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Brian Stokes Mitchell
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Born | Seattle, Washington, U.S.
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October 31, 1957
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Years active | 1979–present |
Spouse(s) |
Allyson Tucker
(m. 1994) |
Children | 1 |
Brian Stokes Mitchell (born October 31, 1957) is a famous American actor and singer. He has a very strong singing voice, called a baritone. Since the 1990s, he has been one of the main stars on Broadway. Broadway is a famous theater district in New York City.
He has won many important awards for his acting. These include a Tony Award, a Drama Desk Award, and an Outer Critics Circle Award. He was also nominated for a Grammy Award. In 2016, he received the Isabelle Stevenson Award. This award honors people who help others in the entertainment world.
Mitchell won a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his role in Kiss Me, Kate (2000). He played Fred Graham and Petruchio in this musical. He was also nominated for Tony Awards for other shows. These include Ragtime (1998) and Man of La Mancha (2003). Some of his other well-known roles were in Jelly's Last Jam (1992) and Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993). He also appeared in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2002) and South Pacific (2005).
Besides theater, he has acted on television. He was Dr. Justin Jackson in the show Trapper John, M.D. from 1979 to 1986. He also had roles in popular TV shows like Frasier, Glee, and Billions. In 2001, he was nominated for a Grammy Award. This was for his spoken word recording of The Complete Shakespeare Sonnets.
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Early Life and Education
Brian Stokes Mitchell was born in Seattle, Washington. He was the youngest of four children. His father, George Mitchell, was an electronics engineer. His mother, Lillian, was a school administrator.
Mitchell grew up in different countries. His father worked for the U.S. Navy on military bases. When his family moved to San Diego, California, he started acting. He performed in musicals when he was in junior high school. He began acting professionally while still in high school. He also took private lessons for acting and singing. He later studied film music and conducting at UCLA. Before his role in Ragtime, he was known as Brian Mitchell.
Career Highlights
Mitchell has had many roles in TV and movies. He played John Dolan in Roots: The Next Generations (1979). He was also Dr. Justin 'Jackpot' Jackson for seven years on Trapper John, M.D.. This show ran from 1979 to 1986. In the 1980s, he appeared on game shows like $100,000 Pyramid. He was known for being a good player.
His first Broadway show was Mail in 1988. He won the Theatre World award for this role. He starred in an all-Black version of Oh, Kay! (1990). He also appeared in Jelly's Last Jam (1992). This musical was based on the music of jazz artist Jelly Roll Morton. In 1993, he was in Kiss of the Spider Woman.

He played Coalhouse Walker Jr. in the musical Ragtime. This show opened on Broadway in 1998. He was nominated for a Tony Award for this role. In 1999, he starred in Kiss Me, Kate. He won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for this performance. He also received Tony nominations for King Hedley II (2001) and Man of La Mancha (2002). In 2002, he was in the TV show Frasier. He played Cam Winston, a neighbor of Dr. Frasier Crane.
In 2005, Mitchell performed in a concert version of South Pacific. This was at Carnegie Hall. He played Emile, a main character. The show was filmed and shown on PBS. Critics praised his performance.
He released his first solo music CD, Brian Stokes Mitchell, in 2006. He also sang in a Christmas concert with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. This concert was later released as a CD and DVD. His second solo CD, Simply Broadway, came out in 2012. Mitchell returned to Broadway in 2010. He starred with Patti LuPone in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.
Mitchell has also done many voice-overs for animated shows. These include Animaniacs, Tiny Toon Adventures, and Batman: The Animated Series. He also voiced Jethro in the movie The Prince of Egypt (1998). He played Nicholas Prophet in the podcast series Wolverine: The Long Night.
From 2015 to 2019, he had a recurring role on the TV series Mr. Robot. He played Scott Knowles, a company executive. In 2016, he starred in a new musical called Shuffle Along. He played F.E. Miller in this show.
