Andrew Burnap

Andrew Burnap
Andrew Burnap
	Burnap in 2021
Born	March 5, 1991 (age 33); South Kingstown, Rhode Island, U.S.
Education	University of Rhode Island (BFA); Yale University (MFA)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2014–present

Andrew Burnap (born March 5, 1991) is an American actor. Known for his performances on stage, he began his professional stage career in the Public Theatre's revivals of King Lear in 2014 and Troilus and Cressida in 2016. He gained prominence for his role as Toby Darling in the Matthew Lopez play The Inheritance, which premiered on the West End and transferred to Broadway,^[1] and earned him the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.^[2] In 2023, he portrayed King Arthur in the Broadway revival of the Lerner and Loewe musical Camelot.

Burnap is also known for his roles on television including as Phil in the Apple TV+ series WeCrashed (2022), and as Joseph Smith in the FX on Hulu limited series Under the Banner of Heaven (2022).

Early life and education

Burnap was born and raised in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, and graduated from the University of Rhode Island.^[3]

Career

Burnap started his career in productions from the Public Theatre. In 2014, he was part of the ensemble in the revival of King Lear starring John Lithgow, Annette Bening and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. In 2016, he starred as Troilus in Troilus and Cressida. He gained prominence for his role as Toby Darling in the Matthew Lopez play The Inheritance, which premiered on the West End and transferred to Broadway, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.

In 2022, Burnap starred as Phil in the Apple TV+ series WeCrashed opposite Anne Hathaway and Jared Leto, and as Joseph Smith in the FX on Hulu limited series Under the Banner of Heaven with Andrew Garfield and Daisy Edgar-Jones. In 2023, he portrayed King Arthur in the Broadway revival of the Lerner and Loewe musical Camelot. Burnap starred opposite Phillipa Soo as Guinevere in the revival with a new book by Aaron Sorkin. For his performance, he was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical.

Later that year, he portrayed Joris Ivens in the off-Broadway play Spain written by Jen Silverman, where he acted opposite Marin Ireland. The play revolves around the complications of filming a movie financed by the Russian government during the Spanish Civil War.^[4]

Upcoming projects

He is set to appear in the live-action Disney remake Snow White, starring opposite Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot.^[5]

Acting credits

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	The Layoff	Jeremy	Short film
2018	The Chaperone	Floyd
2018	Spare Room	Matt
2024	The Front Room	Norman
2025	Snow White †	Jonathan	Post-production

Key
†	Denotes productions that have not yet been released

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	Instinct	Henry	Episode: "Live"
2019	The Code	Sgt. Julian Lucas	Episode: "Smoke-Pit"
2021	Younger	Topher Clarke	Episode: "The Son Also Rises"
2021	The Good Fight	Max	Episode: "And the Détente Had an End..."
2022	WeCrashed	Phil	6 episodes
2022	Under the Banner of Heaven	Joseph Smith	5 episodes

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	Red Dead Redemption 2	Laramies	Voice only

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Venue
2014	King Lear	Ensemble	Delacorte Theater
2016	Troilus and Cressida	Troilus	Delacorte Theater
2016	This Day Forward		Vineyard Theatre
2017	The Legend of Georgia McBride	Casey	Geffen Playhouse
2018	The Inheritance	Toby Darling	Young Vic
2018			Noël Coward Theatre
2019–2020			Ethel Barrymore Theatre
2023	Camelot	King Arthur	Vivian Beaumont Theater
2023	Spain	Joris Ivens	Second Stage Theater
2025	Othello	Cassio	Ethel Barrymore Theatre

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2020	Clive Barnes Award	Theatre Artist Award	The Inheritance	Won
2020	Tony Awards	Best Leading Actor in a Play	The Inheritance	Won
2023	Drama Desk Awards	Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical	Camelot	Nominated

References

^ Fierberg, Ruthie (February 10, 2020). "Why Andrew Burnap Was Initially 'Never' Going to Be in The Inheritance". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
^ Kennedy, Mark. "'Moulin Rouge! The Musical' sashays home with 10 Tony Awards". RockyMount Telegram. Archived from the original on 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
^ Fenton, Josh. "URI Grad Andrew Burnap Wins Tony for Best Performance by a Leading Actor". GoLocalProv. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
^ "Spain". Second Stage Theatre. Archived from the original on November 17, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
^ Kit, Borys (January 12, 2022). "Andrew Burnap Joins Rachel Zegler, Gal Gadot in Disney's Live-Action 'Snow White' Remake (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.

External links

Andrew Burnap at IMDb
Andrew Burnap at the Internet Broadway Database
Andrew Burnap at the Internet Off-Broadway Database

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[1] Fierberg, Ruthie (February 10, 2020). "Why Andrew Burnap Was Initially 'Never' Going to Be in The Inheritance". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2021-09-27.

[2] Kennedy, Mark. "'Moulin Rouge! The Musical' sashays home with 10 Tony Awards". RockyMount Telegram. Archived from the original on 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2021-09-27.

[3] Fenton, Josh. "URI Grad Andrew Burnap Wins Tony for Best Performance by a Leading Actor". GoLocalProv. Retrieved 2021-09-27.

[4] "Spain". Second Stage Theatre. Archived from the original on November 17, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.

[5] Kit, Borys (January 12, 2022). "Andrew Burnap Joins Rachel Zegler, Gal Gadot in Disney's Live-Action 'Snow White' Remake (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.

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