Jonathan Groff

Jonathan Groff is what I'd call a performer's performer — the kind whose excellence is obvious to anyone who has seen him live, even if mainstream fame arrived gradually. His 2024 Tony Award felt less like a breakthrough than overdue paperwork. What strikes me is the range of registers he commands: the scene-stealing comic precision of King George in Hamilton, warm vocal work in Frozen heard by millions of children, and restrained, watchful screen acting that proves he doesn't need a stage's scale to compel. His Lancaster, Pennsylvania roots seem to have kept him grounded and generous. He's the rare triple threat where no discipline feels like a side hustle.

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Name (English)

Jonathan Groff

Name (Japanese)

ジョナサン・グロフ

Reading

じょなさん・ぐろふ

Born

March 26, 1985 (age 41)

Origin

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Occupation

singer / voice actor / screenwriter / stage actor / film actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Ox

High school

Conestoga Valley High School

Awards & achievements

• 2007 Theatre World Award
• 2024 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan%20Groff
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%8A%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AD%E3%83%95
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q556644

Tags

• Pennsylvania
• singer
• voice actor
• screenwriter

Last updated

September 18, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.