Ephraim Sykes

Ephraim Sykes
Ephraim Sykes
Born	July 17, 1985 (age 39); St. Petersburg, Florida
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Fordham University
Occupation	Dancer · choreographer · actor · singer · musician
Relatives	Martina Sykes (sister)

Ephraim Manessah Sykes (born July 17, 1985, in St. Petersburg, Florida)^[1] is an American actor and singer. Sykes played the role of George Eacker in the original Broadway cast of the musical Hamilton. In 2017, Sykes originated and was nominated for a Tony Award for the role of David Ruffin in the musical Ain't Too Proud, a stage musical based on the life of The Temptations.^[2]

In December 2016, he played Seaweed J. Stubbs in NBC's live production of Hairspray Live!.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Theater
2009	The Little Mermaid	Ensemble (replacement)	Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
2009–2010, 2011	Memphis	Ensemble, Be Black Trio, u/s Gator (original), Ensemble (replacement)	Shubert Theatre
2011	Rent	Benjamin Coffin III	New World Stages
2011-2012	Newsies	Mush/Ensemble	Nederlander Theatre
2013-2014	Motown: The Musical	Temptation, Robert Gordy, Contour, Jackson 5	Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
2015-2016	Hamilton	George Eacker/Ensemble u/s Hercules Mulligan/James Madison	Public Theater, Richard Rodgers Theatre
2017-2020	Ain't Too Proud	David Ruffin	Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Kennedy Center, Ahmanson Theatre, Princess of Wales Theatre, Imperial Theatre
2023	Pal Joey	Joey	New York City Center
2024	Bye Bye Birdie	Conrad Birdie	John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts^[4]

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2010	Astaire Awards	Outstanding Male Dancer in a Broadway Show	Memphis	Nominated
2012		Outstanding Male Dancer in a Broadway Show	Newsies	Nominated
2016		Outstanding Ensemble in a Broadway Show	Hamilton	Nominated
2019	Broadway.com Audience Awards	Favorite Breakthrough Performance (Male)	Ain't Too Proud	Won
2019	Tony Award	Best Featured Actor in a Musical		Nominated
2020^[5]	Grammy Award	Best Musical Theater Album		Nominated

^ "Ephraim M. Sykes". Playbill. December 8, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Berkeley Rep. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Farber, Stephen (21 June 2011). "Leave it on the Floor: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
^ Kennedy Center Bye Bye Birdie
^ "2020 Grammy Nominees". grammy.com. Retrieved November 20, 2019.

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