Andrew Rannells

**Andrew Scott Rannells** (born August 23, 1978) is an American actor, voice actor, and singer. He is perhaps best known for his work as Elder Price in the 2011 Broadway musical The Book of Mormon, which earned him a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical. He is also best known for his role as Elijah Krantz in _Girls_.

## Personal life

Rannells is of Polish and Irish descent, and he is openly gay. Rannells currently lives in New York City after temporarily re-locating to Los Angeles to film _The New Normal_.

### Film

|Year|Title|Role|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2010|_Sex and the City 2_|Wedding Chorus||
|2012|_Bachelorette_|Manny||
|2015|_The Intern_|Cameron||
|2016|_Why Him?_||Filming|
|2020|_The Boys in the Band_|Larry||
|2020|_The Prom_|Trent Oliver||
|2023|_Trolls_|Veneer||

### Television

|Year|Title|Role|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1995–1997|_Street Sharks_|Streex, Shrimp Louie (voices)|Lead role|
|1999|_Archie's Weird Mysteries_|Archie Andrews (voice)|Lead role|
|2000|_Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters_|Mako Tsunami, Noah Kaiba, Leon von Schroeder/Leon Wilson (voices: English dub)|Recurring roles|
|2001–2006|_Pokémon_|Morty, Harley (Season 8), Chaz, Nicholai, Forrester Franklin, Forrest Franklin, Poncho, Shiro, Forrest, Additional Voices|Recurring role|
|2001|_Cubix_|Connor (voice, English dub)|Lead role|
|2001|_Fighting Foodons_|Fried Ricer (voice, English dub)|Lead role|
|2001|_Shaman King_|Len Tao (voice, English dub)|Lead role|
|2002|_Kirby: Right Back at Ya!_|Narrator, Cloaked Nightmare (voices: English dub)|Recurring role|
|2002|_Ultimate Muscle_|Additional voices|Recurring role|
|2002|_Tokyo Mew Mew_|Dren, Wesley J. Coolridge III (voices: English dub)|Lead role|
|2002|_Liberty's Kids_|Alexander Hamilton (voice)|Guest role|
|2003|_Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles_|Additional voices|Recurring role|
|2003|_Sonic X_|Narrator, Decoe, Bokkun, Mr. Stewart, E-101 Beta, E-102 Gamma, E-104 Epsilon (voices: English dub)|Recurring role|
|2004|_F-Zero GP Legend_|The Skull (voice: English dub)|Recurring role|
|2004|_One Piece_|Young Roranoa Zola (voice, 4Kids English dub)|Guest role|
|2005|_Yu-Gi-Oh! GX_|Wheeler the Chimpanzee, Belowski, Additional voices|Recurring role|
|2006|_Pokémon Chronicles_|Additional Voices|Recurring role|
|2012–2017|_Girls_|Elijah Krantz|Recurring role (season 1–3) Main role (season 4–present)|
|2012–2013|_The New Normal_|Bryan Collins|Lead role|
|2013–2014|_How I Met Your Mother_|Darren|2 episodes|
|2015|_Glee_|Himself|Episode: "Dreams Come True"|
|2015|_The Knick_|Frazier H. Wingo|2 episodes|
|2016|_The Simpsons_|Himself (voice)|Episode: How Lisa Got Her Marge Back|
|2016-2018|_Sofia the First_|Skye, Morris|Episode: "The Mystic Isles" and "Cauldronation Day"|
|2019-2021|_Black Monday_|Blair Pfaff|Lead Role|
|2021-2022|_Girls5eva_|Kev Hamlin|Supporting role|
|2017-2022|_Big Mouth_|Matthew MacDell|Recurring role|
|2021-2023|_Invincible_|William Clockwell|Supporting role|

### Video games

|Year|Title|Role|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2005|_Shadow the Hedgehog_|E-123 Omega, G.U.N. Officer||

### Theater

|Year|Title|Role|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2000–01|_Pokémon Live!_|James|Baritone/Tenor|
|2005|_Hairspray_|Fender, Link Larkin|Replacement roles|
|2006|_The 60's Project_|Performer|Chester, CT (Regional): World Premiere|
|2007|_Jersey Boys_|Bob Gaudio|US Tour: 1st National Tour, replacement role|
|2011|_The Book of Mormon_|Elder Price|Originated role|
|2014|_Hedwig and the Angry Inch_|Hedwig|Replacement|
|2015|_Hamilton_|King George III|Temporary five week replacement|
|2016|_Falsettos_|Whizzer Brown|Revival character|
|2018|_The Boys in the Band_|Larry|Revival Character|
|2023|_Gutenberg! The Musical!_|Doug Simmons|Original Character|
|2024|_All In: Comedy About Love_|Performer|Replacement|

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Andrew Rannells
- **image**: Andrew Rannells 2015.jpg
- **caption**: Andrew Rannells, March 2015
- **birth name**: Andrew Scott Rannells
- **birth place**: Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
- **education**: Creighton Preparatory School
- **alma mater**: Marymount Manhattan College
- **occupation**: Actor, voice actor, singer
- **years active**: 1995–present
- **partner**: Tuc Watkins (2019—present)
- **known for**: Elder Price,
_The Book of Mormon (musical), The Book of Mormon_
- **television**: _The New Normal (TV series), The New Normal_
_Girls (TV series), Girls_
- **awards**: Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
_The Book of Mormon: Original Broadway Cast Recording, The Book of Mormon_