Andrew Durand

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Andrew Durand
Born (1986-01-17) January 17, 1986 (age 39)
Rossville, Georgia, U.S.
Education The Boston Conservatory (BFA)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active2008–present

Andrew Durand (born January 17, 1986) [1] is an American actor, known for his roles on Broadway in Ink , Shucked and Dead Outlaw , the latter for which he was nominated for the 2025 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. He has also received two Drama Desk Award nominations for Shucked and Dead Outlaw.

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Early life

Originally from Rossville, Georgia, [2] Durand started acting after seeing a play at the community theater Roswell Village Playhouse. [3] Durand attended North Springs High School and Boston Conservatory. [3] [4] [5]

Career and accolades

After graduating, Durand's first professional roles were in Boston. He played Fiddlin' John in Parade and Steve in Zanna, Don't! at the SpeakEasy Stage Company in 2007. [6]

The next year, he made his Broadway debut as a replacement for Georg in the Tony-winning production of Spring Awakening . [7] The next year, he joined the Off-Broadway production of The Burnt Part Boys and its transfer to Playwrights Horizons. The same year, he appeared in Yank! at York Theatre Company. Both of the plays he was in that year were in New York.

In 2012, he joined the cast of the Tony-winning play War Horse as Albert Narracot. [8] [9] In 2013, he performed as Boyet in the The Public Theatre's production of Love's Labour's Lost , as part of its summer Shakespeare in the Park series. [10]

His next Broadway appearance was his first time originating a role, playing Musidorus in the 2018 Broadway premiere of The Go-Go's jukebox musical Head Over Heels , a role he played through the show's closing in 2019. [11] He returned later in 2019 in the Broadway premiere of Ink , as Beverly/Christopher Timothy. The play was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play.

Durand's next role was in the 2023 Broadway premiere of Shucked , a musical from Robert Horn, Brandy Clark, and Shane McAnally. For this performance as Beau, he was nominated for a Drama Desk Award. [12]

In 2024, Durand starred as Elmer McCurdy in the Off-Broadway premiere of Dead Outlaw , [13] [14] receiving an Outer Critics Circle Award [15] and a Clarence Derwent Award. [16] The performance also earned him Drama Desk Award [12] and Lucille Lortel Award nominations, [17] and Drama League Distinguished Performance [12] and Tony Award nominations after the production transferred to Broadway. [18]

He then performed in a New York City Center Encores! production, playing Jim Farrell in its 2024 revival of Titanic . He also played Rick Taylor in Encores's 2025 revival of Bat Boy: The Musical . Durand also appeared in the film Here Today. [19]

