinn Carney in The
Ferryman.In , he portrayed Matt Caroll in the critically acclaimed
drama film Spotlight, which won the Academy Award for Best
Picture.James graduated from Northwestern University's School of
Communication. He received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best
Featured Actor in a Musical in for his portrayal of Sidney Falco in
Sweet Smell of Success, co-starring John Lithgow. He received an Obie
Award for his performance in the one-man play The Good Thief by Conor
McPherson.Additional Broadway credits include playing Frederick
Barrett in Titanic, Lincoln Center's Carousel, and Blood Brothers.
Off-Broadway credits include Andrew Lippa's The Wild Party in
opposite Julia Murney and Idina Menzel for which he received a Drama
Desk Award nomination, as well as Adam Guettel's Floyd Collins and the
Gershwins' Pardon My English. He appeared in Martin McDonagh's The
Lieutenant of Inishmore on Broadway, replaced Norbert Leo Butz in
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and starred in The Apple Tree opposite
Kristin Chenoweth. In , he released a Christmas album titled From
Christmas Eve to Christmas Morn. He was the Broadway version of Bob
Wallace, whose character was originated by Bing Crosby, in White
Christmas in . He played the role of Dan Goodman in the new musical
Next to Normal Off-Broadway at Second Stage Theatre in . He then
starred opposite Daniel Breaker, Sutton Foster and Christopher Sieber
as the titular character in Shrek the Musical. The show began previews
on Broadway November , and opened on December at The Broadway
Theatre after a tryout in Seattle. For this role he won the Outer
Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical and the Drama
Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical. He was also nominated
for the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his
portrayal. He departed the cast after one year in the role and was
replaced by Ben Crawford.
known primarily for his recurring role as Andy Baker on the Netflix
series Reasons Why and for his Broadway roles, including portraying
King George III in the musical Hamilton and Quinn Carney in The
Ferryman.In , he portrayed Matt Caroll in the critically acclaimed
drama film Spotlight, which won the Academy Award for Best
Picture.James graduated from Northwestern University's School of
Communication. He received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best
Featured Actor in a Musical in for his portrayal of Sidney Falco in
Sweet Smell of Success, co-starring John Lithgow. He received an Obie
Award for his performance in the one-man play The Good Thief by Conor
McPherson.Additional Broadway credits include playing Frederick
Barrett in Titanic, Lincoln Center's Carousel, and Blood Brothers.
Off-Broadway credits include Andrew Lippa's The Wild Party in
opposite Julia Murney and Idina Menzel for which he received a Drama
Desk Award nomination, as well as Adam Guettel's Floyd Collins and the
Gershwins' Pardon My English. He appeared in Martin McDonagh's The
Lieutenant of Inishmore on Broadway, replaced Norbert Leo Butz in
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and starred in The Apple Tree opposite
Kristin Chenoweth. In , he released a Christmas album titled From
Christmas Eve to Christmas Morn. He was the Broadway version of Bob
Wallace, whose character was originated by Bing Crosby, in White
Christmas in . He played the role of Dan Goodman in the new musical
Next to Normal Off-Broadway at Second Stage Theatre in . He then
starred opposite Daniel Breaker, Sutton Foster and Christopher Sieber
as the titular character in Shrek the Musical. The show began previews
on Broadway November , and opened on December at The Broadway
Theatre after a tryout in Seattle. For this role he won the Outer
Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical and the Drama
Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical. He was also nominated
for the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his
portrayal. He departed the cast after one year in the role and was
replaced by Ben Crawford.
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