André De Shields
Known for acting · Born 12 January 1946 · 80 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA
41 credits
André Robin De Shields is an American actor, singer, dancer, director, and choreographer. He has received numerous accolades including an Emmy Award, Grammy Award, and Tony Award.
Known for
Another World
1964
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Hadestown: The Musical
2026
Chloe and Theo
2015
Law & Order
1990
Prison
1987
Uncoupled
2022
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
2019
Elsbeth
2024
Ain't Misbehavin'
1982
The American Snitch
1983
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
Acting (39)
2026Hadestown: The MusicalHermesFilm
2025Everybody's Live with John MulaneyChesterton Romero CheadleSeries
2024The InstigatorsMr. KellyFilm
2024ElsbethMatteo Hart · 2 episodesSeries
2024Brilliant MindsHaroldSeries
2024Broadway's Leading Men: A Musical CelebrationSelfFilm
2023Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's BestSelfFilm
2022UncoupledJack · 3 episodesSeries
2022True Colors: LGBTQ+ Our Stories, Our SongsSelfFilm
2022Foxing: Live at The GrandelFilm
2021tick, tick... BOOM!"Sunday" Legend #2Film
2021And Just Like That…GeneSeries
2021Ratatouille: The TikTok MusicalAnton EgoFilm
2021The Sixth ReelGavin PlimsollFilm
2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeSelfFilm
2020Stars in the HouseSelfSeries
2019John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch BunchThe TutorFilm
2019Almost FamilyWyndhamSeries
2018New AmsterdamDale RustinSeries
2015Chloe and TheoMr. SweetFilm
2014The BackseatMr. DaviesFilm
2010Blue BloodsMitchellSeries
2009The Good HeartSootyFilm
2008Life on MarsBartenderSeries
2008Lipstick JungleDrag QueenSeries
2004Broadway's Lost Treasures IIPerformer (segment "Ain't Misbehavin'")Film
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitKeys · 2 episodesSeries
1998Sex and the CityPatSeries
1996Extreme MeasuresTeddy DolsonFilm
1996CosbySeries
1990Law & OrderDr. Elvin Simmonds · 2 episodes, Mr. MillerSeries
1987PrisonSandorFilm
1985I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years LaterHajiFilm
1983Alice in WonderlandTweedledumFilm
1983The American SnitchRussFilm
1982Ain't Misbehavin'PerformerFilm
1971Great PerformancesSelf, TweedledumSeries
1964Another World · 1547 episodesSeries
—Broadway: The Next GenerationSelfFilm
Crew (2)
2024Within the Crystal HillsThanksFilm
2019Sesame Street: 50 Years and CountingChoreographerFilm