Ephraim Sykes

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Ephraim Sykes
Born (1985-07-17) July 17, 1985 (age 40)
St. Petersburg, Florida
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Fordham University
OccupationDancer · choreographer · actor · singer · musician
RelativesMartina 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 2024, he starred as George Gibbs in the Broadway revival of the American classic Our Town . [3]

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

Filmography

Theatre

YearTitleRoleTheater
2009 The Little Mermaid Ensemble Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Broadway
The Wiz Ensemble
u/s Scarecrow		 New York City Center, Off-Broadway
2009–2010 Memphis Ensemble / Be Black Trio
u/s Gator		 Shubert Theatre, Broadway
2011 Bring It On: The Musical Ensemble Alliance Theatre
Memphis Ensemble / Be Black Trio
u/s Gator		 Shubert Theatre, Broadway
2011-2012 Rent Benjamin Coffin III New World Stages, Off-Broadway
2012 Newsies Mush / Ensemble Nederlander Theatre, Broadway
2013-2014 Motown: The Musical Temptation / Robert Gordy / Contour / Jackson 5 Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Broadway
2015 Hamilton George Eacker / Ensemble

u/s Hercules Mulligan / James Madison

The Public Theater, Off-Broadway
2015-2016 Richard Rodgers Theatre, Broadway
2017 Ain't Too Proud David Ruffin Berkeley Repertory Theatre
2018 Kennedy Center
Ahmanson Theatre
Princess of Wales Theatre
2019-2020 Imperial Theatre, Broadway
2023 Pal Joey Joey Evans New York City Center, Off-Broadway
2024 Bye Bye Birdie Conrad Birdie Kennedy Center [5]
2024-2025 Our Town George Gibbs Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway
2025 Guys and Dolls Sky Masterson Ogunquit Playhouse
Hello, Dolly! Cornelius Hackl Carnegie Hall

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2010 Astaire Awards Outstanding Male Dancer in a Broadway Show Memphis Nominated
2012 Newsies Nominated
2016Outstanding Ensemble in a Broadway Show Hamilton Nominated
2019Broadway.com Audience AwardsFavorite Breakthrough Performance (Male) Ain't Too Proud Won
Drama League Award Distinguished Performance Nominated
Tony Award Best Featured Actor in a Musical Nominated
2020 [6] Grammy Award Best Musical Theater Album Nominated
2025 Drama League Award Distinguished Performance Our Town Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Ephraim M. Sykes". Playbill. December 8, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. ↑ "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)
  3. ↑ Henderson, Kathy Our Town’s Ephraim Sykes on Leaping from Dance to Drama and Celebrating the Quiet Diversity of Grover's Corners Broadway.com, October 8, 2024
  4. ↑ Farber, Stephen (21 June 2011). "Leave it on the Floor: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  5. ↑ Kennedy Center Bye Bye Birdie
  6. ↑ "2020 Grammy Nominees". grammy.com. 20 November 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.


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