Christopher Luverne Sieber (born February 18, 1969) is an American actor. Known primarily for his extensive roles on stage in musicals, he has received nominations for two Tony Awards, two Drama Desk Awards, and two Outer Critics Circle Awards.
He was twice nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical first at the 59th Tony Awards in 2005 for his portrayal of Sir Dennis Galahad in Spamalot, and then at the 63rd Tony Awards in 2009 for his portrayal of Lord Farquaad in Shrek the Musical. He recently starred in Broadway productions of The Prom (2018), Company (2021), and Death Becomes Her (2024).
Early life and education Christopher Sieber was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, to Fred and Caron Sieber. He is the middle child of three. Mike, his older brother, was a swimmer, and his younger brother, Marc, was in drama alongside him. He is a 1988 graduate of Forest Lake Area High School in Forest Lake, Minnesota, and was inducted into the Forest Lake Schools Hall of Fame in June 2011. After graduating, Sieber went to New York City to study at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy.
Career Stage Sieber made his Off-Broadway debut in a production of the musical A Christmas Carol in 1994. Sieber has appeared in several Broadway musicals, including Into the Woods, Monty Python's Spamalot, Shrek The Musical and Company. For his roles in Spamalot and Shrek The Musical, Sieber was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, first at the 59th Tony Awards in 2005 and then at the 63rd Tony Awards in 2009.
On June 1, 2007, Sieber sang tenor in the world premiere of Eric Idle's Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) in Toronto.
On January 31, 2014, it was announced that Sieber would be joining the company of Matilda the Musical on Broadway as Miss Agatha Trunchbull starting performances on March 18. However, due to a hand injury sustained in rehearsals, he did not start performances until April 18.
In 2016, Sieber joined the cast of The Prom as Trent Oliver in the out-of-town tryout at Atlanta's Alliance Theatre, and continued in the role at Broadway's Longacre Theatre from October 2018 to August 11, 2019.
On March 4, 2024, it was announced that Sieber would join the cast of Death Becomes Her as Ernest Menville in its preview run at Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre. Performances started on April 30, 2024, before the show transferred to Broadway later that year.
Television In 1998, Sieber made his television debut playing Kevin Burke, father to Mary-Kate Burke (Mary-Kate Olsen) and Ashley Burke (Ashley Olsen) on the ABC sitcom Two of a Kind. The series lasted for one season before its cancellation. From 2003 to 2004, Sieber returned to ABC for It's All Relative, in which he and John Benjamin Hickey played Simon Banks and Philip Stoddard, same-sex parents to Liz Stoddard-Banks (Maggie Lawson); other co-stars in the series included Reid Scott, Harriet Sansom Harris, and Lenny Clarke. In 2007, Sieber portrayed an eccentric zoologist for NBC comedy pilot Wildlife, which was not ordered by the network. In 2010, Sieber led the ABC comedy pilot It Takes a Village alongside Leah Remini and Cheyenne Jackson. In addition to these roles, Sieber has also had guest-starring roles in series such as Sex and the City, Pushing Daisies, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and several episodes of The Good Wife.
Personal life While It's All Relative was being produced, Sieber came out as gay and said that he was happily partnered to actor and chef Kevin Burrows. They married on November 24, 2011, in New York City. The couple live on an island on Lake Tamarack in the Stockholm area of Hardyston Township, New Jersey.
Sieber is involved with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) and has appeared in several of its Broadway Cares revues, among other events the charity produces. He teaches classes on drama and performance.
