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Brian Stokes Mitchell
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<p>Brian Stokes Mitchell (born October 31, 1957) is an American actor and singer. A powerful <a href="/facts/Baritone/q1KCdBuF">baritone</a>, he has been one of the central leading men of the <a href="/facts/Broadway_theatre/6USkK8x9">Broadway theater</a> since the 1990s. He has received numerous accolades including a <a href="/facts/Tony_Award/Md77rBE0">Tony Award</a>, a <a href="/facts/Drama_Desk_Award/CUoeA8sc">Drama Desk Award</a>, <a href="/facts/Outer_Critics_Circle_Award/kr3v1Dha">Outer Critics Circle Award</a> and a nomination for a <a href="/facts/Grammy_Award/2bxYJjPV">Grammy Award</a>. In 2016 he received the <a href="/facts/Isabelle_Stevenson_Award/vCkRG4n6">Isabelle Stevenson Award</a>. </p><p>Mitchell won the <a href="/facts/Tony_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Musical/DoU2D1Ba">Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical</a> for his performance as Fred Graham / Petruchio in the <a href="/facts/Broadway_(theatre)/6USkK8x9">Broadway</a> revival of <i><a href="/facts/Kiss_Me%2c_Kate/P3ScC8a7">Kiss Me, Kate</a></i> (2000). His other Tony-nominated performances were in <i><a href="/facts/Ragtime_(musical)/GVr0v8gj">Ragtime</a></i> (1998), <i><a href="/facts/King_Hedley_II/K9g6KcVg">King Hedley II</a></i> (2001), and <i><a href="/facts/Man_of_La_Mancha/AWDvuoq9">Man of La Mancha</a></i> (2003). Mitchell's other notable roles include in <i><a href="/facts/Oh%2c_Kay!/UKpAyyWj">Oh, Kay!</a></i> (1991), <i><a href="/facts/Jelly%2527s_Last_Jam/ScDQAme8">Jelly's Last Jam</a></i> (1992), <i><a href="/facts/Kiss_of_the_Spider_Woman_(musical)/F5r4B0vE">Kiss of the Spider Woman</a></i> (1993), <i><a href="/facts/Sweeney_Todd%3a_The_Demon_Barber_of_Fleet_Street/bV6WohAv">Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street</a></i> (2002), <i><a href="/facts/South_Pacific_(musical)/DlABwAL8">South Pacific</a></i> (2005), <a href="/facts/Les_Mis%25C3%25A9rables_(musical)/cagajU4W"><i>Les Misérables</i></a> (2008), <i><a href="/facts/Guys_and_Dolls/h29az8YI">Guys and Dolls</a></i> (2009), <i><a href="/facts/Women_on_the_Verge_of_a_Nervous_Breakdown_(musical)/Byc3FHL0">Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown</a></i> (2010), <i><a href="/facts/Oliver!/bXqXp3gv">Oliver!</a></i> (2012), <i><a href="/facts/Camelot_(musical)/QdlluzaR">Camelot</a></i> (2014), <i><a href="/facts/Shuffle_Along%2c_or%2c_the_Making_of_the_Musical_Sensation_of_1921_and_All_That_Followed/BmDCWCbw">Shuffle Along</a></i> (2016), and <a href="/facts/Love_Life_(musical)/VFBe1eoR"><i>Love Life</i></a> (2025). </p><p>He is also known for his roles on television including as Dr. Justin Jackson in the <a href="/facts/CBS/BhMsVoej">CBS</a> medical drama <i><a href="/facts/Trapper_John%2c_M.D./zPLREz3S">Trapper John, M.D.</a></i> (1979 to 1986). Mitchell also had recurring roles on shows such as <i><a href="/facts/Frasier/VBEd6I7T">Frasier</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Glee_(TV_series)/tBNbRYns">Glee</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Mr._Robot/MfVf3MzG">Mr. Robot</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/The_Path_(TV_series)/LeuULNbn">The Path</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Billions_(TV_series)/URPHE71y">Billions</a></i>, and <i><a href="/facts/The_Good_Fight/01cWU220">The Good Fight</a></i>. He took the role of Walt in the <a href="/facts/CBS/BhMsVoej">CBS</a> <a href="/facts/Sitcom/a01VwMsV">sitcom</a> <i><a href="/facts/Fam_(TV_series)/0jmqffjD">Fam</a></i> (2019). He received a <a href="/facts/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Audio_Book%2c_Narration_%2526_Storytelling_Recording/1QxjLKFI">Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album</a> nomination for <i><a href="/facts/Shakespeare%2527s_sonnets/cmUBe2yv">The Complete Shakespeare Sonnets</a></i> in 2001. </p>