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Brian d'Arcy James

Acting

Born June 29, 1968 · Saginaw, Michigan, USA

Also known as Brian d’Arcy James · Μπράιαν ντ' Άρσι Τζέιμς

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.

Awards & recognition

  • Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Actor in a Musical
  • Tony AwardBest Actor in a Musical · 2015 · nominated
  • Tony AwardBest Actor in a Musical · 2009 · nominated

Filmography49 titles

Person of Interest

2011as Wheeler

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999as Adam Brubeck

Love & Death

2023as Dr. Fred Fason

Evil

2019as Victor LeConte

Spotlight

2015as Matt Carroll

Hamilton

2020Thanks

Manhunt

2017as Professor Henry Murray

The Good Wife

2009as Detective Nolan

Rescue Me

2004as Dr. Felcher

13 Reasons Why

2017as Andrew Baker

Mozart in the Jungle

2014as Ludwig van Beethoven

Centaurworld

2021as The General (voice)

Devs

2020as Anton

Molly's Game

2017as Bad Brad

The Big C

2010as Tim

Shrek the Musical

2013as Shrek

Dear Edward

2023as Bruce

First Man

2018as Joseph A. Walker

The Endurance

2000as Frank Wild (voice)

West Side Story

2021as Officer Krupke

Game Change

2012as Ted Frank

Bombshell

2019as Brian Wilson (uncredited)

Pain Hustlers

2023as Dr. Lydell

All These Small Moments

2018as Tom Sheffield

Rebel in the Rye

2017as Giroux

G

2002as Lloyd

The Copenhagen Test

2025as Peter Moira

Ghost Town

2008as Irish Eddie

Smash

2012as Frank Houston

Song of Back and Neck

2018as Stone

Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House

2017as Robert Kunkel

The Family McMullen

2025as Walter

Millers in Marriage

2024as Dennis

She Came to Me

2023as Trey Ruffa

The Kitchen

2019as Jimmy Brennan

X-Men: Dark Phoenix

2019as President of the United States

Sisters

2015as Jerry

The Fitzgerald Family Christmas

2012as Skippy

Friends with Kids

2011as Husband in Restaurant

Monday Night Mayhem

2002as Al Michaels (uncredited)

The Cathedral

2021as Richard Damrosch

1922

2017as Sheriff Jones

Admission

2013as Christopher Flynn

Devil's Peak

2023as Bo

Time Out of Mind

2014as Mark

How We Roll

Executive Producer

Ironside

as Bill Broughton

Trouble

2018as Logan

Finnegan's Foursome

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