Jonathan Drew Groff (born March 26, 1985) is an American actor and singer. Known for his performances on stage and screen, he has received several accolades, including a Tony Award and a Grammy Award, as well as a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. He was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world in 2026. He began his career on Broadway, making his debut in the musical In My Life (2005). He later received Tony Award nominations for playing Melchior Gabor in the original production of the rock musical Spring Awakening (2006), King George III in the original production of the historical musical Hamilton (2015), and Bobby Darin in the original production of the jukebox musical Just in Time (2025). In 2024, he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for playing Franklin Shepard in the musical revival of Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along. He also starred as Seymour Krelborn in the Off-Broadway musical revival of Little Shop of Horrors in 2019. On television, he began his career as a recurring guest star as Jesse St. James on the Fox musical-comedy series Glee (2009–15). He starred as Patrick Murray in the HBO comedy-drama series Looking (2014–15), the network's first series centring on the lives of gay men, as well as its subsequent television film, Looking: The Movie (2016). He portrayed FBI Special Agent Holden Ford in the Netflix period crime drama Mindhunter (2017–19). He was Primetime Emmy Award-nominated for his role in the Disney+ live stage recording of Hamilton (2020). Groff made his film debut playing Michael Lang in Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock (2009). He has since played Louis J. Weichmann in The Conspirator (2010), Smith in The Matrix Resurrections (2021), and a father held hostage in Knock at the Cabin (2023). He also voiced both Kristoff and Sven in the Disney animated Frozen franchise, including Frozen (2013) and Frozen II (2019). In 2022, he executive-produced the HBO documentary film Spring Awakening: Those You've Known, which saw the 15-year reunion of the original cast of the musical. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jonathan Groff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 26, 1985 (41)
- Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
- Actor, also producer
- 32 on MovieCove · 48 credits in all
What are Jonathan Groff's films like?
Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 14
Light 10 · Serious 2 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 5
A split, not a type: Gentle 8 · Charged 3 · Intense 4
Steady 8 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 3
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 2
Casual 9 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 4
A split, not a type: Easy watch 8 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 5
Resolved 10 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 6 of 14 analyzed roles.
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- Heroas David in C.O.G. (2013)
- Allyas Kristoff in Frozen (2013)
- Heroas Patrick Murray in Looking (2014)
- Allyas Felix Turner in The Normal Heart (2014)
- Allyas Kristoff in Frozen Fever (2015)
- Heroas Patrick Murray in Looking (2016)
- Heroas Holden Ford in Mindhunter (2017)
- Allyas Sven in Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017)
- Allyas Kristoff in Frozen II (2019)
- Tricksteras King George III in Hamilton (2020)
- Shadowas Smith in The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
- Heroas Ollie in Lost Ollie (2022)
- Heroas Eric in Knock at the Cabin (2023)
- Heraldas Jay Kurundkar in A Nice Indian Boy (2024)
Moods and endings
- Happy9
- Bittersweet6
- Ambiguous4
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Jonathan Groff's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (9).
- Lionsgate+, show their 2 titles on Lionsgate+
- MovieSphere+, show their 2 titles on MovieSphere+
- Curiosity University, show their title on Curiosity University
- FOX One, show their title on FOX One
- PBS Documentaries, show their title on PBS Documentaries
- Stingray Karaoke, show their title on Stingray Karaoke
- The Great Courses, show their title on The Great Courses
- Wonder Project, show their title on Wonder Project
Subscription and free streaming for Jonathan Groff's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
48 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page; 26 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Frozen III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
Merrily We Roll Along(2025)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The American Revolution(2025)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Animals of Arendelle: Lost and Found (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Hamilton(2020)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
A Nice Indian Boy(2024)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Dr Who at the Proms 2024(2024)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Ultraman: Rising(2024)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Doctor Who(2023)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows
Once Upon a Studio(2023)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Knock at the Cabin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Knock at the Cabin(2023)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Lost Ollie(2022)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
The Matrix Resurrections(2021)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
And Just Like That...(2021)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows
Invincible(2021)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
An Evening With Audra McDonald (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Once Upon a Snowman(2020)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Frozen II(2019)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Blindspotting(2018)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Olaf's Frozen Adventure(2017)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Mindhunter(2017)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
LEGO Frozen Northern Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
LEGO Frozen Northern Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Looking(2016)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Frozen Fever(2015)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
American Sniper(2014)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
The Normal Heart(2014)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Russian Broadway Shut Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Looking(2014)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Frozen(2013)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
C.O.G.(2013)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Boss(2011)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Glee Encore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
The Conspirator(2010)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Twelve Thirty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
The Good Wife(2009)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Taking Woodstock(2009)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Glee(2009)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
The Simpsons(1989)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Frozen IV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Molly and the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Octet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Pretty/Handsome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Trust the Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 47 titles, 41 of them dated from 1989 to 2025; peak year 2014.
