Barrett Foa

About

Barrett Conrad Foa (born September 18, 1977) is an American singer, dancer, and actor. He is best known for his performances in Broadway theatre. He has played many leading characters in Off-Broadway and regional theatre productions. He has appeared in multiple Broadway shows, including Mamma Mia! and as Princeton and Rod in Avenue Q. From 2009 to 2021, he portrayed Eric Beale on the military police procedural NCIS: Los Angeles.

Barrett Conrad Foa was born and raised in Manhattan, New York. He is the son of Conrad Foa, an international insurance broker, former musician and Army veteran, and mother Linda Rimanich, an executive, editor and author. Foa’s parents are both Manhattan natives, community and civic activists, philanthropists, and organizers in the Democratic party.
Foa graduated from The Dalton School, a K-12 college preparatory school in New York City. His interest in musical theater developed during his high school years. He was involved with the arts—especially musical theater—as a hobby, “a fun, non-athletic, after-school activity that kept me busy and helped me get a little attention”. He attended Interlochen Center for the Arts—a Northern…