Theatre

YearProductionRoleVenueCategoryRef.
2007 Parade Fiddlin' JohnSpeakEasy Stage CompanyRegional [20]
Zanna, Don't! SteveRegional
2008 Spring Awakening Georg Eugene O'Neill Theatre Broadway [21] [22]
2009The Burnt Part BoysChet Powerhouse Theater Off-Broadway [23]
2010 Playwrights Horizons Off-Broadway [24]
Yank!Performer York Theatre Off-Broadway [20]
2011The Umbrellas of CherbourgGuyThe Gielgud Theatre West End [25]
The NightingalePerformerPowerhouse TheaterOff-Broadway [26]
The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha BrownAdam The Norma Terris Theatre Regional [27]
The Wild BrideThe Devil St. Ann's Warehouse Off-Broadway [28] [29]
2012 War Horse Albert Narracott Vivian Beaumont Theater Broadway [30] [31]
2013 Love's Labour's Lost Boyet Delacote Theater Off-Broadway [20]
Tristan & Iseult TristanU.S. National Tour
2015 Gigantic Brent Vineyard Theatre Off-Broadway
2016 The Robber Bridegroom Little Harp Laura Pels Theatre Off-Broadway
2017 Assassins Ensemble New York City Center Off-Broadway, Encores!
2018 Head Over Heels Musidorus / Cleophila Hudson Theatre Broadway [32] [33]
2019 Ink Beverley / Christopher Timothy Samuel J. Friedman Theater Broadway [34]
2022 Shucked Beau Pioneer Theatre Company Regional [35]
2023 Nederlander Theater Broadway
2024 Dead Outlaw Elmer McCurdy The Minetta Lane Theater Off-Broadway [36] [37]
Titanic Jim Farrell New York City Center Off-Broadway, Encores! [38]
2025 Dead Outlaw Elmer McCurdy The Longacre Theater Broadway [36] [37]
High Society Macaulay “Mike” Connor Ogunquit Playhouse Regional [39]
Bat Boy: The Musical Rick Taylor / Skunk New York City Center Off-Broadway, Encores! [40]
Little Shop of Horrors Orin Scrivello and others Westside Theatre Off-Broadway [41]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2013It Could Be WorseBryceEpisode: "So, We Meet Again" [42]
2015 Madam Secretary Kyle FeeneyEpisode: "Whisper of the Ax" [43]
2020 NCIS: New Orleans Hunter MarshEpisode: "Bad Moon Rising" [44]
2021 Here Today DarrellFeature film [45]
One December NightTroyTV Movie [46] [47]
2022 Law & Order: Organized Crime Episode: "As Hubris is to Oedipus" [44]
2023 Servant Ash2 episodes [47] [46]
2025 Hazbin Hotel Prick8 episodes [48]

