Soloist · Sydney 2016
Aaron
Tveit
Aaron Tveit is an American theatre, television, and film actor.
Tveit was recently seen as Danny Zuko in Fox’s GREASE: LIVE, which aired on FOX in the US and the Nine Network in Australia and STEREOTYPICALLY YOU, alongside Lewis Black, Kal Penn and Lauren Miller, set to release in 2016.
Tveit also starred in the following films released in 2014: UNDRAFTED, alongside Chace Crawford and Tyler Hoechilin, and BIG SKY, alongside Bella Thorne and Kyra Sedgwick.
His starring role in the original USA Network series GRACELAND premiered in June of 2013. Graduating at the top of his class FBI rookie, Mike Warren (Aaron Tveit) anticipates a traditional DC desk job when he’s unexpectedly shipped to “Graceland.” Immediately thrown into his first undercover assignment, he relies heavily on the guidance of legendary FBI agent and mentor Paul Briggs (Daniel Sunjata). Briggs is an unusually Zen senior agent who notoriously hates the rule book and will go to any length to protect “Graceland” from the outside world. GRACELAND wrapped after Season 3 in 2015.
He portrayed the character Enjolras in the 2012 film adaption of LES MISÉRABLES where he can be seen alongside Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe.
Tveit starred on Broadway in CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, in the role of Frank Abagnale Jr and also created the role of Gabe in the Pulitzer Prize winning Broadway musical, NEXT TO NORMAL, which he developed off-Broadway at the Second Stage Theatre and debuted on Broadway. In May of 2013, Tveit sold out six shows at NYC’s 54 Below in record time.
Tveit has received numerous honors for his work in theatre including the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Supporting Performance in NEXT TO NORMAL and the Actors Equity Association Clarence Derwent Award for Most Promising Actor. Nominations included Distinguished Performance from the Drama League, Best Male Dancer from the Fred and Adele Astaire Awards, and Outstanding Featured Actor from the Outer Critics Circle Awards, all for his work in CATCH ME IF YOU CAN.
In addition to WICKED and HAIRSPRAY on Broadway, he starred in the national tours of Hairspray and Rent. He is featured on the cast recordings for CATCH ME IF YOU CAN and NEXT TO NORMAL .
Tveit’s film credits include PREMIUM RUSH, HOWL, and GHOST TOWN. Television audiences know him from numerous guest starring roles on THE GOOD WIFE, BODY OF PROOF, UGLY BETTY, and LAW AND ORDER: SVU.