André De Shields

Acting

André De Shields

Born January 12, 1946Baltimore, Maryland, USA39 credits

André Robin De Shields is an American actor, singer, dancer, director, and choreographer. He has received numerous accolades including an Emmy Award, Grammy Award, and Tony Award.

Known For

Hadestown

Hadestown

Movie

2026

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
5.0

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

TV

2025

Broadway's Leading Men: A Musical Celebration

Broadway's Leading Men: A Musical Celebration

Movie

2024

Brilliant Minds
7.2

Brilliant Minds

TV

2024

The Instigators
6.1

The Instigators

Movie

2024

Elsbeth
6.9

Elsbeth

TV

2024

Filmography

Hadestown
2026Hadestownas HermesMovie
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
2025Everybody's Live with John Mulaneyas Chesterton Romero CheadleTV
Broadway's Leading Men: A Musical Celebration
2024Broadway's Leading Men: A Musical Celebrationas SelfMovie
Brilliant Minds
2024Brilliant Mindsas HaroldTV
The Instigators
2024The Instigatorsas Mr. KellyMovie
Elsbeth
2024Elsbethas Matteo HartTV
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
2023Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Bestas SelfMovie
Uncoupled
2022Uncoupledas JackTV
Foxing: Live at The Grandel
2022Foxing: Live at The GrandelMovie
True Colors: LGBTQ+ Our Stories, Our Songs
2022True Colors: LGBTQ+ Our Stories, Our Songsas SelfMovie
And Just Like That…
2021And Just Like That…as GeneTV
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021tick, tick... BOOM!as "Sunday" Legend #2Movie
The Sixth Reel
2021The Sixth Reelas Gavin PlimsollMovie
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden Ageas SelfMovie
Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical
2021Ratatouille: The TikTok Musicalas Anton EgoMovie
Stars in the House
2020Stars in the Houseas SelfTV
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
2019John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunchas The TutorMovie
Almost Family
2019Almost Familyas WyndhamTV
New Amsterdam
2018New Amsterdamas Dale RustinTV
Chloe and Theo
2015Chloe and Theoas Mr. SweetMovie
The Backseat
2014The Backseatas Mr. DaviesMovie
Blue Bloods
2010Blue Bloodsas MitchellTV
The Good Heart
2009The Good Heartas SootyMovie
Life on Mars
2008Life on Marsas BartenderTV
Lipstick Jungle
2008Lipstick Jungleas Drag QueenTV
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004Broadway's Lost Treasures IIas Performer (segment "Ain't Misbehavin'")Movie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas KeysTV
Sex and the City
1998Sex and the Cityas PatTV
Extreme Measures
1996Extreme Measuresas Teddy DolsonMovie
Cosby
1996CosbyTV
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Dr. Elvin SimmondsTV
Prison
1987Prisonas SandorMovie
I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later
1985I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Lateras HajiMovie
Alice in Wonderland
1983Alice in Wonderlandas TweedledumMovie
The American Snitch
1983The American Snitchas RussMovie
Ain't Misbehavin'
1982Ain't Misbehavin'as PerformerMovie
Great Performances
1971Great Performancesas SelfTV
Another World
1964Another WorldTV
Broadway: The Next Generation
—Broadway: The Next Generationas SelfMovie