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Brian Stokes Mitchell (born October 31, 1957) is an American actor and singer. A powerful baritone, he has been one of the central leading men of the Broadway theater since the 1990s.<ref>Template:Cite episode</ref> He has received numerous accolades including a Tony Award, a Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award and a nomination for a Grammy Award. In 2016 he received the Isabelle Stevenson Award.

Mitchell won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance as Fred Graham / Petruchio in the Broadway revival of Kiss Me, Kate (2000). His other Tony-nominated performances were in Ragtime (1998), King Hedley II (2001), and Man of La Mancha (2003). Mitchell's other notable roles include in Oh, Kay! (1991), Jelly's Last Jam (1992), Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2002), South Pacific (2005), Les Misérables (2008), Guys and Dolls (2009), Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (2010), Oliver! (2012), Camelot (2014), Shuffle Along (2016), and Love Life (2025).

He is also known for his roles on television including as Dr. Justin Jackson in the CBS medical drama Trapper John, M.D. (1979 to 1986). Mitchell also had recurring roles on shows such as Frasier, Glee, Mr. Robot, The Path, Billions, and The Good Fight. He took the role of Walt in the CBS sitcom Fam (2019). He received a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album nomination for The Complete Shakespeare Sonnets in 2001.

Early life and educationEdit

Mitchell was born in Seattle, Washington, the youngest of four children of George Mitchell, an electronics engineer, and his wife Lillian (née Stokes), a school administrator. Mitchell grew up at various U.S. military bases overseas, where his father was a civilian engineer for the U.S. Navy. When the family settled in San Diego, California, he began acting in junior high musicals.<ref>Zoglin, Richard (November 28, 1999). "From Coalhouse to Cole Porter". Template:Webarchive. Time. Retrieved September 9, 2023.</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He did not attend college, having begun performing professionally while a student at Patrick Henry High School, although he did have private teachers in both acting and voice in his teen years.<ref>Weber, Bruce (November 24, 2002). "Broadway's Last Leading Man?". Template:Webarchive. The New York Times.</ref> He has said that he studied film scoring, orchestration, and conducting through UCLA.<ref>"Biography". Template:Webarchive. brianstokes.com. Retrieved June 14, 2016.</ref> Prior to Ragtime, he was known professionally as Brian Mitchell.

CareerEdit

Mitchell has a number of television and film credits, including the role of John Dolan in Roots: The Next Generations (1979), and a seven-year stint as Dr. Justin 'Jackpot' Jackson on Trapper John, M.D. from 1979 to 1986. Mitchell made several appearances as a celebrity panelist on episodes of $25,000 Pyramid and $100,000 Pyramid in the 1980s, and was considered one of the game's better celebrity players, helping a contestant win the $100,000 grand prize on the latter show in February 1986.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Archived at GhostarchiveTemplate:Cbignore and the Wayback MachineTemplate:Cbignore: {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Cbignore</ref> Mitchell also participated as a celebrity panelist in four weeks' worth of episodes of The Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour, a short-lived NBC game show that ran from 1983 to 1984.

Mitchell first performed on Broadway in the musical Mail in 1988, with music by Michael Rupert and lyrics by Jerry Cocker, winning the Theatre World award.<ref>" Mail Broadway". Template:Webarchive. Playbill. Retrieved June 14, 2016.</ref> His Broadway credits include an all-black revival of George and Ira Gershwin's Oh, Kay! (1990),<ref>" Oh, Kay! Broadway". Template:Webarchive. Playbill. Retrieved June 14, 2016.</ref> Jelly's Last Jam (1992) based on the works of jazz artist Jelly Roll Morton, and Kander and Ebb's Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993).<ref name=bway>"Brian Stokes Mitchell Broadway". Template:Webarchive. Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved June 14, 2016.</ref> He played recurring roles as Hilary Banks' news anchor fiancé Trevor Newsworthy/Collins on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and supplied the singing voice of Jethro in the animated feature The Prince of Egypt (1998). He originated the role of Coalhouse Walker Jr, in the musical Ragtime, which opened on Broadway in January 1998. He received a 1998 Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical.<ref>"'Ragtime' Broadway". Template:Webarchive. Playbill. Retrieved June 14, 2016.</ref> He appeared in the 1999 revival of Cole Porter's Kiss Me, Kate as Fred Graham / Petruchio, winning the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.<ref name=bway/><ref>Feiden, Doug (June 5, 2000). "'Kiss Me Kate' is Big Tony Winner 'Copenhagen' and 'Contact' Also Honored". Template:Webarchive. New York Daily News.</ref> He appeared on Broadway in King Hedley II in 2001 (Tony Award nomination) and Man of La Mancha in 2002 (Tony Award nomination).<ref name=bway/> In 2002 he acted in Frasier as Dr. Frasier Crane's upstairs neighbor and nemesis Cam Winston. He played the title role in the 2002 Kennedy Center production of Sweeney Todd, part of the Stephen Sondheim celebration.<ref>"Special Events, Concerts, and Benefit Performances" Template:Webarchive sondheimguide.com. Retrieved August 10, 2015.</ref><ref>Gans, Andrew (August 25, 2002). "D.C.'s Sondheim Celebration Ends as Night Music Closes Aug. 25". Template:Webarchive. Playbill.</ref>

