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

  • Sex and the City

    Sex and the City

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • New Amsterdam

    New Amsterdam

  • Elsbeth

    Elsbeth

  • 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

  • Lipstick Jungle

    Lipstick Jungle

  • Uncoupled

    Uncoupled

  • Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

    Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

  • Hadestown

    Hadestown

  • Cosby

    Cosby

  • Almost Family

    Almost Family

  • The Instigators

    The Instigators

  • Broadway's Lost Treasures II

    Broadway's Lost Treasures II

  • tick, tick... BOOM!

    tick, tick... BOOM!

  • Extreme Measures

    Extreme Measures

  • Broadway: The Next Generation

    Broadway: The Next Generation

  • The Good Heart

    The Good Heart

  • Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

    Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

  • The Sixth Reel

    The Sixth Reel

  • I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later

    I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later

  • Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical

    Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical

  • Chloe and Theo

    Chloe and Theo

  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

  • Another World

    Another World

  • The American Snitch

    The American Snitch

  • Prison

    Prison

  • John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

    John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

  • The Backseat

    The Backseat

  • Ain't Misbehavin'

    Ain't Misbehavin'

  • Broadway's Leading Men: A Musical Celebration

    Broadway's Leading Men: A Musical Celebration

  • Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best

    Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best

  • True Colors: LGBTQ+ Our Stories, Our Songs

    True Colors: LGBTQ+ Our Stories, Our Songs

  • Foxing: Live at The Grandel

    Foxing: Live at The Grandel