Brian d'Arcy James

Acting

Brian d'Arcy James

Born June 29, 1968Saginaw, Michigan, USA59 credits

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

The Copenhagen Test
6.4

The Copenhagen Test

TV

2025

The Family McMullen
6.5

The Family McMullen

Movie

2025

Millers in Marriage
6.0

Millers in Marriage

Movie

2024

Pain Hustlers
6.7

Pain Hustlers

Movie

2023

She Came to Me
6.1

She Came to Me

Movie

2023

Love & Death
7.8

Love & Death

TV

2023

Filmography

The Copenhagen Test
2025The Copenhagen Testas Peter MoiraTV
The Family McMullen
2025The Family McMullenas WalterMovie
Millers in Marriage
2024Millers in Marriageas DennisMovie
Pain Hustlers
2023Pain Hustlersas Dr. LydellMovie
She Came to Me
2023She Came to Meas Trey RuffaMovie
Love & Death
2023Love & Deathas Dr. Fred FasonTV
Devil's Peak
2023Devil's Peakas BoMovie
Dear Edward
2023Dear Edwardas BruceTV
The Cathedral
2022The Cathedralas Richard DamroschMovie
Let Me Go (The Right Way)
2022Let Me Go (The Right Way)as Dr. KempMovie
How We Roll
2022How We RollExecutive ProducerTV
West Side Story
2021West Side Storyas Officer KrupkeMovie
Hawkeye
2021Hawkeyeas Derek BishopTV
Centaurworld
2021Centaurworldas The General (voice)TV
The Comey Rule
2020The Comey Ruleas Mark GiulianoTV
Bombshell in Concert
2020Bombshell in ConcertMovie
Devs
2020Devsas AntonTV
Bombshell
2019Bombshellas Brian Wilson (uncredited)Movie
Evil
2019Evilas Victor LeConteTV
Beneath the Blue Suburban Skies
2019Beneath the Blue Suburban SkiesMovie
The Kitchen
2019The Kitchenas Jimmy BrennanMovie
Dark Phoenix
2019Dark Phoenixas President of the United StatesMovie
All These Small Moments
2019All These Small Momentsas Tom SheffieldMovie
Trouble
2018Troubleas LoganMovie
First Man
2018First Manas Joseph A. WalkerMovie
Song of Back and Neck
2018Song of Back and Neckas StoneMovie
Molly's Game
2017Molly's Gameas Bad BradMovie
1922
20171922as Sheriff JonesMovie
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
2017Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White Houseas Robert KunkelMovie
Rebel in the Rye
2017Rebel in the Ryeas GirouxMovie
Manhunt
2017Manhuntas Professor Henry MurrayTV
13 Reasons Why
201713 Reasons Whyas Andrew BakerTV
Sisters
2015Sistersas JerryMovie
Spotlight
2015Spotlightas Matt CarrollMovie
Time Out of Mind
2015Time Out of Mindas MarkMovie
Mozart in the Jungle
2014Mozart in the Jungleas Ludwig van BeethovenTV
H
2014Hokeas Henry HickeyMovie
Ironside
2013Ironsideas Bill BroughtonTV
Shrek the Musical
2013Shrek the Musicalas ShrekMovie
Admission
2013Admissionas Christopher FlynnMovie
One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch
2012One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin HamlischMovie
Bird in a Box
2012Bird in a Boxas WalterMovie
The Fitzgerald Family Christmas
2012The Fitzgerald Family Christmasas SkippyMovie
Friends with Kids
2012Friends with Kidsas Husband in RestaurantMovie
Game Change
2012Game Changeas Ted FrankMovie
Smash
2012Smashas Frank HoustonTV
Person of Interest
2011Person of Interestas WheelerTV
T
2011Those Were the Daysas SelfTV
The Big C
2010The Big Cas TimTV
The Good Wife
2009The Good Wifeas Detective NolanTV
Ghost Town
2008Ghost Townas Irish EddieMovie
Rescue Me
2004Rescue Meas Dr. FelcherTV
G
2002Gas LloydMovie
Monday Night Mayhem
2002Monday Night Mayhemas Al Michaels (uncredited)Movie
The Endurance
2000The Enduranceas Frank Wild (voice)Movie
E
1999Exiledas BrinkleyMovie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Adam BrubeckTV
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awardsas Self - NomineeTV
R
—Rabbit, RabbitTV