Jonathan Drew Groff (born March 26, 1985) is an American actor and singer known for his performances on stage, screen, and television. Groff is the recipient of a Grammy Award and has been nominated for two Tony Awards, two Drama League Awards, one Drama Desk Award and one WhatsOnStage Award.
Groff rose to prominence in 2006 for his performance in the lead role of Melchior Gabor in the original Broadway production of Spring Awakening, for which 22-year-old Jonathan received widespread acclaim and was nominated for a 2007 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical, becoming one of the youngest nominees for the award. He returned to Broadway in 2015 to play the role of King George III of the United Kingdom in Hamilton, a performance for which he earned a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical. He also appeared on the cast recording, for which he received the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.
Groff is also known for his roles in television and film. He was a recurring guest star in the Fox musical-comedy series Glee (2009–2015) as Jesse St. James, and he was featured on four of its soundtrack albums, also making a special appearance in the concert tour Glee Live! In Concert! in 2010. He voiced the roles of Kristoff and Sven in the Disney animated films Frozen (2013) and Frozen II (2019), two of the highest-grossing films of all time. Groff starred as Patrick Murray in the HBO comedy-drama series Looking (2014–2015), often credited as one of the network's first gay TV series, and its subsequent series finale television film, Looking: The Movie (2016). Groff is also known for his starring role as FBI Special Agent Holden Ford in the critically-acclaimed Netflix period crime drama Mindhunter (2017–2019), produced by David Fincher.
Groff's upcoming projects include The Matrix 4, set to premiere on December 22, 2021, on HBO Max, as well as Invincible, Molly and the Moon, and Lost Ollie.