Jonathan Groff

Personal context

Summary

Jonathan Groff is an actor and singer known for Spring Awakening, Glee, Looking, Mindhunter, Frozen, Hamilton, and Merrily We Roll Along. His work spans musical theater, comedy, animation, crime drama, and stories centered on gay characters and communities. He came out publicly at the 2009 National Equality March, later served as a New York City Pride grand marshal, and received the Point Horizon Award; he has spoken about the value of LGBTQ visibility and the personal impact of playing a gay character in Looking. In 2020, he participated in the Hamilton cast’s Ham4Change fundraiser for organizations addressing systemic racism.