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Brian Stokes Mitchell Concert Marquee outside the Winspear Opera House in Dallas, September 1, 2011

He appeared in the New York City Center Encores! staged concert productions of Jule Styne's Do Re Mi (1999), Bob Merrill's Carnival! (2002), Kismet (2006), and The Band Wagon in 2014.<ref>Gans, Andrew (November 6, 2014). "Tony Winner Brian Stokes Mitchell Hops on City Center's 'The Band Wagon', Beginning Tonight". Template:Webarchive. Playbill.</ref> On June 9, 2005, Mitchell appeared in a concert version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific at Carnegie Hall. He starred as Emile, alongside Reba McEntire as Nellie Forbush and Alec Baldwin as Luther Billis. The production was taped and telecast by PBS in 2006.<ref>Gans, Andrew (June 8, 2005). "Reba McEntire-Brian Stokes Mitchell 'South Pacific' To Be Taped for TV". Template:Webarchive. Playbill.</ref> Of his performance, Ben Brantley wrote in The New York Times, "As for Mr. Mitchell, his place in the pantheon of romantic musical leads is now guaranteed."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Playbill Records released his debut solo CD, Brian Stokes Mitchell on June 6, 2006.<ref>Gans, Andrew (June 6, 2006). "Playbill Records' "Brian Stokes Mitchell" CD Hits Stores June 6". Template:Webarchive. Playbill.</ref><ref name=allmusic>Ruhlmann, William. " Brian Stokes Mitchell Record". Template:Webarchive. AllMusic. Retrieved June 14, 2016.</ref> Mitchell has also performed in a Christmas concert with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir later released as a CD and DVD entitled Ring Christmas Bells. His second solo CD, Simply Broadway, was released October 30, 2012, by CD Baby.<ref>King, Susan (October 6, 2014). "Brian Stokes Mitchell steps off Broadway — for 'Simply Broadway'". Template:Webarchive. Los Angeles Times.</ref> Mitchell returned to Broadway to star with Patti LuPone in the musical version of the Pedro Almodóvar film Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, which opened at the Belasco Theatre in November 2010.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He guest starred in March 2010 in Ugly Betty as Wilhelmina Slater's ex-boyfriend, Don.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He appeared on the 57th episode of Glee, titled "Heart" in 2012,<ref>Gans, Andrew (January 18, 2012). "Brian Stokes Mitchell and Jeff Goldblum Are Lea Michele's Gay Dads on 'Glee'". Template:Webarchive. Playbill.</ref> and the 58th, titled "On My Way," as one of Rachel's dads (LeRoy) along with Jeff Goldblum.

He has also done voice-overs for animation including Animaniacs, Capitol Critters, Tiny Toon Adventures, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, The Further Adventures of SuperTed, Kid 'n Play, New Kids on the Block, Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf, Gravedale High, Potsworth & Co., Captain Planet and the Planeteers, The Tom and Jerry Kids Show, Yo Yogi!, Fantastic Max, Pound Puppies, The Addams Family, California Raisins, The Angry Beavers, James Bond Jr., Batman: The Animated Series, Paddington Bear, Pinky and the Brain, Defenders of Dynatron City, The Hot Rod Dogs and Cool Car Cats, Droopy, Master Detective, Denver, the Last Dinosaur, Mighty Max, Don Coyote & Sancho Panda, Vampirina, and the two Flintstones animated movies Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby and I Yabba-Dabba Do!. Mitchell plays Nicholas Prophet in Wolverine: The Long Night, a scripted podcast serial.

