15 Facts About Andy Mientus

Andrew Michael Mientus was born on November 10,1986 and is an American actor.

Andy Mientus agreed, and was later recommended by the same producer to audition for the touring company of Spring Awakening.

Andy Mientus left the University of Michigan after his junior year to be in the show, and never returned to graduate.

Andy Mientus made his Broadway debut in the 2014 revival of Les Miserables as Marius Pontmercy.

Andy Mientus reprised his role as Hanschen in the Deaf West production of Spring Awakening, directed by Arden.

In 2013, Andy Mientus was cast in season two of the musical drama television series Smash as series regular Kyle Bishop.

In 2014, Andy Mientus appeared in several episodes of the ABC Family series Chasing Life as Jackson.

Andy Mientus made history with this role by playing the first openly gay supervillain ever.

Andy Mientus' character James Finley is a skilled hacker, who was kicked out of his home as a teenager when his family discovered he was gay.

In 2021 Andy Mientus was cast in Grendel, an eight-episode Netflix series based on Matt Wagner's Dark Horse comic books.

Andy Mientus worked on a musical of his own with the Brooklyn-based band Teen Commandments.

On March 9,2018 Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams, announced that Andy Mientus has written a middle-grade fiction series called The Backstagers, based on the comics series of the same name.

Andy Mientus has a rare neurological disorder called HNPP.

Andy Mientus was then put in a stage tech class, where he met fellow actor Darren Criss.

Andy Mientus married actor and director Michael Arden on August 18,2016, at Babington House, Somerset, England.