Brian Stokes Mitchell

Acting

Brian Stokes Mitchell

Born 1957-10-31 · Seattle, Washington, USA

Brian Stokes Mitchell is an American actor and singer. A powerful baritone, he has been one of the central leading men of the Broadway theater since the 1990s. He has received numerous accolades including a Tony Award, a Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award and a nomination for a Grammy Award.

Acting credits

The Prince of Egypt poster
7.3

The strong bond between two Royal Egyptian brothers is challenged when their chosen responsibilities set them at odds, with extraordinary consequences.

The Prince of Egypt

1998

tick, tick... BOOM! poster
7.6

On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out.

tick, tick... BOOM!

2021

Ghost Dad poster
5.0

Elliot Hopper, a widower with three children, is working on a business deal to get his family out of financial straits when he is suddenly killed in a taxi accident. With the aid of a paranormal researcher, Elliott attempts to complete the deal from the beyond, ensuring his family will be taken care of.

Ghost Dad

1990

Jumping the Broom poster
5.9

Two very different families converge on Martha's Vineyard one weekend for a wedding.

Jumping the Broom

2011

Call Me Claus poster
5.7

When Lucy Cullins, a successful but cranky producer at a home shopping network hires an actor named Nick to play Santa Claus on the network, she gets more than she bargained for.

Call Me Claus

2001

Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf poster
7.4

Shaggy is turned into a werewolf, and it's up to Scooby, Scrappy and Shaggy's girlfriend to help him win a race against other monsters, and become human again.

Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf

1988

Show of Titles poster
NR

An evening of celebrated stars performing the titles songs from Broadway’s best.

Show of Titles

2021

Mapplethorpe poster
6.3

A look at the life of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe from his rise to fame in the 1970s to his untimely death in 1989.

Mapplethorpe

2019

Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven poster
2.6

In this update to Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale, it's time for the biggest gay party of the year. Unfortunately, the host has chosen the site of the infamous Ravenswood Massacre to stage his blowout gala, where a mass murder happened fifty years ago to the night. The boozie revelry is cut short when a Raven-masked killer crashes the party, intent on repeating the bloody history. As the unknown killer picks the guests off, old grudges resurface among friends, and new suspicions emerge.

Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven

2007

Ruby's Bucket of Blood poster
5.8

A Louisiana juke joint owner loses her star entertainer and hires a white singer to fill in.

Ruby's Bucket of Blood

2001

Shirley poster
6.6

Shirley Chisholm makes a trailblazing run for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination after becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress.

Shirley

2024

One Last Thing... poster
6.0

Sixteen-year-old Dylan is dying of cancer. When a charitable organization offers to grant Dylan his final wish, the teen has a surprising request: to meet supermodel Nikki Sinclair. Much to his mother's dismay, Dylan, with the help of his best friends, goes to New York to fulfill his dream.

One Last Thing...

2005

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays poster
NR

The Great White Way comes into your living room via this disc of rare performances from some of Broadway's brightest luminaries. Culled from clips from the Tony Awards shows, this unique collection features acting powerhouses James Earl Jones, Annette Bening, Joan Allen, Joe Mantegna, Gary Sinise and Maggie Smith, among others, performing works by such playwrights as August Wilson, David Mamet, Wendy Wasserstein and more.

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

2006

Double Platinum poster
7.9

The story of a mother driven to reach the heights of superstardom at the cost of abandoning her only child.

Double Platinum

1999

Broadway: The Next Generation poster
NR

A look at the past, present and future of the Great White Way.

Broadway: The Next Generation

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards poster
7.2

Broadway royalty and Tony-winners Tommy Tune, Carol Channing, Robert Goulet, and Harvey Fierstein are your hosts for this third compilation of great musical performances from the archives of the Tony Award® broadcasts. Legendary stars from legendary shows strut their stuff in 23 performances that have become part of Broadway history.

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

2005

Ragtime, The Musical: All-Star Reunion Concert poster
NR

Celebrate the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Ragtime with this once-in-a-lifetime reunion concert featuring original cast members, including Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and Peter Friedman, joined by Kelli O’Hara.

Ragtime, The Musical: All-Star Reunion Concert

2024

Defenders of Dynatron City poster
7.0

Made-for-TV special about a delivery man, his friends, and a talking ape mutating into quirky superheroes and fighting a mad scientist who wants to conquer their futuristic atomic city. Based on the eponymous NES video game.

Defenders of Dynatron City

1992

Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best poster
2.0

Enjoy a revue of milestone Broadway shows and songs from 1973 to 2023 hosted by two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster. Features performances by André De Shields, Chita Rivera, Vanessa Williams and more from Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater.

Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best

2023

Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II poster
7.0

This special has the band hiring a slick-talking new manager in an attempt to make a comeback. Under his guidance, the Raisins try their hand at various new musical genres, including Disco Polka, Country Rap, and Demolition Rock, to humorous effect. The group's troubles begin to manifest, however, upon the replacement of singer A.C. with their manager's young protégé

Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II

1990

Broadway's Lost Treasures II poster
8.3

The annual Tony Award broadcast provides the only filmed record of Broadway's best for audiences to experience as if they were front-row-center on opening night. This second compilation of great musical moments from the Tonys features another dazzling array of stars and performances. Hosts Lauren Bacall, Bebe Neuwirth, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Jerry Orbach introduce these one-of-a-kind performances and share their personal Broadway and Tony memories.

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

2004

The Ernest Green Story poster
6.8

Follows the story of Ernest Green, one of the Little Rock Nine who were the first blacks to integrate into an all white school.

The Ernest Green Story

1993

South Pacific: In Concert from Carnegie Hall poster
6.2

“SOUTH PACIFIC” IN CONCERT FROM CARNEGIE HALL premiered on April 26, 2006 on PBS. Based on James Michener’s Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of short stories TALES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s own Pulitzer Prize-winning blockbuster was a landmark of post-World War II Broadway, a provocative romantic drama that beguiled audiences with a hit parade of instant standards. “South Pacific” reached new heights when, for one enchanted evening, Carnegie Hall presented a magnificent concert production with a dream cast headed by Reba McEntire, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Jason Danieley, Lillias White, and Alec Baldwin. Directed for the concert stage by Walter Bobbie, with musical director Paul Gemignani conducting the Orchestra of St. Luke’s.

South Pacific: In Concert from Carnegie Hall

2006

American Theatre Wing Centennial Concert poster
NR

Celebrate 100 years of the American Theatre Wing with this star-studded concert featuring favorite showtunes from the past century.

American Theatre Wing Centennial Concert

2018