{{short description|American actor and singer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{use mdy dates|date=May 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Corey Cott | image = CoreyCott-byPhilipRomano.jpg | caption = Cott in 2026 | birth_name = Corey Michael Cott | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|3|30}} | birth_place = Columbus, Mississippi, U.S. | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|singer}} | education = Carnegie Mellon University (BFA) | years_active = 2012–present | relatives = Casey Cott (brother) | spouse = {{marriage|Meghan Woollard<br>|2013}} | children = 3 }}
'''Corey Michael Cott''' (born March 30, 1990)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BSQyRdGh9qX/ |title=Login • Instagram}}{{dead link|date=May 2022}}</ref> is an American actor and singer. He is best known for playing Jack Kelly in the Broadway musical ''Newsies,'' replacing Jeremy Jordan, and for originating the role of Donny Novitski in the Broadway musical ''Bandstand''.<ref name="theatermania.com">{{cite news |last=Orlando |first=Nick |url=http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/09-2012/corey-cott-is-the-new-king-of-newsies_62883.html |title=Corey Cott Is the New King of ''Newsies'' |website=TheaterMania |location=New York City |access-date=June 22, 2014 |date=September 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907122935/http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/09-2012/corey-cott-is-the-new-king-of-newsies_62883.html |archive-date=September 7, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> Since October 2025, Cott appears on ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' as Detective Jake Griffin.
==Early life and education== Cott was born in Columbus, Mississippi, the oldest of three children of Rick, an investment manager and former Air Force fighter pilot, and Lori Cott.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://senestudio.com/blogs/live/cott-fam |title=This Family Is Taking Over Broadway, TV and Finance |work=Sene |access-date=2018-07-23 |date=2016-11-01 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724032119/https://senestudio.com/blogs/live/cott-fam |archive-date=2018-07-24 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Blank |first=Matthew |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/cue-a-gigi-star-corey-cott-on-pokemon-borrowing-shoes-for-a-callback-and-the-dog-actor-renaissance-com-346054 |title=CUE & A: ''Gigi'' Star Corey Cott on Pokémon, Borrowing Shoes for a Callback and The 'Dog Actor Renaissance' |website=Playbill |date=7 April 2015 |access-date=2017-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111014526/http://www.playbill.com/article/cue-a-gigi-star-corey-cott-on-pokemon-borrowing-shoes-for-a-callback-and-the-dog-actor-renaissance-com-346054 |archive-date=2017-01-11 |url-status=live}}</ref> The older brother of actor Casey Cott,<ref>{{cite web |last=Eberson |first=Sharon |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/theater-dance/2014/08/29/Newsies-star-Corey-Cott-returns/stories/201408290207 |title='Newsies' star Corey Cott returns to Pittsburgh to cheer on brother |website=Post Gazette |access-date=2017-04-02 |date=2014-08-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004194621/http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/theater-dance/2014/08/29/Newsies-star-Corey-Cott-returns/stories/201408290207 |archive-date=2018-10-04 |url-status=live}}</ref> he grew up in Spring Arbor, Michigan, and Chagrin Falls, Ohio, where he attended Chagrin Falls High School. After high school, he graduated from the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.<ref name="auto">{{cite web |last=McIntyre |first=Michael |title=Broadway musical 'Newsies' features actors Corey Cott of Chagrin Falls and Ben Fankhauser of Orange: Michael K. McIntyre's Tipoff |url=https://www.cleveland.com/tipoff/2013/03/broadway_musical_newsies_featu.html |website=cleveland.com |access-date=May 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714220938/http://www.cleveland.com/tipoff/index.ssf/2013/03/broadway_musical_newsies_featu.html |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |date=March 9, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>
==Career== Cott began his professional acting career while attending Carnegie Mellon, booking shows with Pittsburgh's professional theater company Pittsburgh CLO. He had roles in their productions of ''Miss Saigon'', ''Jekyll and Hyde'', and ''Jesus Christ Superstar''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ducassi |first=Nicholas |url=http://cmtoday.cmu.edu/issues/april-2013-issue/feature-stories/cott-up-in-the-moment/ |title=Cott Up in the Moment {{!}} Carnegie Mellon Today|website=cmtoday.cmu.edu|access-date=June 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701215902/http://cmtoday.cmu.edu/issues/april-2013-issue/feature-stories/cott-up-in-the-moment/|archive-date=July 1, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
