Jarrod Spector

Jarrod Spector is an American actor and singer.

Jarrod Spector
Born	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education	Princeton University Atlantic Acting School
Occupations	Actor singer
Years active	2008–present
Spouse	Kelli Barrett ​ (m. 2014)​

Early life and education

Jarrod Spector was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^{[citation needed]}

He made his Broadway debut in Les Misérables, playing Gavroche. He then studied economics at Princeton University, but returned to acting before completing his degree.^{[citation needed]}

Career

In 2007, he joined the second San Francisco cast of Jersey Boys.^[1] Spector played Frankie Valli, a role he would play later in Chicago and on Broadway.^[2][3]

He appeared on Broadway in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical as Barry Mann from January 2014 to February 2016.^[3] He received a nomination for a 2014 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical and a nomination for the 2014 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding Featured Actor In A Musical for his portrayal of Barry Mann.^[3][4]

In 2014 he participated in the recording of the demo English version of Death Note: The Musical. He sang as L alongside Jeremy Jordan as Light.

Spector and his wife Kelli Barrett perform a cabaret act together titled “This Is Dedicated: Music's Greatest Marriages”, in March 2017 at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts.^[5]

From 2018 to 2019 Spector starred as Sonny Bono in The Cher Show at the Neil Simon Theatre on Broadway.

From September 12, 2023 until August 4, 2024, Spector played King George III in the Broadway musical Hamilton. ^[6]

Personal life

Spector married fellow actor, Kelli Barrett, on October 26, 2014.^[7]

Theatre credits

Year	Stage	Role	Notes
1991	Les Misérables	Gavroche (replacement)
2008	Jersey Boys	Frankie Valli (replacement)
2011-12
2014-16	Beautiful: The Carole King Musical	Barry Mann	Nominated – Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical
2015	Death Note (English)	L
2018–2019	The Cher Show	Sonny Bono
2020	A Killer Party: A Murder Mystery Musical	George Murderer
2023	Chess	Freddie Trumper	The Muny
2023-2024	Hamilton	King George III (replacement)

• Credits in bold indicate Broadway production(s)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2014	Tony Award	Best Featured Actor in a Musical	Beautiful: The Carole King Musical	Nominated	[4]
	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical		Nominated
2020	BroadwayWorld Theatre Fans' Choice Awards	Best Featured Performer In A Musical Of The Decade	The Cher Show	Nominated	[8]