André De Shields

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

41

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-01-12 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

André De Shields

Biography

André Robin De Shields (born January 12, 1946) is an American actor, singer, dancer, director, and choreographer. De Shields originated the role of Hermes on Broadway in the musical Hadestown, winning the 2019 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical and the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album for his performance. He has also appeared on television, and won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for his performance in the 1982 NBC broadcast of Ain't Misbehavin'. Description above from the Wikipedia article André De Shields, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Blue Bloods

    Blue Bloods

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Sex and the City

    Sex and the City

  • Elsbeth

    Elsbeth

  • New Amsterdam

    New Amsterdam

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • Brilliant Minds

    Brilliant Minds

  • And Just Like That…

    And Just Like That…

  • Life on Mars

    Life on Mars

  • The Instigators

    The Instigators

  • Cosby

    Cosby

  • Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

    Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

  • Lipstick Jungle

    Lipstick Jungle

  • Uncoupled

    Uncoupled

  • The Sixth Reel

    The Sixth Reel

  • Extreme Measures

    Extreme Measures

  • Broadway's Lost Treasures II

    Broadway's Lost Treasures II

  • Another World

    Another World

  • Broadway: The Next Generation

    Broadway: The Next Generation

  • The American Snitch

    The American Snitch

  • Almost Family

    Almost Family

  • Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best

    Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best

  • Hadestown

    Hadestown

  • tick, tick... BOOM!

    tick, tick... BOOM!

  • The Good Heart

    The Good Heart

  • Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

    Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

  • I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later

    I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later

  • Chloe and Theo

    Chloe and Theo

  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

  • Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical

    Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical

  • John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

    John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

  • Prison

    Prison

  • Broadway’s Leading Men: A Musical Celebration

    Broadway’s Leading Men: A Musical Celebration

  • True Colors: LGBTQ+ Our Stories, Our Songs

    True Colors: LGBTQ+ Our Stories, Our Songs

  • Ain't Misbehavin'

    Ain't Misbehavin'

  • The Backseat

    The Backseat

  • Foxing: Live at The Grandel

    Foxing: Live at The Grandel