# Andrew Burnap

Andrew Burnap (born March 5, 1991) is an American actor. Known for his performances on stage, he began his professional stage career in the Public Theatre's revivals of King Lear in 2014 and Troilus and Cressida in 2016. He gained prominence for his role as Toby Darling in the Matthew Lopez play The Inheritance, which premiered on the West End and transferred to Broadway, and earned him the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. In 2023, he portrayed King Arthur in the Broadway revival of the Lerner and Loewe musical Camelot.
Burnap is also known for his roles on television including as Phil in the Apple TV+ series WeCrashed (2022), and as Joseph Smith in the FX on Hulu limited series Under the Banner of Heaven (2022).

## Early life and education

Burnap was born and raised in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, and graduated from the University of Rhode Island.

## Career

Burnap started his career in productions from the Public Theatre. In 2014, he was part of the ensemble in the revival of King Lear starring John Lithgow, Annette Bening and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. In 2016, he starred as Troilus in Troilus and Cressida. He gained prominence for his role as Toby Darling in the Matthew Lopez play The Inheritance, which premiered on the West End and transferred to Broadway, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.
In 2022, Burnap starred as Phil in the Apple TV+ series WeCrashed opposite Anne Hathaway and Jared Leto, and as Joseph Smith in the FX on Hulu limited series Under the Banner of Heaven with Andrew Garfield and Daisy Edgar-Jones. In 2023, he portrayed King Arthur in the Broadway revival of the Lerner and Loewe musical Camelot. Burnap starred opposite Phillipa Soo as Guinevere in the revival with a new book by Aaron Sorkin. For his performance, he was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical.
Later that year, he portrayed Joris Ivens in the off-Broadway play Spain written by Jen Silverman, where he acted opposite Marin Ireland. The play revolves around the complications of filming a movie financed by the Russian government during the Spanish Civil War.
He is set to appear in the live-action Disney remake Snow White, starring opposite Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot.

## Acting credits

Key :
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2016 | The Layoff | Jeremy | Short film |
| 2018 | The Chaperone | Floyd | |
| 2018 | Spare Room | Matt | |
| 2024 | The Front Room | Norman | |
| 2025 | Snow White † | Jonathan | Post-production |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2018 | Instinct | Henry | Episode: "Live" |
| 2019 | The Code | Sgt. Julian Lucas | Episode: "Smoke-Pit" |
| 2021 | Younger | Topher Clarke | Episode: "The Son Also Rises" |
| 2021 | The Good Fight | Max | Episode: "And the Détente Had an End..." |
| 2022 | WeCrashed | Phil | 6 episodes |
| 2022 | Under the Banner of Heaven | Joseph Smith | 5 episodes |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2018 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | Laramies | Voice only |

### Theatre

| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
| 2014 | King Lear | Ensemble | Delacorte Theater |
| 2016 | Troilus and Cressida | Troilus | Delacorte Theater |
| 2016 | This Day Forward | | Vineyard Theatre |
| 2017 | The Legend of Georgia McBride | Casey | Geffen Playhouse |
| 2018 | The Inheritance | Toby Darling | Young Vic |
| 2018 | The Inheritance | Toby Darling | Noël Coward Theatre |
| 2019–2020 | The Inheritance | Toby Darling | Ethel Barrymore Theatre |
| 2023 | Camelot | King Arthur | Vivian Beaumont Theater |
| 2023 | Spain | Joris Ivens | Second Stage Theater |
| 2025 | Othello | Cassio | Ethel Barrymore Theatre |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2020 | Clive Barnes Award | Theatre Artist Award | The Inheritance | Won |
| 2020 | Tony Awards | Best Leading Actor in a Play | The Inheritance | Won |
| 2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical | Camelot | Nominated |