Christian Borle
Biography
Christian Borle is an American actor and singer who grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and studied drama at Carnegie Mellon University. After graduating in 1995 he moved to New York City, made his Broadway debut in the 2000 revival of Jesus Christ Superstar, and took his first Broadway lead as Jimmy Smith in Thoroughly Modern Millie. He created roles in Spamalot, Legally Blonde and Some Like It Hot, earning Tony nominations for the latter two, and won two Tony Awards, for Peter and the Starcatcher and for his Shakespeare in Something Rotten!. He starred as Marvin in the Broadway revival of Falsettos (2017), played Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Bert in Mary Poppins, led the series Smash, and appeared in The Sound of Music Live! (2013), Peter Pan Live! (2014) and Hazbin Hotel as the voice of Vox. In 2024 he won a Grammy for the Some Like It Hot cast recording.
53years old
Turns 54 on October 1in 324 days
- Born Pittsburgh
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Also credited as Christian Dominique Borle
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 10 years2007 to 2017
Every film, newest first
- 2017FalsettosIMDb rating 8.5
- 2015BlackhatIMDb rating 5.5
- 2014Peter Pan Live!IMDb rating 4.9
- 2013The Sound of Music Live!IMDb rating 5.9
- 2007Legally Blonde: The MusicalIMDb rating 8.3
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A role that slipped away
Borle was cast as the Baker in the 2022 Encores! production of Into the Woods, but was ultimately replaced by Neil Patrick Harris.
Behind the camera
Borle's first directing job was Popcorn Falls, which opened at the Riverbank Theatre in Marine City, Michigan. It ran from August 18 to 27, 2017, and the theater added extra performances to meet demand.
Beyond film
Borle sang the role of Mr. Bungee for the Encores! A New Brain cast recording. Dan Fogler, who took the part onstage, was busy filming Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and so could not record the album.
A change of course
After graduating from Carnegie Mellon University in 1995, Borle moved to New York City and worked as an elf at Macy's Santaland before landing his first acting job.
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Worked with
Christian Borle made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Christopher Walken's page
Viola Davis's page
Minnie Driver's page
Holt McCallany's page
John Ortiz's page
Chris Hemsworth's page
Rob AshfordDirector, 2 films, 2013 to 2014
All films by Rob Ashford
Beth McCarthy-MillerDirector, 2 films, 2007 to 2013
All films by Beth McCarthy-Miller
Awards
Four awards and honors from 2011 to 2020, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Awards | |||
| 2012 | Best Featured Actor in a Play | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| 2020 | Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Won | |
| 2011 | Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor | Won | |
| Clarence Derwent Awards | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.