Facts & Figures
Date of Birth: June 15th 1973
Place of Birth: Albuquerque, New Mexico (and he grew up in Ruidoso, New Mexico)
Height:6′ 1½” (1.87 m)
Parents: Sheila & Ron (lawyers).
Siblings: One older brother, Brian.
Significant Other: David Burtka
Stage Work: Rent (1997/8), Sweeney Todd (1999, 2001), Proof (2002), Cabaret (2003), Assassins (2004), The Paris Letter (2004), Wall-to-Wall Sondheim, tick, tick … BOOM (2005), All My Sons (2006), amongst others.
Notable roles he missed out on: Nightcrawler in the movie X2: X-Men United (which went to Alan Cumming) and Simon Tam in the Joss Whedon series Firefly (which went to Sean Maher).
Trivia: In April 2008 he was voted onto the board of directors at Hollywood’s illustrious Magic Castle. He’s the first celebrity on the board since Cary Grant.
- “How I Met Your Mother” - Barney Stinson (2005-)
- “Stark Raving Mad” - Henry McNeeley (1999-2000)
- “Doogie Howser, M.D.” - Douglas ‘Doogie’ Howser (1989-1993)
Television - Guest Appearances- “Family Guy” - Barney (2007)
- No Chris Left Behind (voice)
- “Jack & Bobby” - Prof. Preston Phelps (2005)
- Querida Grace
- “Numb3rs” - Ethan Burdick (2005)
- Prime Suspect
- “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” - John Tagman (2004)
- Want
- “Boomtown” - Peter Corman (2003)
- Monster’s Brawl
- “Touched by an Angel” - Jonas (2002)
- The Princeless Bride
- “Ed” - Joe Baxter (2001)
- Replacements
- “Son of the Beach” - Loverboy (2001)
- Queefer Madness
- “Will & Grace” - Bill (2000)
- Girls, Interrupted
- “Homicide: Life on the Street” - Alan Schack (1997)
- Valentine’s Day
- “The Outer Limits” - Howie Morrison (1996)
- From Within
- “Murder, She Wrote” - Tommy Remsen (1993)
- Lone Witness
- “Quantum Leap” - Mike Hammond (1993)
- Return of the Evil Leaper - October 8, 1956
- “Roseanne” - Dr. Doogie Howser (1992)
- Less Is More (uncredited)
- “Blossom” - The ‘Charming’ Derek Slade (1991)
- Blossom - A Rockumentary
- “B.L. Stryker” (1989)
- Blues for Buder
Movies - Television- The Christmas Blessing - Nathan Andrews (2005)
- The Wedding Dress - Travis Cleveland (2001)
- Joan of Arc - The Dauphin, later King Charles VII of France (1999)
- The Christmas Wish - Will Martin (1998)
- Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story - William Coit (1995)
- My Antonia - Jimmy Burden (1995)
- Not Our Son - Paul Kenneth Keller (1995)
- The Man in the Attic - Edward Broder (1995)
- Snowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story - Jim Stolpa (1994)
- A Family Torn Apart - Brian Hannigan (1993)
- Stranger in the Family - Steve Thompson (1991)
- Cold Sassy Tree - Will Tweedy/Narrator (1989)
- Home Fires Burning - Lonnie Tibbetts (1989)
- Too Good to Be True - Danny Harland (1988)
Movies - Theatrical Release- Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay - Neil Patrick Harris (2008)
- Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle - Neil Patrick Harris (2004)
- Undercover Brother - Lance (2002)
- The Mesmerist - Benjamin (2002)
- The Next Best Thing - David (2000)
- The Proposition - Roger Martin (1998)
- Starship Troopers - Colonel Carl Jenkins (1997)
- Animal Room - Arnold Mosk (1995)
- Purple People Eater - Billy Johnson (1988)
- Clara’s Heart - David Hart (1988)
Internet Series- “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog” - Dr. Horrible (2008)
Televised Concerts- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert - Tobias Ragg (2001)
- For Our Children: The Concert - I’m Not a Doctor, But I Play One on TV, and Believe It or Not, I Have Never Said That (1993)
Voice Work - Animation- Justice League: The New Frontier - Barry Allen/The Flash (2008)
- “Me, Eloise” (2006)
- Eloise Goes to School
- The Golden Blaze - Comic Shop Owner (2005)
- “Spider-Man” - Peter Parker / Spider-Man (2003)
- “Justice League” - Ray Thompson (2002)
- Legends: Part 2
- Legends: Part 1
- “The Legend of Tarzan” - Moyo (2001)
- Tarzan and the Challenger
- “Static Shock” - Johnny Morrow / Replay (2001)
- Replay
- “Capitol Critters” - Max (1992) (series)
- “Captain Planet and the Planeteers” Todd Andrews (1990) (unknown episodes)
Nominations & Award Wins
Nominations:- 2009 Golden Globes - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (How I Met Your Mother)
- 2008 Emmys - Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series (How I Met Your Mother)
- 2008 People’s Choice Awards - Favorite Scene Stealing Star (How I Met Your Mother)
- 2008 Teen Choice Awards - Choice TV Actor: Comedy (How I Met Your Mother)
- 2007 Emmys - Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series (How I Met Your Mother)
- 2007 Teen Choice Awards - Choice TV Actor: Comedy (How I Met Your Mother)
- 1992 Golden Globes - Best Performances By An Actor in a TV Series - Comedy/Musical (Doogie Howser, MD)
- 1989 Golden Globes - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Clara’s Heart)
- 1989 Young Artist Awards - Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama (Clara’s Heart)
Wins:- 2009 AfterElton.com Hot 100 - #1
- 2009 Bravo A-List Awards - A-List Actor (How I Met Your Mother)
- 2009 Streamy Awards - Best Actor in a Comedy Web Series (Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog)
- 1992 Young Artist Awards - Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series (Doogie Howser, MD)
- 1991 Young Artist Awards - Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series (Doogie Howser, MD)
- 1990 Young Artist Awards - Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series (Doogie Howser, MD)
- 1990 People’s Choice Awards - Favorite Male Performer in a New TV Series (Doogie Howser, MD)
Potential Future Thread Titles:
Evil genius? Awesome. Lovesick maneater? Awesome! Tiny doctor? Awesome!
Anyone have a title?