Acting credits Film Year Title Role Notes 2010 See You in September Steven Morning Glory Groundhog Reporter 2014 Are You Joking? Allen Brown
Television Year Title Role Notes 1998-99 Two of a Kind Kevin Burke Main cast; 22 episodes 2000 Sex and the City Kevin Episode: "Attack of the 5'10" Woman" Ed Bob Crickmore Episode: "Pretty Girls and Waffles" 2003-04 It's All Relative Simon Banks Main cast; 22 episodes 2007 Pushing Daisies Napoleon LeNez Episode: "Smell of Success" 2011-16 The Good Wife Neil Howard Sloan-Jacob 2 episodes 2013 Elementary Carter Lydon Episode: "Possibility Two" 2015 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Frank Baker Episode: "Patrimonial Burden" 2018 The Good Fight Neil Howard Sloan-Jacob Episode: "Day 492"2021Blue BloodsMike DoughertyEpisode: "The Common Good"
Theatre Year Title Role Theater Ref. 1990 Anything Goes Billy Crocker National Tour 1993 Bye Bye Birdie Albert Peterson 1994 A Christmas Carol Punch & Judy Man Young Jacob Marley / Undertaker Hulu Theater, Off-Broadway 1995 Faust Angel Rick La Jolla Playhouse1996 Jesus Christ Superstar Judas IscariotThe Muny Guys and Dolls Benny Southstreet The Boys in the Band Donald Lucille Lortel Theatre, Off-Broadway 1997-98 Triumph of Love Agis Royale Theatre, Broadway 1998-99 Beauty and the Beast Gaston Palace Theatre, Broadway 1999-2001Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Broadway 2000 Avow Brian New York City Center, Off-Broadway2002Into the WoodsThe Wolf / Rapunzel's Prince u/s Cinderella's Prince Ahmanson Theatre Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway 2003 Thoroughly Modern Millie Mr. Trevor Graydon III Marquis Theatre, Broadway2004 Chicago Billy Flynn Ambassador Theatre, Broadway Company Robert Freud Playhouse Cinderella Prince Topher Koch Theater, New York City Opera 2004-05SpamalotSir Dennis Galahad / The Black Knight / Prince Herbert's Father Shubert Theatre 2005-08 Shubert Theatre, Broadway Palace Theatre, West End 2005 On the Twentieth Century Bruce Granit New Amsterdam Theatre, Concert2008 Camelot Sir Dinadan Lincoln Center, New York PhilharmonicShrek the MusicalLord Farquaad 5th Avenue Theatre 2008-10 Broadway Theatre, Broadway2010 The Kid Dan Savage Acorn Theatre, Off-Broadway Hairspray Edna Turnblad Paper Mill Playhouse2011 La Cage aux Folles Georges Longacre Theatre, Broadway Chicago Billy Flynn Ambassador Theatre, Broadway 2011-12 La Cage aux Folles Albin National Tour 2012-13 Chicago Billy Flynn Ambassador Theatre, Broadway 2013 Violet Preacher / Bus Driver / Radio Singer New York City Center, Encores! 2013PippinCharlemagne / Charles the GreatMusic Box Theatre, Broadway 2014 2014-16 Matilda the Musical Miss Agatha Trunchbull Shubert Theatre, Broadway 2014The Heart of Robin Hood Pierre American Repertory Theatre 2016 The Prom Trent Oliver Alliance Theatre 2016-17 Chicago Billy Flynn Ambassador Theatre, Broadway2017 Big River The Duke New York City Center, Encores! Jesus Christ Superstar King Herod The Muny Annie Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks Paper Mill Playhouse2018 Candide Narrator / Pangloss Alliance Theatre Annie Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks The Muny The Prom Trent Oliver Longacre Theatre, Broadway 2019 Cinderella Sebastian Paper Mill Playhouse 2020-22CompanyHarryBernard B. Jacobs Theatre, Broadway2023 The Goodbye Girl Character Actor Theatre Row Building, Off-Broadway Gutenberg! The Musical! The Producer (One night cameo) James Earl Jones Theatre, Broadway2024 Death Becomes HerErnest MenvilleCadillac Palace TheatreThe Little MermaidChef LouisThe Muny2024-26Death Becomes HerErnest MenvilleLunt-Fontanne Theatre, Broadway2025Hello, Dolly!Horace VandergelderCarnegie HallBat Boy: The MusicalDr. Thomas ParkerNew York City Center, Off-Broadway
Discography "What I Wanna Be When I Grow Up" by Scott Alan, singing the track Nothing More (2010)
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryWorkResult2005Tony AwardBest Featured Actor in a MusicalSpamalot2009Tony AwardShrek the MusicalDrama Desk AwardOutstanding Featured Actor in a MusicalOuter Critics Circle AwardOutstanding Actor in a Musical2012Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Actor in a MusicalThe Kid2025Outer Critics Circle AwardOutstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway MusicalDeath Becomes Her
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