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Brian Stokes Mitchell

Brian Stokes Mitchell

8 movies on Netflix

Biography

Brian Stokes Mitchell is an American actor and singer who has been one of Broadway's leading men since the 1990s. Born in Seattle, he acted in junior high musicals before turning professional, then made his Broadway debut in 1988 in the musical Mail, which brought him a Theatre World award. He originated Coalhouse Walker Jr. in Ragtime and earned a Tony nomination, and he won the Tony for his Fred Graham and Petruchio in the Kiss Me, Kate revival of 1999, with later nominations for King Hedley II and Man of La Mancha. His stage work also includes Kiss of the Spider Woman, Sweeney Todd and a Carnegie Hall concert of South Pacific. On television, from 1979 to 1986 he played Dr. Justin Jackson on Trapper John, M.D., and he later appeared on Frasier, Glee and Mr. Robot. He voiced Jethro in The Prince of Egypt (1998) and appeared in Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf (1988).

68years old

Turns 69 on October 31in 18 days

Born October 31, 1957Seattle
Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21

Movie Career

Films: 8
Career span: 36 years1988 to 2024

Genres

Comedy75%, 6 films
Drama50%, 4 films
Family50%, 4 films
Animation25%, 2 films
Biography13%, 1 film

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First role
Mitchell first appeared on Broadway in 1988 in the musical Mail, which had lyrics by Jerry Cocker and music by Michael Rupert, and he won a Theatre World award for it.
Early training
Mitchell started performing professionally as a student at Patrick Henry High School, so he never went to college. As a teen he did have private teachers in acting and voice.
A first
Mitchell was the first to play Coalhouse Walker Jr. in Ragtime, the musical that reached Broadway in January 1998. That same year brought him a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical.

Brian Stokes Mitchell movies on Netflix

Shirley2024IMDb rating 6.3as Stanley Townsend
Jumping the Broom2011IMDb rating 5.7as Mr. Watson
One Last Thing...2005IMDb rating 6.5as Dr. Emerson
Call Me Claus2001IMDb rating 5.4as Cameron
Ruby's Bucket of Blood2001IMDb rating 6.1as Earl Delacroix
I Yabba Dabba Do!1993IMDb rating 6.4as Additional Voices
Ghost Dad1990IMDb rating 4.4as Teacher
Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf1988IMDb rating 6.6as Bonejangles (voice)

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

Shirley2024 Biography, Drama, Historyas Stanley Townsend
IMDb rating 6.33.8K votes
Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf1988 Animation, Comedy, Family, Mysteryas Bonejanglesvoice
IMDb rating 6.66.0K votes
Call Me Claus2001as Cameron
IMDb rating 5.43.0K votes
Jumping the Broom2011as Mr. Watson
IMDb rating 5.712K votes
Ruby's Bucket of Blood2001as Earl Delacroix
IMDb rating 6.1426 votes
Ghost Dad1990as Teacher
IMDb rating 4.48.9K votes
One Last Thing...2005as Dr. Emerson
IMDb rating 6.54.5K votes
I Yabba Dabba Do!1993as Additional Voices
IMDb rating 6.4927 votes

Most often with

Peter Werner directed two of these films. Five 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.

Frank Welker

Angela Bassett

Joan GerberKip KingPeter WernerDirector, 2 films

Films together

Frank Welker2 films together, 1988 to 1993
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- I Yabba Dabba Do!1993IMDb rating 6.4Mitchell as Additional VoicesWelker as Barney Rubblevoice
- Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf1988IMDb rating 6.6Mitchell as BonejanglesvoiceWelker as Crunchvoice
Angela Bassett2 films together, 2001 to 2011
Angela Bassett's page
- Jumping the Broom2011IMDb rating 5.7Mitchell as Mr. WatsonBassett as Mrs. Watson
- Ruby's Bucket of Blood2001IMDb rating 6.1Mitchell as Earl DelacroixBassett as Ruby Delacroix
B.J. Ward2 films together, 1988 to 1993
B.J. Ward's page
- I Yabba Dabba Do!1993IMDb rating 6.4Mitchell as Additional VoicesWard as Bettyvoice
- Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf1988IMDb rating 6.6Mitchell as BonejanglesvoiceWard as Googie / Repulsavoice
Joan Gerber2 films together, 1988 to 1993
Joan Gerber's page
- I Yabba Dabba Do!1993IMDb rating 6.4Mitchell as Additional VoicesGerber as Additional Voices
- Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf1988IMDb rating 6.6Mitchell as BonejanglesvoiceGerber as Dreadonia Witch / Woman at Storevoice
Kip King2 films together, 1993 to 2001
Kip King's page
- Call Me Claus2001IMDb rating 5.4Mitchell as CameronKing as Rabbi Rosenfarb
- I Yabba Dabba Do!1993IMDb rating 6.4Mitchell as Additional VoicesKing as Additional Voices
Peter WernerDirector, 2 films, 2001
All films by Peter Werner
- Call Me Claus2001IMDb rating 5.4Mitchell as Cameron
- Ruby's Bucket of Blood2001IMDb rating 6.1Mitchell as Earl Delacroix

Awards

Four awards and honors from 1988 to 2016, one of them major.

Brian Stokes Mitchell's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Tony Awards
2000	Best Actor in a Musical		Won
Other honors
2016	Isabelle Stevenson Award		Won
1988	Theatre World Award		Won
	Drama League Award		Won

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