He also played a recurring role on the USA Network series Mr. Robot as Scott Knowles, CTO of E Corp. The series began in June 2015 and ended in December 2019.<ref>Gans, Andrew (May 29, 2015). "Brian Stokes Mitchell Lands Recurring Role in New TV Series". Template:Webarchive. Playbill.</ref> A new musical titled Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed, based on the making of Shuffle Along, opened on Broadway on March 14, 2016, in previews and officially on April 21 at the Music Box Theatre. Mitchell played F.E. Miller, with Audra McDonald as Lottie Gee, Billy Porter, Joshua Henry and Brandon Victor Dixon.<ref>Purcell, Carey (August 9, 2015). "Brian Stokes Mitchell and Audra McDonald Will Reunite on Broadway in Shuffle Along, Billy Porter Joins Them". Template:Webarchive. Playbill.</ref>

Personal lifeEdit

He has been married to actress Allyson Tucker since 1994 and has a son, Ellington.<ref>"Weddings; Brian Mitchell and Allyson Tucker". Template:Webarchive. The New York Times. September 4, 1994.</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

FilmographyEdit

FilmEdit

Year Title Role(s) Notes
1990 Ghost Dad Teacher
1998 The Prince of Egypt Jethro Singing voice
2001 Call Me Claus Cameron
2001 Ruby’s Bucket of Blood Earl Delacroix
2005 One Last Thing... Dr. Emerson
2011 Jumping the Broom Mr. Watson
2018 Mapplethorpe Father Stack
2021 Tick, Tick... Boom! "Sunday" Legend
2024 Shirley Stanley Townsend

TelevisionEdit

Year Title Role(s) Notes
1979 The White Shadow Lucius Robinson Episode: "Spare the Rod"
Roots: The Next Generations John Dolan Episode: "Part 1 (1882-1883)"
1979−1986 Trapper John, M.D. Dr. Justin "Jackpot" Jackson 151 episodes
1985 Hotel Lucas Todd Episode: "Resolutions"
The Love Boat Jeffrey Niver Season 6 - Episode: 16
1987 227 Ed Episode: "The Honeymoon's Over"
Pound Puppies Nahook Episode: "Snow Puppies"
Houston Knights Nat Holliday Episode: "Moving Violation"
Foofur Various roles Voice; 13 episodes
ALF Nathan Pearl Episode: "Hail to the Chief"
1988 Night Court Mr. Morley Episode: "Another Day in the Life"
Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf Bonejangles Voice; Television movie
1988–1989 Fantastic Max Additional voices Voice; 3 episodes
1989 The Further Adventures of SuperTed Narrator Voice; 13 episodes
Generations David Jeffries 2 episodes
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo Buddy Chillner Voice; Episode: "The Spirit of Rock'n Roll"
The California Raisin Show Red Voice; Episode: "The Apple, Raisin Style"
1989–1990 Paddington Bear Additional voices Voice; 2 episodes
1990 Mancuso, F.B.I. Performer 2 episodes
Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone Various roles Voice; 13 episodes
Tiny Toon Adventures Vinnie Voice; Episode: "Mr. Popular's Rules of Cool"!
New Kids on the Block Danny Wood Voice; 16 episodes
1991 James Bond Jr. Coach Mitchell Voice; 14 episodes
1992 Batman: The Animated Series Brian Rogers Voice; Episode: "Fear of Victory"
Animaniacs Noodles 2 episodes
1992–1993 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Trevor 6 episodes
The Addams Family Additional roles Voices; 21 episodes
1992–1995 Capitol Critters Various roles Voice; 6 episodes
1996 In the House Dr. Stone Clarke Episode: "Three the Hard Way"
1999 Double Platinum Adam Harris Television movie
2001 Call Me Claus Cameron Television movie
2002 Frasier Cam Winston 3 episodes
Crossing Jordan D.A. Jay Myers 2 episodes
2010 Ugly Betty Don Jones Episode: "Fire and Nice"
2012−2015 Glee LeRoy Berry 3 episodes<ref>Goldberg, Lesley (January 17, 2012). "'Glee': Jeff Goldblum, Brian Stokes Mitchell to Play Rachel's Gay Dads". Template:Webarchive. The Hollywood Reporter.</ref>
2014 Madam Secretary Vincent Marsh Episode: "So it Goes"
2015–2016 Mr. Robot Scott Knowles 8 episodes
2016–2018 The Path Bill 7 episodes
2017 The Blacklist David Levine 2 episodes
Bull Perry Sinclair Episode: "School for Scandal"
2017–2021 Vampirina Grandpop Voice; 13 episodes
2018 Billions Alvin Epstein 2 episodes
The Good Fight Rod Habercore 2 episodes
Elementary Dominic Voth Episode: "Bits and Pieces"
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2020 Prodigal Son Everett Sterling 2 episodes
2021 Evil Father Mulvehill 4 episodes
Centaurworld The Nowhere King/Elktaur Voice; 4 episodes
2023 Up Here Ted McGooch 2 episodes
East New York Detective Ken Corley 3 episodes
Run the World Arnold Greene Episode: "Homecoming"