Soon after graduating from Carnegie Mellon University, Cott moved to New York City. Shortly thereafter, he booked the role of the Jack Kelly alternate in the Broadway musical ''Newsies''. He took over that role permanently on September 5, 2012.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gioia |first=Michael |title=THE LEADING MEN: Broadway Newcomer Corey Cott Seizes the Day in Disney's ''Newsies'' |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/the-leading-men-broadway-newcomer-corey-cott-seizes-the-day-in-disneys-newsies-com-203042 |website=Playbill |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905072646/http://www.playbill.com/article/the-leading-men-broadway-newcomer-corey-cott-seizes-the-day-in-disneys-newsies-com-203042 |archive-date=September 5, 2017 |date=March 2, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>
Cott appeared in the musical ''Bandstand'', which opened on Broadway on April 26, 2017, as WWII veteran Donny Novitski.<ref>{{cite web |last=McPhee |first=Ryan |title=Laura Osnes and Corey Cott Star in ''Bandstand'', Opening April 26 on Broadway |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/laura-osnes-and-corey-cott-star-in-bandstand-opening-april-26-on-broadway |website=Playbill |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214182814/http://www.playbill.com/article/laura-osnes-and-corey-cott-star-in-bandstand-opening-april-26-on-broadway |archive-date=December 14, 2017 |date=April 26, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> He had also starred in the musical's premiere at the Paper Mill Playhouse in October 2015.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gans |first=Andrew |title=Laura Osnes and Corey Cott Will Return to Broadway in ''Bandstand'' Musical |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/laura-osnes-and-corey-cott-will-return-to-broadway-in-bandstand-musical |website=Playbill |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021071409/http://www.playbill.com/article/laura-osnes-and-corey-cott-will-return-to-broadway-in-bandstand-musical |archive-date=October 21, 2016 |date=October 20, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>
On February 25, 2019, Cott was announced as part of the cast of the Fox drama ''Filthy Rich'', playing Eric Monreaux.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2019-02-25 |title='Filthy Rich': Aubrey Dollar, Benjamin Aguilar, Corey Cott & Mark L. Young Cast In Fox Drama Pilot |url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/filthy-rich-aubrey-dollar-benjamin-aguilar-corey-cott-mark-l-young-cast-fox-drama-pilot-1202565101/ |access-date=2020-10-30 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> ''Filthy Rich'' premiered on September 21, 2020. Following appearances on television, he returned to theater in 2024, starring in the original Broadway production ''The Heart of Rock and Roll'', a jukebox musical comedy based on the music of Huey Lewis and the News.
In October 2025, Cott joined the cast of ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' in the role of Detective Jake Griffin. He previously guest starred as an unrelated character on a 2016 episode of the show.<ref>White, Jessica (October 2, 2025). [https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/who-is-detective-jake-griffin-on-svu-corey-cott "Benson’s Squad Just Got a Shake-Up With Detective Jake Griffin on ''Law & Order: SVU'']. NBC. Retrieved November 12, 2025.</ref>
==Personal life== Cott married Meghan Woollard in January 2013. They met while singing in church in Pittsburgh.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Leading Man Corey Cott on Joining the Nicest Kids in Town at Newsies |url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/163832/new-leading-man-corey-cott-on-joining-the-nicest-kids-in-town-at-newsies/ |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=Broadway.com |language=en}}</ref> Their first child, a son, Elliott Michael, was born on May 1, 2017.