Biography
Jelani Alladin is an American actor, singer and dancer. Born on 6 August 1992 in New York City, he grew up in the Brownsville neighbourhood of Brooklyn and attended New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, where he earned a BFA.
Alladin made his Broadway debut in 2018, originating the role of Kristoff in the musical Frozen. He later played the title role in Hercules. On screen, he is known for playing Marcus Gaines in the 2023 miniseries Fellow Travelers, David in the 2021 film tick, tick... BOOM!, and Will Campbell in The Walking Dead: World Beyond (2020–2021). Other television credits include episodes of FBI, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Blue Bloods.
