Jonathan Groff: podcast appearances and interviews

Jonathan Drew Groff, born on March 26, 1985, is an American actor and singer recognized for his work in both stage and screen productions. He began his career on Broadway, making his debut in the musical In My Life in 2005. He garnered numerous accolades including a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his role in the revival of Merrily We Roll Along in 2024. Groff received Tony Award nominations for his performances as Melchior Gabor in Spring Awakening, King George III in Hamilton, and Bobby Darin in Just in Time. He also starred as Seymour Krelborn in an off-Broadway revival of Little Shop of Horrors in 2019.

On television, Groff started with a recurring role as Jesse St. James in the Fox musical-comedy series Glee, which he was part of from 2009 to 2015. He starred as Patrick Murray in the HBO series Looking and appeared in its subsequent television film, Looking: The Movie. He portrayed FBI Special Agent Holden Ford in the Netflix crime drama Mindhunter and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for his role in the Disney+ live stage recording of Hamilton in 2020.

Groff’s film debut was in Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock in 2009. He has also appeared in The Conspirator, The Matrix Resurrections, and Knock at the Cabin. In addition, he provided voice roles for Kristoff and Sven in the Disney Frozen franchise. In 2022, he served as an executive producer for the HBO documentary Spring Awakening: Those You've Known, which focused on a reunion of the original cast of the musical.