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Andrew Rannells

Andrew Rannells

Actor · Born August 23, 1978 (48) · Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Grammy Award winner · Critics Choice Award nominee

Andrew Scott Rannells was born on August 23, 1978 in the city of Omaha (Nebraska), in the United States. He studied in the Creighton Preparatory School in his hometown, and after finishing secondary, briefly attended Marymount Manhattan College. Throughout his career, Rannells won a Grammy Award and was nominated for the Tony Awards. He is known for his portrayal as Elder Price in the 2011 Broadway musical "The Book of Mormon", for which he received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical. He won the 2012 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album as a featured soloist on the musical's original Broadway cast recording. His other credits on Broadway include the works of "Jersey Boys" as Bob Gaudio and "Hairspray", as Link Larkin. Andrew began his career in film and television in the mid-90's, developed primarily as a voice artist. Between the numerous animated series in which he has worked, titles are counted as "Street Sharks", "One Piece", "Yugio: Duel Monsters", "Yu-Gi-Oh!", "Liberty's Kids: Est. 1776", "Shaman Kingu," Kakutou ryouri densetsu bistro recipe", " Cubix, "Sonic X", Robots for Everyone", "Pokémon" and" Shukan Pok mon hosokyoku ". Rannells played the role of Elijah Krantz on the HBO series "Girls" and had the leading role of Bryan Buckley in the NBC series "The New Normal". Andrew also filmed some feature films - he had a brief participation in "Sex and the City 2" (2010), and a role of starring in the comedy starring Kirsten Dunst, "Bachelorette" (2012). In 2014, Rannells filled in as a replacement for Hedwig in the rock musical "Hedwig and the Angry Inch". A year later, Rannells briefly played the role of King George III in the hit Broadway musical "Hamilton". He soon secured the role of Whizzer Brown in the Broadway revival of "Falsettos", directed by James Lapine. In 2018, Rannells portrayed the role of Larry in the Broadway musical "The Boys in the Band", alongside other notable actors. He is currently playing the role of Blair Pfaff in the American comedy series "Black Monday" on Showtime.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 23, 1978 (48)
From
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
46 on MovieCove · 62 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 5% in 30 days

What are Andrew Rannells' films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
42%
Self
26%
Society
13%
Morality
10%
Power
4%
Ideas
3%
Survival
2%
Friendship11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age6 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 5 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 9 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 6

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 7 of 10 analyzed roles.

Ally
7 of 10
Hero
2 of 10
Trickster
1 of 10
Show the 10 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
12
Tense
7
Absurd
7
Warm
5
Hopeful
6
Other
26

How their films linger

Fun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet13
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Andrew Rannells' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 42 of their 46 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Andrew Rannells' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

62 credits, 46 with a MovieCove page; 24 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Miss You, Love You(2026)

    as Jamie Simms

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Mating Season(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Gregg (voice)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday 2025 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Too Much(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · as Jameson South

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Another Simple Favor(2025)

    as Darren

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Deli Boys(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Andrew Chadwater

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • I Don't Understand You(2024)

    as Cole

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Elsbeth(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Harris Parson

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Our Son(2023)

    as Matthew

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Trolls Band Together(2023)

    as Veneer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake(2023)

    Show 5 episodes · as Gary Prince (voice) · as Gary Prince / Monster Gary (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Queer Planet(2023)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • History of the World: Part II(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Sergei the Photographer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Night Court(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Tad

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • Princess Power(2023)

    Show as King Barton

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • Welcome to Chippendales(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · as Bradford Barton

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Girls5eva(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as Kev Hamlin

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Invincible(2021)

    Show 14 episodes · as Everest Climber (voice) · as William (voice) · as William / GDA Agents (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Great North(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Rocky Ritz (voice)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • The Stand In(2020)

    as Nico

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Prom(2020)

    as Trent Oliver

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Prior Walter

  • The Boys in the Band(2020)

    as Larry

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Central Park(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · as Griffin (voice)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Duncanville(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Bryce (voice)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Modern Love(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Black Monday(2019)

    Show 30 episodes · Producer · as Blair Pfaff

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Romanoffs(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as David Patton

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • A Simple Favor(2018)

    as Darren

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Sofia the First: Forever Royal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Skye (voice)

  • Live from Lincoln Center: Andrew Rannells in Concert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Big Mouth(2017)

    Show 48 episodes · as Matthew (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Will & Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Reggie

  • Falsettos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Whizzer

  • Sofia the First: The Mystic Isles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Skye (voice)

  • 100 Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Why Him?(2016)

    as Blaine Pederman

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Intern(2015)

    as Cameron

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Another Period(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as Bertram Harrison Fusselforth VII

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Russian Broadway Shut Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Sofia the First(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Skye (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • The New Normal(2012)

    Show 22 episodes · as Bryan Collins

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Bachelorette(2012)

    as Manny

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Comedy Bang! Bang!(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Quinn Abernathy

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Girls(2012)

    Show 33 episodes · as Elijah Krantz

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Bob's Burgers(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Hayden (voice)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Sex and the City 2(2010)

    as Wedding Chorus

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Glee(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Andrew Rannells

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Chaotic(2006)

    Show Actor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • How I Met Your Mother(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Darren

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Fight for the Fox Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Jack Kowalski / Connor / Len Tao / Chief Bookem / Decoe (voice)

  • The Archies in Jug Man(2003)

    as Archie Andrews (Voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Liberty's Kids(2002)

    Show 40 episodes · as Alexander Hamilton (voice)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Cubix: Robots for Everyone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 26 episodes · as Connor

  • Archie's Weird Mysteries: Archie and the Riverdale Vampires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Archie Andrews / Vampire #2

  • Archie's Weird Mysteries(1999)

    Show 40 episodes · as Archie Andrews (voice)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Street Sharks: The Gene Slamming Begins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Streex (voice)

  • Street Sharks(1994)

    Show 40 episodes · as Streex (voice)

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Andrew Rannells (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Dedicated to Morris Burke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Richard Lovely (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Mr. Mouse

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 60 titles, 58 of them dated from 1989 to 2026; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

Trolls Band Together (2023)

$210M worldwide

Highest rated

The Intern (2015)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

Big Mouth (2017)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19892026

Peak 2019 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting59 of 60: 58 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thDirecting1 of 60: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 60: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 60: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s3 · acting2000s7 · acting2010s22 · 21 acting · 2 crew2020s25 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 9% of 11 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Awards

1 major award from 2 major nominations, 2012–2021.

WinNomination
  1. 2021
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
  2. 2012
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Musical Theater Album

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Andrew Rannells' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 46 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 46 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Divisive3
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · actor

Queer Planet (2023)

99th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Invincible (2021)

Midcredits 99th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Andrew Rannells' work okay for kids?

Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films and violence & gore and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles2–55 · median 29 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity12 titles24–80 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity12 titles31–91 · median 82 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles25–88 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles10–40 · median 26 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Andrew Rannells work with?

People who share at least 2 of Andrew Rannells' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Theodore Shapiro shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles