Christian Dominique Borle is an American actor in theater, television, and film. He is a two-time Tony Award winner for his roles as Black Stache in Peter and the Starcatcher and as William Shakespeare in Something Rotten!. Borle originated the role of Emmett in Legally Blonde on Broadway, starred as Tom Levitt on the NBC musical-drama television series Smash, and starred as Marvin in the 2016 Broadway revival of Falsettos.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 1, 1973 (53)
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Actor
- 20 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
What are Christian Borle's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Ideas.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1
Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
Steady 4 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Mentoras Tom Levitt in Smash (2012)
- Heroas Lucky in Lucky Duck (2014)
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Christian Borle's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Paramount+ (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Christian Borle's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
27 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Hazbin Hotel: Sing-Along (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Elsbeth(2024)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Hazbin Hotel(2019)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Run the World(2021)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
Bombshell in Concert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Celebrating 25 Magical Years of Disney on Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Evil(2019)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Prodigal Son(2019)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Falsettos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
The Good Fight(2017)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
Younger(2015)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Blackhat(2015)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Peter Pan Live!(2014)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Dinner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Lucky Duck(2014)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Shutterflies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
The Sound of Music Live!(2013)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Masters of Sex(2013)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Sofia the First(2012)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
Elementary(2012)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Smash(2012)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
The Bounty Hunter(2010)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
The Good Wife(2009)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Legally Blonde: The Musical (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Stonewall(1995)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Law & Order(1990)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Career shape
Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 27 titles from 1990 to 2025; peak year 2017.
Biggest box office
Blackhat (2015)
Highest rated
Hazbin Hotel: Live on Broadway (2025)
Most popular right now
Hazbin Hotel (2019)
Film career
Peak 2017 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2007Screen debut· Legally Blonde: The Musical
- 2017First top-billed film· Falsettos
- 2017Career best· Falsettos
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
Awards
Won a Grammy Award in 2024, Best Musical Theater Album.
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Christian Borle's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up9
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser9
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the acting 43/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 27. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Christian Borle work with?
People who share at least 2 of Christian Borle's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rob Ashford shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Rob AshfordShared titles: Peter Pan Live! (2014), The Sound of Music Live! (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Rob Ashford
Writers
- Vivienne MedranoShared titles: Hazbin Hotel: Live on Broadway (2025), Hazbin Hotel (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Vivienne Medrano
Actors
- Amir TalaiShared titles: Hazbin Hotel: Live on Broadway (2025), Hazbin Hotel (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Amir Talai
- Blake RomanShared titles: Hazbin Hotel: Live on Broadway (2025), Hazbin Hotel (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Blake Roman
- Erika HenningsenShared titles: Hazbin Hotel: Live on Broadway (2025), Hazbin Hotel (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Erika Henningsen
- Kimiko GlennShared titles: Hazbin Hotel: Live on Broadway (2025), Hazbin Hotel (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Kimiko Glenn
Composers
- Sam HaftShared titles: Hazbin Hotel: Live on Broadway (2025), Hazbin Hotel (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Sam Haft
Producers
- Craig ZadanShared titles: Peter Pan Live! (2014), The Sound of Music Live! (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Craig Zadan
- Neil MeronShared titles: Peter Pan Live! (2014), The Sound of Music Live! (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Neil Meron
