Jonathan Groff

Jonathan Drew Groff (born March 26, 1985) is an American actor and singer. He began his career on Broadway, rising to prominence for his portrayal of Melchior Gabor in the original production of ''Spring Awakening'' (2006–08), for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. He returned to Broadway to portray King George III in the original production of ''Hamilton'' (2015), for which he earned a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. He currently stars opposite Daniel Radcliffe and Lindsay Mendez in the first Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's ''Merrily We Roll Along''.

Groff made his film debut in Ang Lee's ''Taking Woodstock'' (2009), and became a recurring guest star in the Fox musical-comedy series ''Glee'' (2009–15) as Jesse St. James. He voiced the roles of Kristoff and Sven in Disney's ''Frozen'' franchise, including ''Frozen'' (2013) and ''Frozen II'' (2019). Groff starred as Patrick Murray in the HBO comedy-drama series ''Looking'' (2014–15), the network's first series centering on the lives of gay men, as well as its subsequent television film, ''Looking: The Movie'' (2016), and portrayed FBI Special Agent Holden Ford in the Netflix period crime drama ''Mindhunter'' (2017–19), for which he won a Satellite Award. In 2021, he received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Anthology Series or Movie for his performance in the Disney+ live stage recording of ''Hamilton''.

Groff starred in the fourth installment of the ''Matrix'' franchise – ''The Matrix Resurrections'' (2021) – as Smith. 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. Provided by Wikipedia