Aaron Tveit
Biography
Aaron Kyle Tveit (born October 21, 1983) is an American actor and singer. Tveit originated the lead role of Christian in the stage adaptation of Moulin Rouge! on Broadway, a performance for which he won the 2020 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical and received a 2020 Grammy Award nomination. His other work on the Broadway stage includes originating the roles of Gabe in Next to Normal and Frank Abagnale Jr. in Catch Me If You Can, as well as performing the roles of Fiyero in Wicked and Link Larkin in Hairspray. Tveit has also portrayed several musical theatre roles on screen, such as Enjolras in the film adaptation of Les Misérables (2012), as well as Danny Zuko in Fox's Grease: Live (2016). Tveit is also known for his work in television, including the roles of Gareth Ritter on BrainDead, Tripp van der Bilt on Gossip Girl, Mike Warren on Graceland, and Danny Bailey in Schmigadoon!.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Howl
as Peter Orlovsky
2010
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
as Self
2022
Les Misérables
as Enjolras
2012
Girl Walks Into a Bar
as Henry
2011
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
as Self
2024
Undrafted
as John "Maz" Mazello
2016
Big Sky
as Pru
2015
Better Off Single
as Charlie Carroll
2016
A Dream of Flying
as The Young Man
2013
Premium Rush
as Kyle
2012
Grease Live
as Danny Zuko
2016
Ghost Town
as Anesthesiologist
2008
Created Equal
as Thomas 'Tommy' Reilly
2017
Out of Blue
as Tony Silvero
2019
New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway
as Chip/Tony
2018
Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story
as Self
2013
One Royal Holiday
as James Galant
2020
NEXTLAND
as Mike Warren
2024
Show of Titles
as "Mame" Performer
2021
Chess: The Musical
as Freddie Trumper
2025
TV Appearances
Schmigadoon!
as Danny Bailey
2021
Ugly Betty
as Zachary Boule
2006
American Horror Stories
as Adam
2021
Gossip Girl
as Trip van der Bilt
2007
American Horror Stories
as Jay Gantz
2021
Graceland
as Mike Warren
2013
The Good Wife
as Spencer Zschau
2009
Body of Proof
as Arson Investigator Skip Rakoski
2011
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Jan Eyck
1999
BrainDead
as Gareth Ritter
2016
The Good Fight
as Spencer Zschau
2017
Live from Lincoln Center
as Himself
1976