Film career
Peak 2014 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 8 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2009Screen debut· Glee
- 2009First film· Taking Woodstock
- 2013First top-billed film· C.O.G.
- 2016Career best· Looking: The Movie
- 2017Career best· MINDHUNTER
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
Awards
1 major award from 5 major nominations, 2016–2026.
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Musical Theater Album
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Musical Theater Album
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Musical Theater Album
- Grammy Award, won · Best Musical Theater Album
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Jonathan Groff's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 87th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up21
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
13 of their 32 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved13
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser10
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 54. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Jonathan Groff's work okay for kids?
Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Jonathan Groff work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jonathan Groff's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Josh Gad shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Jennifer LeeShared titles: Into the Unknown: Making Frozen 2 (2020), Frozen II (2019), Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017), Frozen Fever (2015), Frozen (2013)See all 5 shared titles with Jennifer Lee
- Chris BuckShared titles: Into the Unknown: Making Frozen 2 (2020), Frozen II (2019), Frozen Fever (2015), Frozen (2013)See all 4 shared titles with Chris Buck
Writers
- Marc SmithShared titles: Into the Unknown: Making Frozen 2 (2020), Frozen II (2019), Frozen Fever (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Marc Smith
- Hans Christian AndersenShared titles: Frozen II (2019), Frozen (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Hans Christian Andersen
Actors
- Josh GadShared titles: Into the Unknown: Making Frozen 2 (2020), Once Upon a Snowman (2020), Frozen II (2019), Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017), Frozen Fever (2015), Frozen (2013)See all 6 shared titles with Josh Gad
- Kristen BellShared titles: Into the Unknown: Making Frozen 2 (2020), Once Upon a Snowman (2020), Frozen II (2019), Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017), Frozen Fever (2015), Frozen (2013)See all 6 shared titles with Kristen Bell
- Idina MenzelShared titles: Once Upon a Snowman (2020), Frozen II (2019), Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017), Frozen Fever (2015), Frozen (2013)See all 5 shared titles with Idina Menzel
- Chris WilliamsShared titles: Once Upon a Snowman (2020), Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017), Frozen Fever (2015), Frozen (2013)See all 4 shared titles with Chris Williams
Composers and editors
- Christophe BeckShared titles: Frozen II (2019), Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017), Frozen Fever (2015), Frozen (2013)See all 4 shared titles with Christophe Beck
- Jeff DraheimShared titles: Frozen II (2019), Frozen Fever (2015), Frozen (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Jeff Draheim
Producers
- Peter Del VechoShared titles: Into the Unknown: Making Frozen 2 (2020), Once Upon a Snowman (2020), Frozen II (2019), Frozen Fever (2015), Frozen (2013)See all 5 shared titles with Peter Del Vecho
- John LasseterShared titles: Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017), Frozen Fever (2015), Frozen (2013)See all 3 shared titles with John Lasseter
- Dave SirulnickShared titles: Spring Awakening: Those You've Known (2022), Hamilton (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Dave Sirulnick
- Jon KamenShared titles: Spring Awakening: Those You've Known (2022), Hamilton (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Jon Kamen
Mixed roles
- Kristen Anderson-LopezShared titles: Into the Unknown: Making Frozen 2 (2020), Frozen II (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Kristen Anderson-Lopez
- Robert LopezShared titles: Into the Unknown: Making Frozen 2 (2020), Frozen II (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Lopez