Video gamesEdit

Year Title Role(s) Notes
2014 Watch Dogs Additional voices Voice

TheatreEdit

Year Title Role(s) Venue
1988 Mail Franklin Music Box Theatre, Broadway
1991 Oh, Kay! Jimmy Winter Richard Rogers Theatre, Broadway
1992−1993 Jelly's Last Jam Jelly Roll Morton Virginia Theatre, Broadway
1993−1995 Kiss of the Spider Woman Valentin Arregui Paz Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway
1996-1997 Ragtime Coalhouse Walker, Jr. Meridian Arts Centre
1997 Shubert Theatre
1998 Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Broadway
Sweet Charity Oscar Lindquist Avery Fisher Hall
1999−2001 Kiss Me, Kate Fred Graham / Petruchio Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway
2000 The Frogs Xanthias Library of Congress, Washington, DC
2001 King Hedley II King Virginia Theatre, Broadway
2002 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Sweeney Todd Kennedy Center
2002−2003 Man of La Mancha Don Quixote / Miguel de Cervantes Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway
2003 The Exonerated Performer Bleecker Street Theater, Off-Broadway
2005 South Pacific Emile de Becque Carnegie Hall
2006 Kismet Hajj Encores!, Off-Broadway
2007 South Pacific Emile de Becque Hollywood Bowl
2008 Les Misérables Inspector Javert
2009 Guys and Dolls Sky Masterson
2010−2011 Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Ivan Belasco Theatre, Broadway
2012 Oliver! Fagin Shubert Theatre, Broadway
2014 Camelot King Arthur Kennedy Center
Much Ado About Nothing Don Pedro Delacorte Theater, Off-Broadway
The Band Wagon Tony Hunter Encores!, Off-Broadway
2016 Shuffle Along F.E. Miller Music Box Theatre, Broadway
Ragtime Narrator Ellis Island
White Rabbit Red Rabbit Performer Westside Theatre, Off-Broadway
2019 The Light in the Piazza Signor Naccarelli Los Angeles Opera
2023 Ragtime Coalhouse Walker, Jr. Minskoff Theatre, Broadway
2025 Love Life Sam Cooper New York City Center, Encores!<ref>Gans, Andrew Brian Stokes Mitchell Will Join Kate Baldwin in Love Life for City Center Encores! Playbill, March 3, 2025</ref>

DiscographyEdit

  • Brian Stokes Mitchell (June 6, 2006)<ref name="allmusic" />
    • Track listing
  1. "Something's Coming" (West Side Story)
  2. "The Best Is Yet to Come" (Cy Coleman)
  3. "Pretty Women" (Sweeney Todd)
  4. "Just In Time" (Bells are Ringing)
  5. "Lazy Afternoon" (The Golden Apple)
  6. "Another Hundred People" (Company)/"Take the 'A' Train"
  7. "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (Funny Face)
  8. "Life is Sweet" (Wonderful Town)
  9. "Losing My Mind" (Follies)
  10. "Being Alive" (Company)
  11. "How Glory Goes" (Floyd Collins)
  12. "Grateful"
  • Simply Broadway (2012)
  • Plays With Music (2019)

Awards and nominationsEdit

Sources: Playbill<ref>"Brian Stokes Mitchell Roles and Awards". Template:Webarchive. Playbill. Retrieved June 14, 2016.</ref> BroadwayWorld<ref>"Brian Stokes Mitchell Biography". Template:Webarchive. BroadwayWorld. Retrieved June 14, 2016.</ref>

Year Award Category Title Result Ref.
2001 Grammy Award Best Spoken Word Album The Complete Shakespeare Sonnets Template:Nom citation CitationClass=web

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1998 Tony Award Best Actor in a Musical Ragtime Template:Nom <ref name="Brian Stokes Mitchell - Playbill">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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2000 Kiss Me, Kate Template:Won
2001 Best Actor in a Play King Hedley II Template:Nom
2003 Best Actor in a Musical Man of La Mancha Template:Nom
2016 Isabelle Stevenson Award Template:N/a Template:Won citation CitationClass=web

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1998 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Musical Ragtime Template:Nom <ref name="Brian Stokes Mitchell - Playbill"/>
2000 Outstanding Actor in a Musical Kiss Me, Kate Template:Won
2001 Outstanding Actor in a Play King Hedley II Template:Nom
2003 Outstanding Actor in a Musical Man of La Mancha Template:Nom
2011 Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Template:Nom
1998 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Actor in a Musical Ragtime Template:Nom
2000 Kiss Me, Kate Template:Won
2001 Outstanding Actor in a Play King Hedley II Template:Nom
2003 Outstanding Actor in a Musical Man of La Mancha Template:Nom
1988 Theatre World Award Template:N/a Mail Template:Won

HonorsEdit

ReferencesEdit

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