| Intro | American actor |
| A.K.A. | Pope, Jeremy |
| Is |
Actor Stage actor Film actor Television actor |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Film, TV, Stage & Radio |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 1992, Orlando, USA |
| Age: | 28 years |
Jeremy Pope (born July 9, 1992) is an American actor. An Orlando native, he attended Timber Creek High School and the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. He made his Broadway debut in 2018 in the play Choir Boy, soon followed by a role in the musical Ain’t Too Proud. In 2019, he became the sixth actor in Tony Award history to be nominated in two categories during the same year, garnering a Best Actor in a Play nomination for Choir Boy and a Best Featured Actor in a Musical nomination for Ain’t Too Proud. In 2019, he landed the lead role in Ryan Murphy’s new Netflix series Hollywood. He is openly bisexual.
Theatre credits
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Choir Boy | Pharus Jonathan Young | New York City Center | Off-Broadway |
| 2014 | Alliance Theatre | Regional | ||
| Geffen Playhouse | ||||
| 2015 | Invisible Thread | Griffin | Second Stage Theater | Off-Broadway |
| 2017 | The View UpStairs | Wes | Lynn Redgrave Theater | |
| Ain’t Too Proud | Eddie Kendricks | Berkeley Repertory Theatre | Regional | |
| 2018 | John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | |||
| Ahmanson Theatre | ||||
| Princess of Wales Theatre | Toronto | |||
| 2018–2019 | Choir Boy | Pharus Jonathan Young | Samuel J. Friedman Theatre | Broadway |
| 2019 | Ain’t Too Proud | Eddie Kendricks | Imperial Theatre |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Drama League Award | Distinguished Performance | Choir Boy | Nominated |
| 2019 | Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Nominated | |
| Tony Award | Best Actor in a Play | Nominated | ||
| Best Featured Actor in a Musical | Ain’t Too Proud | Nominated | ||
| Drama League Award | Distinguished Performance Award | Nominated | ||
| 2020 | Grammy Award | Best Musical Theater Album | Nominated |