Andy Mientus

Andy Mientus
Mientus on the It Gets Better Project Holiday Show 2014
Born	(1986-11-10) November 10, 1986 (age 30)
Occupation	Actor, singer
Home town	Ross Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Michael Arden (m. 2016)

Andy Mientus (born November 10, 1986) is an American stage and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Kyle Bishop in the television series Smash. In addition, he is known for his notable stage performances as Hänschen Rilow in both the First National Tour and 2015 Broadway revival of Spring Awakening, and as Marius Pontmercy in the 2014 Broadway revival of Les Misérables.

Mientus grew up in Pennsylvania. One of his first large parts was playing Tevye in his high school's performance of Fiddler on the Roof. He studied at Act One Theatre School.

Before starting his career in theatre, Mientus was a huge fan of the musical Spring Awakening. After seeing the show at the Atlantic Theatre Company, he created a Facebook group for his friends and himself to discuss the show on. However, Mientus began to notice strangers (fellow fans) were joining the group, and soon one of the producers from Spring Awakening contacted Mientus and asked him to make his group the official show Facebook page, which Mientus could moderate. He agreed, and was later recommended by the same producer to audition for the touring company of Spring Awakening. He left the University of Michigan after his junior year to be in the show, and never returned to graduate.

Mientus has toured with the first national touring company of Spring Awakening as Hanschen and in the 2010-11 international tour of Academy and appeared in the 2012 Off-Broadway revival of Carrie: The Musical.

In 2013, Mientus was cast in season two of the musical drama television series Smash as series regular Kyle Bishop. Following the cancellation of Smash, Mientus and co-stars Jeremy Jordan and Krysta Rodriguez joined the cast of Hit List, the real-world staging of the fictional rock musical created for season two of Smash. The show ran for three performances on December 8—9 at 54 Below.