Brian d'Arcy James
Biography
Brian d'Arcy James is an American actor and musician who has built a career largely in New York theater. Born in Saginaw, Michigan, he studied at Northwestern University's School of Communication. He won an Obie Award for The Good Thief and a Tony nomination for Sweet Smell of Success. On Broadway he played the title role in Shrek the Musical, winning Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards, and later took parts in Something Rotten!, Hamilton, and Into the Woods. His stage credits also include Titanic, Carousel, Blood Brothers, Time Stands Still, and The Ferryman. He has earned five Tony Award nominations, and for Days of Wine and Roses he received a Drama Desk Award. On screen, he appeared as Matt Carroll in Spotlight (2015), Officer Krupke in West Side Story (2021), and Joseph A. Walker in First Man (2018), and he had a recurring role as Andy Baker in 13 Reasons Why.
58years old
Turns 59 on June 29in 231 days
- Born Saginaw
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 18
- Career span
- 23 years2002 to 2025
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A first
Brian d'Arcy James played King George III first in the Off-Broadway staging of Hamilton, which began previews on January 20, 2015 and opened on February 17. Jonathan Groff took over the part on March 3, 2015.
Behind the award
Brian d'Arcy James played the title character in Shrek The Musical, which opened at The Broadway Theatre in December 2008 after a Seattle tryout. He won the Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk awards for Outstanding Actor in a Musical and earned a Tony nomination for the same part.
A role that slipped away
In March 2016, James landed a part in the CBS pilot Superior Donuts, but the show went through some retooling and his role was recast.
A role that slipped away
Brian d'Arcy James was announced in May 2018 to star in the Fox series Proven Innocent, but the following month Kelsey Grammer was cast to replace him in the role of Gore Bellows.
Brian d'Arcy James movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Edward Burns directed two of these films. Seven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Bill Camp's page
Jessica Chastain's page
Nicholas Hoult's page
Corey Stoll's page
Edward Burns's page
Jeremy Strong's page
Also two films together1 more actor
- Halston SageThe Family McMullen (2025) and Dark Phoenix (2019)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Brian d'Arcy James's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$620 million
11 of the 18 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 18 films: 11 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 3 figure not found; 1 too new to count.
- 11Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
- 3Figure not found
- 1Too new to count
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$252M40.7% of the total
- 2$106M17.1% of the total
- 3$99M15.9% of the total
- 4$76M12.3% of the total
- 5$59M9.6% of the total
- 6$16M2.6% of the total
- 7$4.4M0.7% of the total
- 8$3.0M0.5% of the total
$4.1 millionfrom the other 3 films with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.