Douglas Sills

Douglas Sills, an American actor and singer, began his stage work in national tours of both Into the Woods and The Secret Garden. Born in Detroit and raised in Franklin, he studied music at the University of Michigan and trained at the American Conservatory Theater. In the 1990s he became known as a character actor in southern California. His first Broadway role came in The Scarlet Pimpernel after Frank Wildhorn and Nan Knighton sought him for the lead. He opened the show in November 1997, continued in later versions, and earned a Tony Award nomination. He appeared as Orin Scrivello in a 2003 Broadway revival of Little Shop of Horrors. Later stage work included Living on Love on Broadway in 2015 and Gomez Addams on the national tour of The Addams Family. In 2018 he played Chief of Staff Bob Alexander in the musical Dave at Arena Stage. His television work includes Monsieur Baudin on HBO's The Gilded Age.