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- Andy Karl is a three-time Tony Award nominee and Olivier Award-winning American stage, TV, and film actor originally from Baltimore, Maryland. He learned music from his mother, who played the organ at the same church he attended as an altar boy. After he landed his first audition for a local theater's children's production, he found his calling to be an actor.
Appearing in over 13 Broadway productions and counting, his stage credits include originating the roles of Phil Connors in "Groundhog Day" (Olivier Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Tony nomination), Rocky Balboa in "Rocky: The Musical" (Tony nomination), Bruce Granit in "On the Twentieth Century" (Tony nomination), Edward Lewis in "Pretty Woman: The Musical", Kyle the UPS Guy in "Legally Blonde: The Musical", "The Mystery of Edwin Drood", "Teeth", "Slut", and "Altar Boys". Other Broadway credits include Tommy DeVito in "Jersey Boys" (as well as the live-action film alongside Nick Jonas), "Wicked", "9 to 5", "The Wedding Singer", and is currently starring as The Duke in "Moulin Rouge".
On television, Karl is perhaps most well-known for his role as Sgt. Mike Dodds in Season 17 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He has guest appearances on The Equalizer, Blue Bloods, The Good Fight, Forever, Prodigal Son, Gossip Girl (2024), and has voiced characters on the animated series Hit Job and No Activity.
Andy additionally has had success as a music composer, screen and theater writer, producer, and director. He is co-writer and producer on the feature film Just The Hits (expanded from the critically acclaimed and award-winning short of the same title) scheduled for production in 2025. He is creator and executive producer of the 2025 Hallmark film Christmas Above The Clouds, as well as writer, director, and producer of the stage comedy Scrooge: A Mobbed Up Christmas Carol which premiered in New York City in 2022 and continues to be licensed regionally. He continues to work and live in the U.S, London, and Australia.
- IMDb mini biography by: Untitled Entertainment
- SpouseOrfeh(January 10, 2001 - present)
- He and his wife Orfeh have the distinction of being among a small group of married couples that have both received Tony Award nominations.
- Appeared as Rocky Balboa in the Broadway version of Rocky (1976) [2014]. Received his first Tony nomination for Best Actor in a Musical.
- His character on SVU, Sgt. Mike Dodds, was the second squad member in the Law & Order franchise history to be killed. Mike Logan's first partner on Law & Order was killed early in the series.
- Received his third Tony nomination for another screen-to-stage adaptation: for Best Actor in a musical as weatherman Phil Connors in "Groundhog Day". He received an Olivier Award (first nomination and win) for the same role on the West End.
- Received two Tony nominations in a row for both musical acting categories: Lead Actor for "Rocky" in 2014 and Featured Actor for "On the 20th Century" in 2015.
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