Andrew Durand (born January 17, 1986) is an American actor, known for his roles on Broadway in Shucked and Dead Outlaw, the latter for which he was nominated for the 2025 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. He has also received two Drama Desk Award nominations for Shucked and Dead Outlaw.
Early life Originally from Roswell, Georgia, Durand started acting after seeing a play at the community theater Village Playhouses of Roswell. Durand attended North Springs High School and Boston Conservatory.
Career After graduating, Durand's first professional roles were in Boston. He played Fiddlin' John in Parade and Steve in Zanna, Don't! at the SpeakEasy Stage Company in 2007.
The next year, he made his Broadway debut as a replacement for Georg in the Tony-winning production of Spring Awakening. The next year, he joined the Off-Broadway production of The Burnt Part Boys and its transfer to Playwrights Horizons. The same year, he appeared in Yank! at York Theatre Company. Both of the plays he was in that year were in New York.
In 2012, he joined the cast of the Tony-winning play War Horse as Albert Narracot. In 2013, he performed as Boyet in The Public Theater's production of Love's Labour's Lost, as part of its summer Shakespeare in the Park series.
His next Broadway appearance was his first time originating a role, playing Musidorus in the 2018 Broadway premiere of The Go-Go's jukebox musical Head Over Heels, a role he played through the show's closing in 2019. He returned later in 2019 in the Broadway premiere of Ink, as Beverly/Christopher Timothy. The play was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play.
Durand's next role was in the 2023 Broadway premiere of Shucked, a musical from Robert Horn, Brandy Clark, and Shane McAnally. For this performance as Beau, he was nominated for a Drama Desk Award.
In 2024, Durand starred as Elmer McCurdy in the Off-Broadway premiere of Dead Outlaw, receiving an Outer Critics Circle Award and a Clarence Derwent Award. The performance also earned him Drama Desk Award and Lucille Lortel Award nominations, and Drama League Distinguished Performance and Tony Award nominations after the production transferred to Broadway.
He then performed in a New York City Center Encores! production, playing Jim Farrell in its 2024 revival of Titanic. He also played Rick Taylor in Encores's 2025 revival of Bat Boy: The Musical. Durand also appeared in the film Here Today.
Theatre Year Production Role VenueCategory Ref.2007ParadeFiddlin' JohnSpeakEasy Stage CompanyRegionalZanna, Don't!SteveRegional 2008-2009Spring Awakening Georg Eugene O'Neill TheatreBroadway 2009 The Burnt Part Boys Chet Powerhouse TheaterOff-Broadway2010 Playwrights HorizonsOff-BroadwayYank!PerformerYork TheatreOff-Broadway2011 The Umbrellas of Cherbourg GuyThe Gielgud TheatreWest End The Nightingale Performer Powerhouse TheaterOff-Broadway The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown Adam The Norma Terris TheatreRegionalThe Wild BrideThe DevilSt. Ann's WarehouseOff-Broadway 2012 War Horse Albert Narracott Vivian Beaumont TheaterBroadway2013Love's Labour's LostBoyetDelacorte TheaterOff-BroadwayTristan & IseultTristanU.S. National Tour2015GiganticBrentVineyard TheatreOff-Broadway 2016The Robber BridegroomLittle HarpLaura Pels TheatreOff-Broadway 2017 AssassinsEnsembleNew York City CenterOff-Broadway, Encores! 2018-2019 Head Over Heels Musidorus / Cleophila Hudson TheatreBroadway2019 Ink Beverley / Christopher TimothySamuel J. Friedman TheaterBroadway2022Shucked BeauPioneer Theatre CompanyRegional 2023-2024 Nederlander TheaterBroadway 2024 Dead Outlaw Elmer McCurdy The Minetta Lane TheaterOff-BroadwayTitanicJim FarrellNew York City CenterOff-Broadway, Encores!2025Dead OutlawElmer McCurdy The Longacre TheaterBroadwayHigh SocietyMacaulay “Mike” ConnorOgunquit PlayhouseRegionalBat Boy: The MusicalRick Taylor / SkunkNew York City CenterOff-Broadway, Encores!2025-2026Little Shop of HorrorsOrin Scrivello and othersWestside TheatreOff-Broadway2026Oklahoma!Will ParkerCarnegie HallConcertThe Rocky Horror ShowBrad MajorsStudio 54BroadwayThe Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonBenjamin Button / ReverthiThe Public TheaterOff-Broadway
Filmography + Year Title Role Notes Ref.2013It Could Be WorseBryceEpisode: "So, We Meet Again"2015Madam SecretaryKyle FeeneyEpisode: "Whisper of the Ax"2020NCIS: New OrleansHunter MarshEpisode: "Bad Moon Rising"2021Here TodayDarrellFeature filmOne December NightTroyTV Movie2022Law & Order: Organized CrimeEpisode: "As Hubris is to Oedipus"2023ServantAsh2 episodes2024Hazbin HotelPrick3 episodes
Awards and nominations +YearAwardCategoryWorkResult2023Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Lead Performance in a MusicalShucked2024 Grammy Awards Best Musial Theater Album Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Lead Performance in a MusicalDead OutlawLucille Lortel AwardOutstanding Lead Performer in a MusicalOuter Critics Circle AwardOutstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway MusicalClarence Derwent Award2025Drama League AwardDistinguished PerformanceTony AwardBest Actor in a Musical2026Outer Critics Circle AwardOutstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway MusicalThe Rocky Horror Show
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