Personal Life
Brian Stokes Mitchell has been married to actress Allyson Tucker since 1994. They have one son named Ellington.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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1990 | Ghost Dad | Teacher | |
1998 | The Prince of Egypt | Jethro | Singing voice |
2001 | Call Me Claus | Cameron | |
2001 | Ruby’s Bucket of Blood | Earl Delacroix | |
2005 | One Last Thing... | Dr. Emerson | |
2011 | Jumping the Broom | Mr. Watson | |
2018 | Mapplethorpe | Father Stack | |
2021 | Tick, Tick... Boom! | "Sunday" Legend | |
2024 | Shirley | Stanley Townsend |
Television
Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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1979 | The White Shadow | Lucius Robinson | Episode: "Spare the Rod" |
1979 | Roots: The Next Generations | John Dolan | Episode: "Part 1 (1882-1883)" |
1979−1986 | Trapper John, M.D. | Dr. Justin "Jackpot" Jackson | 151 episodes |
1985 | Hotel | Lucas Todd | Episode: "Resolutions" |
1985 | The Love Boat | Jeffrey Niver | Season 6 - Episode: 16 |
1987 | 227 | Ed | Episode: "The Honeymoon's Over" |
1987 | Pound Puppies | Nahook | Episode: "Snow Puppies" |
1987 | Houston Knights | Nat Holliday | Episode: "Moving Violation" |
1987 | Foofur | Various roles | Voice; 13 episodes |
1987 | ALF | Nathan Pearl | Episode: "Hail to the Chief" |
1988 | Night Court | Mr. Morley | Episode: "Another Day in the Life" |
1988 | Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf | Bonejangles | Voice; Television movie |
1989 | The Further Adventures of SuperTed | Narrator | Voice; 13 episodes |
1989 | Generations | David Jeffries | 2 episodes |
1989 | A Pup Named Scooby-Doo | Buddy Chillner | Voice; Episode: "The Spirit of Rock'n Roll" |
1989 | The California Raisin Show | Red | Voice; Episode: "The Apple, Raisin Style" |
1988–1989 | Fantastic Max | Additional voices | Voice; 3 episodes |
1989–1990 | Paddington Bear | Additional voices | Voice; 2 episodes |
1990 | Mancuso, F.B.I. | Performer | 2 episodes |
1990 | Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone | Various roles | Voice; 13 episodes |
1990 | Tiny Toon Adventures | Vinnie | Voice; Episode: "Mr. Popular's Rules of Cool"! |
1990 | New Kids on the Block | Danny Wood | Voice; 16 episodes |
1991 | James Bond Jr. | Coach Mitchell | Voice; 14 episodes |
1992 | Batman: The Animated Series | Brian Rogers | Voice; Episode: "Fear of Victory" |
1992 | Animaniacs | Noodles | 2 episodes |
1992–1993 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Trevor | 6 episodes |
1992–1993 | The Addams Family | Additional roles | Voices; 21 episodes |
1992–1995 | Capitol Critters | Various roles | Voice; 6 episodes |
1996 | In the House | Dr. Stone Clarke | Episode: "Three the Hard Way" |
1999 | Double Platinum | Adam Harris | Television movie |
2001 | Call Me Claus | Cameron | Television movie |
2002 | Frasier | Cam Winston | 3 episodes |
2002 | Crossing Jordan | D.A. Jay Myers | 2 episodes |
2010 | Ugly Betty | Don Jones | Episode: "Fire and Nice" |
2014 | Madam Secretary | Vincent Marsh | Episode: "So it Goes" |
2012−2015 | Glee | LeRoy Berry | 3 episodes |
2015–2016 | Mr. Robot | Scott Knowles | 8 episodes |
2016–2018 | The Path | Bill | 7 episodes |
2017 | The Blacklist | David Levine | 2 episodes |
2017 | Bull | Perry Sinclair | Episode: "School for Scandal" |
2017–2021 | Vampirina | Grandpop | Voice; 13 episodes |
2018 | Billions | Alvin Epstein | 2 episodes |
2018 | The Good Fight | Rod Habercore | 2 episodes |
2018 | Elementary | Dominic Voth | Episode: "Bits and Pieces" |
2019 | Fam | Walt | 13 episodes |
2020 | Prodigal Son | Everett Sterling | 2 episodes |
2021 | Evil | Father Mulvehill | 4 episodes |
2021 | Centaurworld | The Nowhere King/Elktaur | Voice; 4 episodes |
2023 | Up Here | Ted McGooch | 2 episodes |
2023 | East New York | Detective Ken Corley | 3 episodes |
2023 | Run the World | Arnold Greene | Episode: "Homecoming" |
Video games
Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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2014 | Watch Dogs | Additional voices | Voice |
Theatre Performances
Year | Title | Role(s) | Venue |
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1988 | Franklin | Music Box Theatre, Broadway | |
1991 | Oh, Kay! | Jimmy Winter | Richard Rogers Theatre, Broadway |
1992−1993 | Jelly's Last Jam | Jelly Roll Morton | Virginia Theatre, Broadway |
1993−1995 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | Valentin | Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway |
1996-1997 | Ragtime | Coalhouse Walker, Jr. | Meridian Arts Centre |
1997 | Shubert Theatre | ||
1998 | Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Broadway | ||
Sweet Charity | Oscar Lindquist | Avery Fisher Hall | |
1999−2001 | Kiss Me, Kate | Fred Graham / Petruchio | Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway |
2000 | The Frogs | Xanthias | Library of Congress, Washington, DC |
2001 | King Hedley II | King | Virginia Theatre, Broadway |
2002 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Sweeney Todd | Kennedy Center |
2002−2003 | Man of La Mancha | Don Quixote / Miguel de Cervantes | Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway |
2003 | The Exonerated | Performer | Bleecker Street Theater, Off-Broadway |
2005 | South Pacific | Emile de Becque | Carnegie Hall |
2006 | Kismet | Hajj | Encores!, Off-Broadway |
2007 | South Pacific | Emile de Becque | Hollywood Bowl |
2008 | Les Misérables | Inspector Javert | |
2009 | Guys and Dolls | Sky Masterson | |
2010−2011 | Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown | Ivan | Belasco Theatre, Broadway |
2012 | Oliver! | Fagin | Shubert Theatre, Broadway |
2014 | Camelot | King Arthur | Kennedy Center |
Much Ado About Nothing | Don Pedro | Delacorte Theater, Off-Broadway | |
The Band Wagon | Tony Hunter | Encores!, Off-Broadway | |
2016 | Shuffle Along | F.E. Miller | Music Box Theatre, Broadway |
Ragtime | Narrator | Ellis Island | |
White Rabbit Red Rabbit | Performer | Westside Theatre, Off-Broadway | |
2019 | The Light in the Piazza | Signor Naccarelli | Los Angeles Opera |
2023 | Ragtime | Coalhouse Walker, Jr. | Minskoff Theatre, Broadway |
Music Albums
- Brian Stokes Mitchell (Released June 6, 2006)
- Simply Broadway (Released 2012)
- Plays With Music (Released 2019)
Awards and Nominations
Year | Award | Category | Title | Result | Ref. |
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2001 | Grammy Award | Best Spoken Word Album | The Complete Shakespeare Sonnets | Nominated | |
1998 | Tony Award | Best Actor in a Musical | Ragtime | Nominated | |
2000 | Kiss Me, Kate | Won | |||
2001 | Best Actor in a Play | King Hedley II | Nominated | ||
2003 | Best Actor in a Musical | Man of La Mancha | Nominated | ||
2016 | Isabelle Stevenson Award | N/A | Won | ||
1998 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Ragtime | Nominated | |
2000 | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Kiss Me, Kate | Won | ||
2001 | Outstanding Actor in a Play | King Hedley II | Nominated | ||
2003 | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Man of La Mancha | Nominated | ||
2011 | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown | Nominated | ||
1998 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Ragtime | Nominated | |
2000 | Kiss Me, Kate | Won | |||
2001 | Outstanding Actor in a Play | King Hedley II | Nominated | ||
2003 | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Man of La Mancha | Nominated | ||
1988 | Theatre World Award | N/A | Won |
Honors
- In 2004, Mitchell was chosen to be the Chairman of the Board for the Actors Fund of America. This organization helps people in the entertainment industry.
- In 2016, he received the Isabelle Stevenson Award. This award recognized his work in helping members of the entertainment community. He supports them when they are in need or changing careers.