André De Shields

Biography

André Robin De Shields (born January 12, 1946) is an American actor, singer, dancer, director, and choreographer. De Shields originated the role of Hermes on Broadway in the musical Hadestown, winning the 2019 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical and the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album for his performance. He has also appeared on television, and won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for his performance in the 1982 NBC broadcast of Ain't Misbehavin'. Description above from the Wikipedia article André De Shields, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Sooty

The Good Heart

Teddy Dolson

Extreme Measures

Haji

I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later

"Sunday" Legend #2

tick, tick... BOOM!

Sandor

Prison

Self

Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best

Russ

The American Snitch

Tweedledum

Alice in Wonderland

Self

Broadway: The Next Generation

True Colors: LGBTQ+ Our Stories, Our Songs

Mr. Kelly

The Instigators

Mr. Sweet

Chloe and Theo

Performer

Ain't Misbehavin'

Mr. Davies

The Backseat

Performer (segment "Ain't Misbehavin'")

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

The Tutor

John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

Anton Ego

Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical

Self

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway’s Leading Men: A Musical Celebration

Hermes

Hadestown