Brian d'Arcy James
Known for Acting · 59 credits
- Born
- 1968-06-29 (age 58)
- Place of birth
- 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.
Known For
TV Shows (21)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Adam Brubeck
Person of Interest
2011
as Wheeler
The Good Wife
2009
as Detective Nolan
Smash
2012
as Frank Houston
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
13 Reasons Why
2017
as Andrew Baker
Evil
2019
as Victor LeConte
Rescue Me
2004
as Dr. Felcher
Hawkeye
2021
as Derek Bishop
Mozart in the Jungle
2014
as Ludwig van Beethoven
Manhunt
2017
as Professor Henry Murray
The Big C
2010
as Tim
Devs
2020
as Anton
Love & Death
2023
as Dr. Fred Fason
The Copenhagen Test
2025
as Peter Moira
Dear Edward
2023
as Bruce
Centaurworld
2021
as The General (voice)
Ironside
2013
as Bill Broughton
The Comey Rule
2020
as Mark Giuliano
Rabbit, Rabbit
Those Were the Days
2011
as Self
Movies (38)
Dark Phoenix
2019
as President of the United States
First Man
2018
as Joseph A. Walker
Spotlight
2015
as Matt Carroll
Molly's Game
2017
as Bad Brad
Bombshell
2019
as Brian Wilson (uncredited)
West Side Story
2021
as Officer Krupke
Sisters
2015
as Jerry
Pain Hustlers
2023
as Dr. Lydell
Friends with Kids
2012
as Husband in Restaurant
Rebel in the Rye
2017
as Giroux
1922
2017
as Sheriff Jones
Ghost Town
2008
as Irish Eddie
She Came to Me
2023
as Trey Ruffa
Millers in Marriage
2024
as Dennis
The Kitchen
2019
as Jimmy Brennan
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
2017
as Robert Kunkel
Finnegan's Foursome
2026
as Teddy Finnegan
Game Change
2012
as Ted Frank
Devil's Peak
2023
as Bo
Time Out of Mind
2015
as Mark
The Family McMullen
2025
as Walter
Admission
2013
as Christopher Flynn
Shrek the Musical
2013
as Shrek
Bombshell in Concert
2020
Monday Night Mayhem
2002
as Al Michaels (uncredited)
G
2002
as Lloyd
Song of Back and Neck
2018
as Stone
All These Small Moments
2019
as Tom Sheffield
Trouble
2018
as Logan
The Endurance
2000
as Frank Wild (voice)
Beneath the Blue Suburban Skies
2019
The Cathedral
2022
as Richard Damrosch
The Fitzgerald Family Christmas
2012
as Skippy
One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch
2012
Let Me Go (The Right Way)
2022
as Dr. Kemp
Bird in a Box
2012
as Walter
Hoke
2014
as Henry Hickey
Exiled
1999
as Brinkley
About Brian d'Arcy James
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. With 59 credits spanning from 1956 to 2026, Brian d'Arcy James has appeared in 38 films and 21 TV shows.
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Most Popular Brian d'Arcy James Movies
- Dark Phoenix (2019) — as President of the United States
- First Man (2018) — as Joseph A. Walker
- Spotlight (2015) — as Matt Carroll
- Molly's Game (2017) — as Bad Brad
- Bombshell (2019) — as Brian Wilson (uncredited)
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