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Andy Karl

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Andy Karl
When 13-year-old Jake's grandfather dies, his family moves from Manhattan back into his father's old Brooklyn home. There, Jake befriends the charismatic Tony, whose single mother Leonor, a dressmaker from Chile, runs the shop downstairs. Soon, Jake's parents Brian and Kathy -- one, a struggling actor, the other, a psychotherapist -- ask Leonor to sign a new, steeper lease on her store. For Leonor, the proposed new rent is untenable, and a feud ignites between the adults.   At first, Jake and Tony don't seem to notice; the two boys, so different on the surface, begin to develop a formative kinship as they discover the pleasures of being young in Brooklyn. Jake aspires to be an artist, while Tony wants to be an actor, and they have dreams of going to the same prestigious arts high school together. But the children can't avoid the problems of their parents forever, and soon enough, the adult conflict intrudes upon the borders of their friendship.
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Andy Karl is a 3 time Tony Award nominee and Olivier Award winning American stage, TV, and film actor originally from Baltimore, MD. He learned music from his mother who played the organ at the same church he attended as an altar boy. After he landed his first audition for a local theater's children's production he found his calling to be an actor.

Appearing in over 13 Broadway productions and counting, his stage credits include originating the roles of Phil Connors in Groundhog Day (Olivier Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Tony nomination), Rocky Balboa in Rocky The Musical (Tony nomination), Bruce Granit in On the Twentieth Century (Tony nomination), Edward Lewis in Pretty Woman the Musical, Kyle the UPS Guy in Legally Blonde The Musical, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Teeth, Slut and Altar Boys. Other Broadway credits include Tommy DeVito in Jersey Boys (as well as the live action film alongside Nick Jonas), Wicked, 9 to 5, The Wedding Singer and he is currently starring as The Duke in Moulin Rouge.

On television, Karl is perhaps most well-known for his role as Sgt. Mike Dodds in Season 17 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He has guest appearances on The Equalizer, Blue Bloods, The Good Fight, Forever, Prodigal Son, Gossip Girl (2024) and voiced characters on the the animated series Hit Job and No Activity.

Andy additionally has had success as a music composer, screen and theater writer, producer and director. He is co-writer and producer on the feature film Just The Hits (expanded from the critically acclaimed and award winning short of the same title) scheduled for production in 2025. He is Creator and Executive Producer of the 2025 Hallmark film Christmas Above The Clouds as well as writer, director and producer of the stage comedy Scoonge: A Mobbed Up Christmas Carol which premiered in New York City in 2022 & 2023 and continues to be licensed regionally. He continues to work and live in the U.S, London and Australia.
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    Known for

    Ice-T, Mariska Hargitay, Kelli Giddish, and Peter Scanavino in New York - Unité spéciale (1999)
    New York - Unité spéciale
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Sergeant Mike Dodds
    Dolly Parton, Queen Latifah, Keke Palmer, and Jeremy Jordan in Joyful Noise (2012)
    Joyful Noise
    5.7
    • Caleb
    • 2012
    Laura Bell Bundy in Legally Blonde: The Musical (2007)
    Legally Blonde: The Musical
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • Dewey
    • Kyle
    • Grandmaster Chad
    • Ensemble
    • 2007
    Michael Douglas, Diane Keaton, and Sterling Jerins in Ainsi va la vie (2014)
    Ainsi va la vie
    5.9
    • Ted
    • 2014

    Credits

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    Actor



    • Into the Woods
      • Wolf, Cinderella's Prince
      • Pre-production



    • Queen Latifah and Florin Penișoară in The Equalizer (2021)
      The Equalizer
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Charles Winston
      • 2025
    • Whoopi Goldberg, Alec Baldwin, Mark Boone Junior, Leon Addison Brown, Jeffrey Wright, and Evan Jonigkeit in Atrabilious (2023)
      Atrabilious
      7.0
      • Greg Meyers
      • 2023
    • Nick Jonas in Jersey Boys LIVE (2022)
      Jersey Boys LIVE
      • Tommy Devito
      • 2022
    • Gossip Girl (2021)
      Gossip Girl
      5.4
      TV Series
      • Guest Singer
      • 2022
    • Tom Selleck, Bridget Moynahan, Donnie Wahlberg, and Will Estes in Blue Bloods (2010)
      Blue Bloods
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Will Farmer
      • 2022
    • Christine Baranski and Audra McDonald in The Good Fight (2017)
      The Good Fight
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Officer Jesse McFinley
      • 2021
    • Pete Davidson and Keke Palmer in Hit Job (2021)
      Hit Job
      6.7
      Podcast Series
      • Cave Spring Killer
      • 2021
    • No Activity (2017)
      No Activity
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Yohan (voice)
      • 2021
    • Michael Sheen and Tom Payne in Prodigal Son (2019)
      Prodigal Son
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Joseph
      • 2020
    • Christina Ricci, Nora Arnezeder, and Andy Karl in Faraway Eyes (2020)
      Faraway Eyes
      5.0
      • Michael
      • 2020
    • Kyle Hughes and Brittany Portman in Hooked (2019)
      Hooked
      Short
      • Connor Carlisle
      • 2019
    • Staties
      TV Movie
      • Sam King
      • 2018
    • Ice-T, Mariska Hargitay, Kelli Giddish, and Peter Scanavino in New York - Unité spéciale (1999)
      New York - Unité spéciale
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Sergeant Mike Dodds
      • 2015–2016
    • Brooklyn Village (2016)
      Brooklyn Village
      6.7
      • (uncredited)
      • 2016
    • Ioan Gruffudd in Forever (2014)
      Forever
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Sean Moore
      • 2015

    Music Department



    • Dolly Parton in Dolly Parton: Change It (2009)
      Dolly Parton: Change It
      Music Video
      • background vocals
      • 2009

    Soundtrack



    • Diminishing Returns (2016)
      Diminishing Returns
      3.5
      Podcast Series
      • performer: "Keep On Standing"
      • performer: "If I Had My Time Again"
      • 2018–2021
    • Kevin Spacey at an event for The 71st Annual Tony Awards (2017)
      The 71st Annual Tony Awards
      6.0
      TV Special
      • performer: "Seeing You"
      • 2017
    • David Letterman, Regis Philbin, Barbara Gaines, Biff Henderson, Alan Kalter, and Paul Shaffer in Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
      Late Show with David Letterman
      7.0
      TV Series
      • performer: "Keep On Standing"
      • 2014
    • Dolly Parton, Queen Latifah, Keke Palmer, and Jeremy Jordan in Joyful Noise (2012)
      Joyful Noise
      5.7
      • performer: "I Want to Take You Higher", "He's Everything"
      • 2012

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    • Height
      • 1.88 m
    • Born
      • August 28
      • Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    • Spouse
      • OrfehJanuary 10, 2001 - present
    • Other works
      Played Joe in "9 to 5: The Musical" musical by Dolly Parton and Patricia Resnick, based on the motion picture with story by Resnick, screenplay by Colin Higgins and Resnick on Broadway (Studio 54, New York City, New York, USA).

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      Andy Karl and his wife Orfeh have the distinction of being among a small group of married couples that have both received Tony Award nominations.

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