References

  1. ↑ "Andrew Durand – Broadway Cast & Staff". IBDB. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Broadway's Andrew Durand, who plays a corpse in 'Dead Outlaw,' reveals the secret to stillness". Marietta Times. April 29, 2025. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Fuller, Sally (June 5, 2025). "Tony nominated 'Dead Outlaw' star Andrew Durand discovered theater as a kid in Roswell". ArtsATL. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  4. ↑ Donahue, Tori (May 1, 2025). "Six Boston Conservatory Alumni Nominated for Tony Awards". Boston Conservatory. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Andrew Durand – Q & A". New York Theatre Guide. October 19, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Andrew Durand – Broadway Cast & Staff". IBDB. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Castaños, Durand, Karr, Kinney, Kinnunen and Violett Join Broadway's Spring Awakening". Playbill. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Andrew Durand – Q & A". New York Theatre Guide. October 19, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Get a First Look at War Horse's New Leading Man, Andrew Durand". Broadway.com. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  10. ↑ Frank Scheck (August 12, 2013). "'Love's Labour's Lost': Theater Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Seven Questions With Head Over Heels Star Andrew Durand". BroadwayBox. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  12. 1 2 3 "Andrew Durand". Playbill. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Andrew Durand Breathes Life Into Broadway's 'Dead Outlaw' (Exclusive)". People. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  14. ↑ "'Dead Outlaw' and Andrew Durand on Tony Buzz — The New York Times". The New York Times. May 31, 2025. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  15. ↑ Culwell-Block, Logan (May 13, 2024). "Stereophonic Leads 2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards, Wins Best Play; See the Full List of Winners". Playbill. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  16. ↑ "The Clarence Derwent Award". Actor's Equity Foundation. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  17. ↑ Culwell-Block, Logan (May 5, 2024). "Ars Nova and National Black Theatre's (Pray) Leads 2024 Lucille Lortel Awards; Read the Full List of Winners". Playbill. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  18. ↑ Kumar, Naveen; Floyd, Thomas (May 1, 2025). "Tony Award nominations 2025: Full list of nominees, snubs, surprises". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Here Today". Diocese of St. Augustine. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  20. 1 2 3 "Andrew Durand — About the Artists". About the Artists. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  21. ↑ Hetrick, Adam (July 22, 2008). "Castaños, Durand, Karr, Kinney, Kinnunen and Violett Join Broadway's Spring Awakening". Playbill. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Castaños, Durand, Karr, Kinney, Kinnunen and Violett Join Broadway's Spring Awakening". Playbill. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  23. ↑ Gans, Andrew (July 17, 2009). "The Burnt Part Boys Begins Powerhouse Theater Run July 17". Playbill. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  24. ↑ Blank, Matthew (May 13, 2010). "Photo Call: The Burnt Part Boys Arrive Off-Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  25. ↑ Khodorovsky, Irina (February 22, 2011). "Photo Call: Kneehigh's Umbrellas of Cherbourg, With Joanna Riding and Andrew Durand". Playbill. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  26. ↑ Hetrick, Adam (July 8, 2011). "The Nightingale, With Michael Esper, Harriet Harris, Michael Cerveris, Sings at Powerhouse". Playbill. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  27. ↑ Jones, Kenneth (July 11, 2011). "Andrew Durand, Meghann Fahy, Stephen Bogardus Populate Goodspeed's Samantha Brown". Playbill. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  28. ↑ "Andrew Durand — About the Artists". About the Artists. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  29. ↑ Adam Hetrick (February 23, 2013). "Kneehigh's *The Wild Bride*, With Andrew Durand and Audrey Brisson, Begins St. Ann's Warehouse Run Feb. 23". Playbill. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  30. ↑ Hetrick, Adam (November 28, 2011). "Andrew Durand Will Be One of 15 New Cast Members for Broadway's War Horse" . Retrieved June 17, 2025.[ dead link ]
  31. ↑ "Get a First Look at War Horse's New Leading Man, Andrew Durand". Broadway.com. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  32. ↑ Hetrick, Adam (January 6, 2019). "Go-Go's Musical Head Over Heels Ends Broadway Run January 6". Playbill. Retrieved June 17, 2025.[ dead link ]
  33. ↑ "Seven Questions With Head Over Heels Star Andrew Durand". BroadwayBox. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  34. ↑ Brantley, Ben (April 24, 2019). "Review: In 'Ink,' a Mephistopheles Named Murdoch Takes Charge". The New York Times. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  35. ↑ Culwell-Block, Logan; Hall, Margaret (October 13, 2023). "Shucked Sets Final Broadway Performance in 2024". Playbill. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  36. 1 2 Green, Jesse (April 27, 2025). "'Dead Outlaw' Review: This Bandit Has Mummy Issues". The New York Times. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  37. 1 2 "'Dead Outlaw' and Andrew Durand on Tony Buzz — The New York Times". The New York Times. May 31, 2025. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  38. ↑ "Titanic". New York City Center. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  39. ↑ Gans, Andrew. "Andrew Durand, Bryan Batt, Sydney Morton, More Join High Society at the Ogunquit Playhouse". Playbill. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  40. ↑ Cullwell-Block, Logan. "Alex Newell, Andrew Durand, Kerry Butler, More Join Encores! Bat Boy Revival". Playbill. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  41. ↑ Culwell-Block, Logan; Gans, Andrew (October 30, 2025). "Andrew Durand, Christian McQueen Are Headed to Skid Row in Little Shop of Horrors". Playbill. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
  42. ↑ Michael Gioia (October 16, 2013). "Wesley Taylor and Mitchell Jarvis' "It Could Be Worse" Surpasses Kickstarter Goal and Heads Toward Second Season". Playbill. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
  43. ↑ Byrne, Craig (March 1, 2015). "Tonight on Madam Secretary: "Whisper of the Ax"". KSiteTV. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
  44. 1 2 Weidenfeld, Lisa (June 6, 2025). "Where do you recognize that Tony-nominated actor from?". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
  45. ↑ "It's comedy, it's serious, it's 'Here Today'". CatholicPhilly. May 14, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
  46. 1 2 "Andrew Durand – IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
  47. 1 2 ""Death Becomes Him: Andrew Durand Breathes Life Into a Legend Long Gone in Broadway's 'Dead Outlaw' (Exclusive)"". People. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
  48. ↑ Hunt, Hannah (July 24, 2025). "'Hazbin Hotel' Season 2 Gets a Delicious Release Update". Collider. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
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