Cole Escola

Cole Escola is an American actor, comedian, and playwright who works across cabaret, television, and theater. A native of Clatskanie, Oregon, Escola took part in community and high school theater, then moved to New York after high school and spent a year at Marymount Manhattan College. Early cabaret appearances included the Our Hit Parade series from 2008 to 2012, and later solo performances at the Duplex and Joe's Pub, where the hour-long Help! I'm Stuck debuted in 2017. On television, Escola played Matthew on Difficult People from 2015 to 2017, had recurring roles on Girlboss and At Home with Amy Sedaris, and played Chip on Search Party. Escola wrote and starred in Oh, Mary!, which opened at the Lucille Lortel in 2024 and moved to Broadway that July; the performance made Escola a best actor winner at the 2025 Tony Awards, and the play was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2025.