Nathan Lee Graham

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Nathan Lee Graham
Nathan Lee Graham with Kyle Brown and KIKI TWINS at Michael Musto 25th Anniversary Party, NYC (cropped).jpg
Nathan Lee Graham attending the Michael Musto 25th anniversary party in NYC
Born (1968-09-09) September 9, 1968 (age 56)
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active2000–present

Nathan Lee Graham (born September 9, 1968) is an American actor and singer. He is known for film roles such as Zoolander and Theater Camp and stage roles such as The Wild Party and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.

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Life and career

Graham is a graduate of Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri.

Graham is best known for his roles in the films Zoolander , Zoolander 2 , Sweet Home Alabama , Hitch , and Theater Camp . On television, he has appeared in The Comeback , Scrubs , Absolutely Fabulous , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , Broad City , and as Bernard in the Fox comedy LA to Vegas . He also appeared as François on the CW Riverdale spin-off Katy Keene and as Draque Noir on the Hulu series Woke .

His stage appearances include the original Broadway casts of the Tony Awards and Grammy Awards-nominated The Wild Party and in the original Broadway cast of the Tony Award-nominated Priscilla, Queen of the Desert . Graham received a 2017 Lucille Lortel Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical for The View UpStairs . [1] In 2016, he received the IRNE Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Play for The Colored Museum . [2] Graham also received a Drama League Award nomination for the role of Rey-Rey in the off-Broadway production of Tarell Alvin McCraney's Wig Out . Graham also won a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Featured Performer in a Musical for the Los Angeles premiere of The Wild Party in 2005. [3] In 2005, he earned a Best Classical Album Grammy Award for Songs of Innocence and of Experience as a soloist. [4] In 2022, he played Hermes in the North American tour of the musical Hadestown . [5]

Graham won the José Esteban Muñoz Award from CLAGS: The Center for LGBTQ Studies at the Graduate Center, CUNY in 2017, recognizing his activism promoting queer studies outside of academia. [6]

In 2025, it was announced that Max Mutchnick and David Kohan had created a Golden Girls –like TV series entitled Mid-Century Modern with Graham, Matt Bomer, Nathan Lane and Linda Lavin. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 Zoolander Todd
2002 Sweet Home Alabama Frederick Montana
2005 Hitch Geoff
Confessions of an Action Star Glen Jefferies
2009Friends of DorothyMauriceShort film
2011 Trophy Kids Barcelona
Bad Actress Cassandra / Dave Gilner
2012MigraineCarlShort film
2016 Zoolander 2 Todd
2023 Theater Camp Clive DeWitt
2025Miracle on 74th StreetConnorPost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Absolutely Fabulous Assistant at 'GUFF'Episode: "Gay"
2004 Quintuplets MarcelloEpisode: "Bob and Carol Save Christmas"
2005 The Comeback Peter6 episodes
2006 Scrubs Eric / DevinEpisode: "My Cabbage"
2008The More Things Change...MannyTV movie
2010–2013 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Gallery Owner / A.D.A.2 episodes
2015Hug-O-GramMark Rhyne6 episodes
Connection UnavailableMichael C. OvertonEpisode: "Big-Deal Kind of People"
2018 LA to Vegas BernardMain role; 15 episodes
2019Indoor BoysEdwinEpisode: "Book Club"
Broad City Unnamed roleEpisode: "Shenanigans"
2020 Katy Keene François10 episodes
2020–2022 Woke Darque Noir2 episodes
2024Does This Murder Make Me Look Gay?!Henry Jacobs8 episodes
2025 Mid-Century Modern Arthur BroussardMain role; 10 episodes

References

  1. "2017 Lucille Lortel Awards Nominations". January 3, 2023.
  2. Mancuso, Christina. "20th Annual IRNE Awards Nominees Are Announced - A.R.T.'s THE GREAT COMET, NICE WORK at Ogunquit, BILLY ELLIOT at NSMT and More!". BroadwayWorld.com.
  3. "2005 Awards". August 26, 2023. Archived from the original on August 20, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  4. "48th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2005)".
  5. "Nathan Lee Graham, Hannah Whitley & More Join the Hadestown National Tour". broadway.com.
  6. "LGBTQ Pride Month: A Conversation with Broadway Artists-Activists". gc.cuny.edu.
  7. Becker, Amy (March 28, 2025). "Trailer: Nathan Lane, Matt Bomer star in 'Golden Girls'-inspired sitcom, 'Mid-Century Modern'". ABC News.