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sullivan |first=Lindsey |title=''Bandstand'' Frontman Corey Cott & His Wife Meghan Welcome First Child |url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/188397/bandstand-frontman-corey-cott-his-wife-meghan-welcome-first-child/ |website=Broadway.com |access-date=May 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170505015054/http://www.broadway.com/buzz/188397/bandstand-frontman-corey-cott-his-wife-meghan-welcome-first-child/ |archive-date=May 5, 2017 |date=May 2, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2019, they welcomed their second son, Nolan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Corey Cott (@naponacott) posted on Instagram • Dec 30, 2019 at 8:18pm UTC |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B6ta_QUJi6a/ |access-date=2020-10-30 |website=Instagram |language=en}}</ref> On October 31, 2021, the couple welcomed their third son, Asher.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Corey Cott (@naponacott) posted on Instagram • Nov 1, 2021 UTC |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CVxxQjgJ1KO/ |access-date=2021-11-02 |website=Instagram |language=en}}</ref>
Cott grew up with Ben Fankhauser, a fellow ''Newsies'' co-star. They performed together in several local youth theatre productions.<ref name="auto"/>
==Stage credits== Adapted from About the Artists.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Corey Cott theatre profile |url=https://www.abouttheartists.com/artists/385789-corey-cott |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=www.abouttheartists.com}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Venue ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2012 | rowspan="2" | ''Newsies'' | Jack Kelly <small>(alternate)</small> | rowspan="2" | Nederlander Theatre | rowspan="2" |Broadway |- |2012–14 |Jack Kelly |- | 2015 | rowspan="2" | ''Gigi'' | rowspan="2" | Gaston Lachaille | Kennedy Center | Regional |- | 2015 | Neil Simon Theatre | Broadway revival |- | 2015 | rowspan="2" | ''Bandstand'' | rowspan="2" | Donny Novitski | Paper Mill Playhouse | Regional premiere |- | 2017 | Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre | Broadway |- | 2018 | ''West Side Story'' | Tony | Kennedy Center<ref>[https://www.broadway.com/buzz/190827/krysta-rodriguez-to-join-corey-cott-in-west-side-story-at-the-kennedy-center/ 2018WSS]</ref> | Concert staging |- | rowspan=3|2019 | ''Last Days of Summer'' | Charlie Banks | Kansas City Repertory Theatre | Regional premiere |- | ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' | Armand St. Just | Lincoln Center | Concert |- | ''West Side Story'' | Tony | Lyric Opera of Chicago | Regional |- | 2024 | ''The Heart of Rock and Roll'' | Bobby | James Earl Jones Theatre | Broadway |}
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Film |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |- | 2012 | ''What You Get'' | Benjamin Armand | Short film |- | 2015 | ''The Intern'' | Customer Service Representative #2 | Uncredited |- | 2016 | ''Mutt'' | Michael | Short film |- | 2024 | ''Fortune'' | Rodney Tucker | Short film |} {| class="wikitable sortable" |+Television !Year !Title !Role ! class="unsortable" |Notes |- |2014 |''Madam Secretary'' |Scott Welland |Episode: "Passage" |- |2015 |''Public Morals'' |Ryan |2 episodes |- |2016 | data-sort-value="Interestings, The" |''The Interestings'' |Jonah Dey |Television film |- |2016 |''Z: The Beginning of Everything'' |Townsend Martin |5 episodes |- |2016 |''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' |Ellis Griffin |Episode: "Rape Interrupted" |- |2016 |''My Mother and Other Strangers'' |Lieutenant Barnhill |Episode: "Golden Gloves" |- |2017–2018 | data-sort-value="Good Fight, The" |''The Good Fight'' |Tom C. Duncan |4 episodes |- |2020 |''Filthy Rich'' |Eric Monreaux |Main role |- |2021 |''Evil'' |Officer Jim Turley |Episode: "C Is for Cop" |- |2022 |''Butlers in Love'' |Henry Walker |Hallmark Channel television film |- |2022 |''Law & Order'' |Niles Harper |Episode: "Benefit of the Doubt" |- |2023 |''The Equalizer'' |Roy Hughes/Eric Davies |Episode: "Lost and Found" |- |2023 |''Chicago Med'' |Omar Thomas |Episode: "It Is What It Is, Until It Isn't" |- |2023 |''Making Waves'' |Will |Hallmark Channel television film |- |2024 |''Season's Greetings from Cherry Lane'' |Dr. Charlie Franklin |Hallmark Channel television film |- |2025– present |''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' |Detective Jake Griffin |Season 27 (recurring until the Episode: "Purity" ) |- |2025 |''The Snow Must Go On'' |Isaiah Heyward |Hallmark Channel television film |- |}
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==External links== * {{IBDB name}} * {{IMDb name|4838234}} * {{Playbill person|corey-cott-vault-0000123486}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20120809213933/http://www.playbillvault.com/Person/Detail/123486/Corey-Cott archive])
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