# Thayne Jasperson
**Thayne Jasperson** (born 1980 in [Provo, Utah](https://www.edgepedia.org/provo-utah)) is an American actor, dancer, and singer best known as an original cast member of the Broadway musical *Hamilton*, where he has performed since the show opened at the [Richard Rodgers Theatre](https://www.edgepedia.org/richard-rodgers-theatre) on August 6, 2015 and originated the role of the loyalist clergyman [Samuel Seabury](https://www.edgepedia.org/samuel-seabury).[1](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/thayne-jasperson-491592) As of the show's tenth anniversary in 2025 he was the only remaining original Broadway cast member, with more than 3,200 performances to his credit.[2](https://www.deseret.com/entertainment/2025/08/08/hamilton-original-cast-member-thayne-jasperson-interview-video/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1980, Provo, Utah, USA[1](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/thayne-jasperson-491592) |
| Signature role | Samuel Seabury in *Hamilton*, originated on Broadway; also ensemble member and understudy for King George and John Laurens/Philip Hamilton[1](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/thayne-jasperson-491592) |
| *Hamilton* tenure | With the show since its first workshop in January 2014 and its Broadway opening on August 6, 2015; over 3,200 performances by 2025[3](https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater/2025/08/05/hamilton-broadway-anniversary-thayne-jasperson/) • [2](https://www.deseret.com/entertainment/2025/08/08/hamilton-original-cast-member-thayne-jasperson-interview-video/) |
| Other Broadway credits | Original casts of *Newsies* (2012, Darcy and A Citizen of New York; Astaire Award nomination) and *Matilda the Musical* (2013, ensemble)[4](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Thayne-Jasperson/) |
| Earlier work | National tour of *West Side Story* (2010); film and television including *High School Musical* (2006), *High School Musical 2*, MTV's *The American Mall*, *So You Think You Can Dance* (season 4), and NBC's *Smash*[4](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Thayne-Jasperson/) |
| Background | Member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; served a mission in Argentina[5](https://www.deseret.com/2017/10/16/20621649/q-a-hamilton-actor-mormon-and-utahn-thayne-jasperson-on-faith-and-doubt/) |
## Early life and training
Jasperson was born in Provo, Utah, and moved to Wyoming at six months old; he grew up in both states.[1](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/thayne-jasperson-491592) • [6](https://www.deseret.com/2021/12/1/22799915/curtains-up-hamilton-on-broadway-cast-thayne-jasperson-utah/) By the age of eight or nine he had taken up piano, school musicals, and clog dancing. He has said that friends mocked dancing as "for girls," and he quit for a time, continuing only in required school performances and occasional songs at church. He returned to theater full time around his 21st birthday.[6](https://www.deseret.com/2021/12/1/22799915/curtains-up-hamilton-on-broadway-cast-thayne-jasperson-utah/)
He is a graduate of Springville High School in Utah and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving a mission for the church in Argentina.[5](https://www.deseret.com/2017/10/16/20621649/q-a-hamilton-actor-mormon-and-utahn-thayne-jasperson-on-faith-and-doubt/) In interviews he has spoken openly about his faith, including a period of doubt in his adult life and a 2016 collaboration with the New York speechwriting company The Oratory Laboratory in which he shared his religious testimony on video.[5](https://www.deseret.com/2017/10/16/20621649/q-a-hamilton-actor-mormon-and-utahn-thayne-jasperson-on-faith-and-doubt/)
## Screen and television work
Before his Broadway career, Jasperson appeared in the 2006 [Disney Channel](https://www.edgepedia.org/disney-channel) movie *High School Musical* and its sequel, MTV's *The American Mall*, and NBC's *Smash*; in 2008 he competed as a finalist in season four of Fox's *So You Think You Can Dance*.[4](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Thayne-Jasperson/) • [6](https://www.deseret.com/2021/12/1/22799915/curtains-up-hamilton-on-broadway-cast-thayne-jasperson-utah/)
## Stage career
**Broadway debut.** Jasperson made his Broadway debut in the original cast of *Newsies* in 2012, playing Darcy and A Citizen of New York, and earned an Astaire Award nomination.[4](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Thayne-Jasperson/) He joined the original Broadway ensemble of *Matilda the Musical* the following year, and earlier had toured nationally in the 2010 revival of *West Side Story* as a swing and understudy.[1](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/thayne-jasperson-491592) His regional and off-Broadway work includes *Finding Neverland* and the American Repertory Theater production in which he originated the role of Porthos, as well as the 2022 MCC Theater off-Broadway production *Only Gold*.[4](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Thayne-Jasperson/)
**Hamilton.** Jasperson auditioned for *Hamilton* with renditions of "Dear Theodosia" and "Washington on Your Side," impressing the casting team, and joined the show's first workshop in January 2014 before its off-Broadway premiere and 2015 Broadway opening.[6](https://www.deseret.com/2021/12/1/22799915/curtains-up-hamilton-on-broadway-cast-thayne-jasperson-utah/) • [3](https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater/2025/08/05/hamilton-broadway-anniversary-thayne-jasperson/) In the workshop he helped develop the physicality and nuances of Samuel Seabury, the snooty British loyalist who trades brief verses with [Alexander Hamilton](https://www.edgepedia.org/alexander-hamilton), a role he originated on Broadway.[3](https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater/2025/08/05/hamilton-broadway-anniversary-thayne-jasperson/) • [7](https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/exclusive-hamiltons-thayne-jasperson-reflects-on-10-years-in-the-room-where-it-happens-20250709)
Beyond Seabury, he has been a constant presence in the ensemble and has covered King George III and [John Laurens](https://www.edgepedia.org/john-laurens)/Philip Hamilton as understudy, performing King George hundreds of times.[1](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/thayne-jasperson-491592) • [2](https://www.deseret.com/entertainment/2025/08/08/hamilton-original-cast-member-thayne-jasperson-interview-video/) The physical demands are substantial: the ensemble work includes lifting tables, chairs, and other performers across more than two and a half hours of stage time, in a schedule of eight shows a week with Mondays off.[3](https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater/2025/08/05/hamilton-broadway-anniversary-thayne-jasperson/) • [8](https://www.pvtorch.com/2026/02/20/in-the-room-where-it-happens/)
**A decade in the show.** When *Hamilton* marked its tenth Broadway anniversary in August 2025, Jasperson was the only original cast member still performing in the production, with more than 3,200 performances.[2](https://www.deseret.com/entertainment/2025/08/08/hamilton-original-cast-member-thayne-jasperson-interview-video/) • [3](https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater/2025/08/05/hamilton-broadway-anniversary-thayne-jasperson/) He has said he never planned to stay a decade but remained because of the quality of the material and the elevated role the show gives its ensemble: "As an ensemble member in this show, you truly feel like a principal because they've created it that way."[2](https://www.deseret.com/entertainment/2025/08/08/hamilton-original-cast-member-thayne-jasperson-interview-video/) His long residence at the theater has become a running joke among fans, who call him the Phantom of the Rodgers and predicted he would haunt the building; in 2025 he recorded a tongue-in-cheek video series, "At Home (The Richard Rodgers) with Thayne Jasperson."[3](https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater/2025/08/05/hamilton-broadway-anniversary-thayne-jasperson/)
In June 2026, BroadwayWorld reported that Jasperson injured himself during a performance and would take a temporary leave from the production.[4](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Thayne-Jasperson/)
## The show he stayed with
*Hamilton* has remained a commercial force throughout Jasperson's tenure. By 2025 its cumulative Broadway gross exceeded $1 billion, making it the fourth musical to reach that level, alongside *The Lion King*, *Wicked*, and *The Phantom of the Opera*; a single week that summer grossed over $2.2 million.[2](https://www.deseret.com/entertainment/2025/08/08/hamilton-original-cast-member-thayne-jasperson-interview-video/) Jasperson describes a shift in audiences over the decade: early crowds came with open-mouthed anticipation of an unknown show, while today's spectators arrive knowing every word and when to laugh or cry, and he credits the fans' reactions with keeping each performance different.[2](https://www.deseret.com/entertainment/2025/08/08/hamilton-original-cast-member-thayne-jasperson-interview-video/)
## References
1. [Thayne Jasperson – Broadway Cast & Staff, IBDB](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/thayne-jasperson-491592)
2. [Video: 3 new things we learned about 'Hamilton' from the last original cast member, Deseret News (August 8, 2025)](https://www.deseret.com/entertainment/2025/08/08/hamilton-original-cast-member-thayne-jasperson-interview-video/)
3. [The only actor who's been in 'Hamilton' the whole time is still having a blast, The Washington Post (August 5, 2025)](https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater/2025/08/05/hamilton-broadway-anniversary-thayne-jasperson/)
4. [Thayne Jasperson – Broadway & Theatre Credits, BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Thayne-Jasperson/)
5. [Q&A: 'Hamilton' actor, Mormon and Utahn Thayne Jasperson on faith and doubt, Deseret News (October 16, 2017)](https://www.deseret.com/2017/10/16/20621649/q-a-hamilton-actor-mormon-and-utahn-thayne-jasperson-on-faith-and-doubt/)
6. [Curtains up: Broadway's return sparks unique joy. Just ask Thayne Jasperson from 'Hamilton', Deseret News (December 1, 2021)](https://www.deseret.com/2021/12/1/22799915/curtains-up-hamilton-on-broadway-cast-thayne-jasperson-utah/)
7. [Thayne Jasperson Celebrates a Decade With HAMILTON, BroadwayWorld (July 9, 2025)](https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/exclusive-hamiltons-thayne-jasperson-reflects-on-10-years-in-the-room-where-it-happens-20250709)
8. [In the room where it happens, PV Torch (February 20, 2026)](https://www.pvtorch.com/2026/02/20/in-the-room-where-it-happens/)
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