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Brian d'Arcy James
ACTOR

Brian d'Arcy James

Known for Dark Phoenix · First Man · 13 Reasons Why

Brian d'Arcy James is an American actor and musician. He is known primarily for his Broadway roles, including Shrek in Shrek the Musical, Nick Bottom in Something Rotten!, King George III in Hamilton, and The Baker in Into the Woods. He has received five Tony Award nominations for his work.

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Born
Jun 29, 1968
Birthplace
Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Known For
Acting

Biography

Brian d'Arcy James is an American actor and musician. He is known primarily for his Broadway roles, including Shrek in Shrek the Musical, Nick Bottom in Something Rotten!, King George III in Hamilton, and The Baker in Into the Woods. He has received five Tony Award nominations for his work.

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Known For

MOVIEDark Phoenix
Dark PhoenixPresident of the United States · 2019
★ 6.0
MOVIEFirst Man
First ManJoseph A. Walker · 2018
★ 7.0
TV13 Reasons Why
13 Reasons WhyAndrew Baker · 2017
★ 7.5
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitAdam Brubeck · 1999
★ 8.0
MOVIEMolly's Game
Molly's GameBad Brad · 2017
★ 7.2
TVHawkeye
HawkeyeDerek Bishop · 2021
★ 7.8
MOVIEBombshell
BombshellBrian Wilson (uncredited) · 2019
★ 6.8
TVPerson of Interest
Person of InterestWheeler · 2011
★ 8.1

Filmography

Movies

E
ExiledBrinkley
1999
The EnduranceFrank Wild (voice)
2000
GLloyd
2002
Monday Night MayhemAl Michaels (uncredited)
2002
Ghost TownIrish Eddie
2008
Bird in a BoxWalter
2012
Friends with KidsHusband in Restaurant
2012
Game ChangeTed Frank
2012
One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch
2012
The Fitzgerald Family ChristmasSkippy
2012
AdmissionChristopher Flynn
2013
Shrek the MusicalShrek
2013
H
HokeHenry Hickey
2014
SistersJerry
2015
SpotlightMatt Carroll
2015
Time Out of MindMark
2015
1922Sheriff Jones
2017
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White HouseRobert Kunkel
2017
Molly's GameBad Brad
2017
Rebel in the RyeGiroux
2017
First ManJoseph A. Walker
2018
Song of Back and NeckStone
2018
TroubleLogan
2018
All These Small MomentsTom Sheffield
2019
Beneath the Blue Suburban Skies
2019
BombshellBrian Wilson (uncredited)
2019
Dark PhoenixPresident of the United States
2019
The KitchenJimmy Brennan
2019
Bombshell in Concert
2020
West Side StoryOfficer Krupke
2021
Let Me Go (The Right Way)Dr. Kemp
2022
The CathedralRichard Damrosch
2022
Devil's PeakBo
2023
Pain HustlersDr. Lydell
2023
She Came to MeTrey Ruffa
2023
Millers in MarriageDennis
2024
HamiltonThanks
2025
The Family McMullenWalter
2025
Finnegan's FoursomeTeddy Finnegan
2026
DT
Dedicated to Morris Burke

Television

Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee · 1 eps
1956
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitAdam Brubeck · 1 eps
1999
Rescue MeDr. Felcher · 1 eps
2004
The Good WifeDetective Nolan · 1 eps
2009
The Big CTim · 3 eps
2010
Person of InterestWheeler · 1 eps
2011
TW
Those Were the DaysSelf · 1 eps
2011
SmashFrank Houston · 18 eps
2012
IronsideBill Broughton · 1 eps
2013
Mozart in the JungleLudwig van Beethoven · 1 eps
2014
13 Reasons WhyAndrew Baker · 22 eps
2017
ManhuntProfessor Henry Murray · 1 eps
2017
EvilVictor LeConte · 7 eps
2019
DevsAnton · 1 eps
2020
The Comey RuleMark Giuliano · 2 eps
2020
CentaurworldThe General (voice) · 3 eps
2021
HawkeyeDerek Bishop · 1 eps
2021
How We RollExecutive Producer
2022
Dear EdwardBruce · 5 eps
2023
Love & DeathDr. Fred Fason · 2 eps
2023
The Copenhagen TestPeter Moira · 8 eps
2025
RR
Rabbit, Rabbit7 eps

Photos

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