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Andrew Shearer Gehling (born October 16, 1982)[2] is an American stage and screen actor, best known for his role as Dr. Pomatter in the Broadway musical Waitress,[3][4] Garry Marshall's Billy & Ray,[5] and as the voice of Gord in the 2006 video game Bully from Rockstar Games.

Drew Gehling
Born	Andrew Shearer Gehling (1982-10-16) October 16, 1982 (age 39)
Education	Carnegie Mellon University (BFA) Columbia University (PBD)[1]
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2005–present
Spouse	Sara Jean Ford ​ (m. 2009⁠–⁠2015)​
Children	1

Biography

Gehling grew up in Sedgefield, North Carolina, performing as a child in several shows with the Greensboro Children's Theatre and Livestock Players Youth Theatre. He attended Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.[6]

After graduating from Carnegie Mellon, Gehling booked “Snow White - An Enchanting Musical” at the Disneyland Resort.

Gehling made his Broadway debut as Bob Gaudio in Jersey Boys and went on to play Warren Smith in the Broadway revival of On a Clear Day You Can See Forever.[7] He has performed Off-Broadway in A Minister's Wife and[8] Anne of Green Gables.[9] In 2016, he originated the role of Jim Pomatter in the musical Waitress on Broadway, where he remained until April 2, 2017.[10] He returned to star alongside Betsy Wolfe on June 27, 2017.[11] In May - June 2017, he starred as Joe Bradley in Roman Holiday at the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco.[12]

He began starring in a new musical Dave at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., on July 13, 2018, in the dual roles of Dave Kovic and President Bill Mitchell. The musical has music by Tom Kitt, lyrics by Nell Benjamin, and the book by Benjamin and Thomas Meehan.[13]

Personal life

Gehling was previously married to fellow performer and Carnegie Mellon graduate Sara Jean Ford in 2009. They have one daughter together named Anne Kelly Gehling.[14][15]

Filmography

Filmo

Year	Title	Role	Note
2013	Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight	Marshall's Clerk
2019	Unconformity	Dr. Petro Stein
	The Day Shall Come	Bank Manager

Television

Year	Title	Role	Note
2012	30 Rock	Bradley Tarkin Jr.
2013	67th Tony Awards	Himself - Presenter
	Smash	Bartender
2016	Elementary	Caden Barrymore
2018	Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt	Danford
	The Good Fight	Bartender
	Dietland	Jack
	Succession	Business Alchemist
2019	The Code	Lt. Zephyr 'Tank' Tarkanian
2021	The Blacklist	Skip Hadley

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Note
2006	Bully	Gord Vendome

References

External links

• Drew Gehling at IMDb
• Drew Gehling at the Internet Broadway Database
• Drew Gehling at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
• Broadway profile

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