Aaron Tveit

About

Aaron Kyle Tveit (; born October 21, 1983) is an American actor and singer. Tveit originated the lead role of Christian in the stage adaptation of Moulin Rouge! on Broadway, a performance for which he won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical and received a Grammy Award nomination. His other work on the Broadway stage includes the title role in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Freddie Trumper in Chess, Fiyero Tigelaar in Wicked, and originating the roles of Gabe Goodman in Next to Normal and Frank Abagnale Jr. in Catch Me If You Can. He also played John Wilkes Booth in an Off West End production of Assassins.
Tveit has also portrayed several musical theatre roles on screen, such as Enjolras in the film adaptation of Les Misérables (2012), as well as Danny Zuko in Fox’s Grease: Live (2016). Tveit is also known for his work in television, including the roles of Tripp van der Bilt on Gossip Girl, Mike Warren on Graceland, Danny Bailey/Topher in Schmigadoon!, and Gareth Ritter on BrainDead.

Tveit was born in Middletown, New York, to Posie and Stanley Tveit. His brother, Jon, is five years younger and a Catholic priest in the Archdiocese…