Jordan Fisher

Jordan William Fisher is an American actor, singer, and dancer whose versatile career spans television, film, Broadway, and music. Born on April 24, 1994 in Birmingham, Alabama and raised in nearby Trussville, he was adopted at age eleven by his maternal grandparents Rodney and Pat Fisher after a tumultuous early childhood marked by his mother's young age and substance‑abuse struggles. Fisher has spoken publicly about his richly layered heritage, which includes Nigerian, Cambodian, English, Tahitian, Italian, Greek, and Scandinavian ancestry, a background that informs his artistic sensibility and public persona. He began studying gymnastics at two years old, entered musical theater in the fifth grade, and later performed with the Red Mountain Theatre Company, where a talent scout first noticed his potential; he briefly attended Jacksonville State University before moving to Los Angeles in 2011 with his family to pursue a professional career. Fisher’s on‑screen debut came in 2009 with guest spots on The Hustler and iCarly, leading to recurring roles on The Secret Life of the American Teenager and the Disney Channel hit Liv & Maddie. He gained wider recognition starring as Seacat in the Disney Channel movies Teen Beach Movie (2013) and its sequel, and as Anthony “Doody” DelFuego in the live‑musical event Grease: Live (2016), where his rendition of “Those Magic Changes” drew critical praise. He later joined the ensemble of The Flash (2021‑2022) and appeared in Netflix releases such as To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You (2019) and Work It (2020). On Broadway, Fisher first appeared in the 2016‑2017 production of Hamilton, covering the roles of John Laurens and Philip Hamilton, before originating the lead of Evan Hansen in Dear Evan Hansen from 2020 to 2022, becoming the first actor of color to hold the role full‑time. Subsequent Broadway engagements include Sweeney Todd (2023), Hadestown (2023‑2025), and a limited run as Christian in Moulin Rouge! (2025). In competitive dance, he and partner Lindsay Arnold won Season 25 of Dancing with the Stars in 2017, making him the youngest male champion. Parallel to his acting work, Fisher launched a music career with a self‑titled EP on 'Hollywood Records' in 2016, delivering pop‑soul and R&B‑inflected singles such as ‘All About Us’ and ‘Mess.’ He is proficient on six instruments, including piano, guitar, bass, harmonica, French horn, and drums, and has contributed vocals to Disney soundtracks and collaborations with artists like Lin‑Manuel Miranda. He married his childhood sweetheart Ellie Woods in November 2020, and the couple welcomed their son Riley William in June 2022. Fisher continues to balance acting, music, and stage projects while using his platform to advocate for diversity in the performing arts.