Andrew Burnap

{{Infobox person

| name = Andrew Burnap

| image = Andrew Burnap 74th Tony Awards 2021.jpg

| caption = Burnap at the 74th Tony Awards

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|03|05}}

| birth_place = South Kingstown, Rhode Island, U.S.

| occupation = Actor

| years active = 2014–present

| education = University of Rhode Island (BFA)
Yale University (MFA)

}}

Andrew Burnap (born March 5, 1991) is an American actor. Known for his performances on stage, he began his professional stage career in the Public Theatre's revivals of King Lear in 2014 and Troilus and Cressida in 2016. He gained prominence for his role as Toby Darling in the Matthew Lopez play The Inheritance, which premiered on the West End and transferred to Broadway,{{Cite web|last=Fierberg|first=Ruthie|date=February 10, 2020|title=Why Andrew Burnap Was Initially 'Never' Going to Be in The Inheritance|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/why-you-cant-take-your-eyes-off-andrew-burnap-in-broadways-the-inheritance|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-27|website=Playbill|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200211025804/http://www.playbill.com:80/article/why-you-cant-take-your-eyes-off-andrew-burnap-in-broadways-the-inheritance |archive-date=2020-02-11 }} and earned him the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.{{Cite web|last=Kennedy|first=Mark|title='Moulin Rouge! The Musical' sashays home with 10 Tony Awards|url=https://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/national/moulin-rouge-the-musical-sashays-home-with-10-tony-awards/article_4bbc5617-cf81-584f-87eb-64ca944a75ec.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-27|website=RockyMount Telegram|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927044957/https://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/national/moulin-rouge-the-musical-sashays-home-with-10-tony-awards/article_4bbc5617-cf81-584f-87eb-64ca944a75ec.html |archive-date=2021-09-27 }} In 2023, he portrayed King Arthur in the Broadway revival of the Lerner and Loewe musical Camelot.

Burnap is also known for his roles on television including as Phil in the Apple TV+ series WeCrashed (2022), and as Joseph Smith in the FX on Hulu limited series Under the Banner of Heaven (2022).

Early life and education

Burnap was born and raised in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, and graduated from the University of Rhode Island.{{Cite web|last=Fenton|first=Josh|title=URI Grad Andrew Burnap Wins Tony for Best Performance by a Leading Actor|url=https://www.golocalprov.com/lifestyle/uri-grad-andrew-burnap-wins-tony-for-best-performance-by-a-leading-actor|access-date=2021-09-27|website=GoLocalProv|language=en}}

Career

Burnap started his career in productions from the Public Theatre. In 2014, he was part of the ensemble in the revival of King Lear starring John Lithgow, Annette Bening and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. In 2016, he starred as Troilus in Troilus and Cressida. He gained prominence for his role as Toby Darling in the Matthew Lopez play The Inheritance, which premiered on the West End and transferred to Broadway, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.

In 2022, Burnap starred as Phil in the Apple TV+ series WeCrashed opposite Anne Hathaway and Jared Leto, and as Joseph Smith in the FX on Hulu limited series Under the Banner of Heaven with Andrew Garfield and Daisy Edgar-Jones. In 2023, he portrayed King Arthur in the Broadway revival of the Lerner and Loewe musical Camelot. Burnap starred opposite Phillipa Soo as Guinevere in the revival with a new book by Aaron Sorkin. For his performance, he was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical.

Later that year, he portrayed Joris Ivens in the off-Broadway play Spain written by Jen Silverman, where he acted opposite Marin Ireland. The play revolves around the complications of filming a movie financed by the Russian government during the Spanish Civil War.{{cite web|url= https://2st.com/shows/spain|title= Spain|website= Second Stage Theatre|accessdate= November 17, 2023|archive-date= November 17, 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231117200959/https://2st.com/shows/spain|url-status= dead}}

In 2025, he played Jonathan, a character based on Prince Charming, in the live-action Disney remake Snow White, where he starred opposite Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot.{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/snow-white-disney-live-action-andrew-burnap-rachel-zegler-gal-gadot-1235074023/|title=Andrew Burnap Joins Rachel Zegler, Gal Gadot in Disney's Live-Action 'Snow White' Remake (Exclusive)|last=Kit|first=Borys|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 12, 2022}}

Acting credits

=Film=

class="wikitable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
2016 \| The Layoff \| Jeremy \| Short film
rowspan="2"\| 2018 \| The Chaperone \| Floyd \|
Spare Room \| Matt \|
2024 \| The Front Room \| Norman \|
2025 \| Snow White \| Jonathan \|

class="wikitable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2016

| The Layoff

| Jeremy

| Short film

rowspan="2"| 2018

| The Chaperone

| Floyd

Spare Room

| Matt

2024

| The Front Room

| Norman

2025

| Snow White

| Jonathan

=Television=

class="wikitable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
2018 \| Instinct \| Henry \| Episode: "Live"
2019 \| The Code \| Sgt. Julian Lucas \| Episode: "Smoke-Pit"
rowspan="2"\| 2021 \| Younger \| Topher Clarke \| Episode: "The Son Also Rises"
The Good Fight \| Max \| Episode: "And the Détente Had an End..."
rowspan="2"\| 2022 \| WeCrashed \| Phil \| 6 episodes
Under the Banner of Heaven \| Joseph Smith \| 5 episodes

class="wikitable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2018

| Instinct

| Henry

| Episode: "Live"

2019

| The Code

| Sgt. Julian Lucas