Mitchell has a number of television and film credits, including the role of John Dolan in
Roots: The Next Generations (1979), and a seven-year stint as Dr. Justin 'Jackpot' Jackson on
Trapper John, M.D. from 1979 to 1986. Mitchell made several appearances as a celebrity panelist on episodes of
$25,000 Pyramid and
$100,000 Pyramid in the 1980s, and was considered one of the game's better celebrity players, helping a contestant win the $100,000 grand prize on the latter show in February 1986. Mitchell also participated as a celebrity panelist in four weeks' worth of episodes of
The Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour, a short-lived
NBC game show that ran from 1983 to 1984. Mitchell first performed on Broadway in the musical
Mail in 1988, with music by Michael Rupert and lyrics by Jerry Cocker, winning the
Theatre World award. His Broadway credits include an all-black revival of
George and
Ira Gershwin's
Oh, Kay! (1990), ''
Jelly's Last Jam'' (1992) based on the works of jazz artist
Jelly Roll Morton, and
Kander and Ebb's
Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993). He played recurring roles as Hilary Banks' news anchor fiancé Trevor Newsworthy/Collins on
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and supplied the singing voice of
Jethro in the animated feature
The Prince of Egypt (1998). He originated the role of Coalhouse Walker Jr, in the musical
Ragtime, which opened on Broadway in January 1998. He received a 1998
Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical. He appeared in the 1999 revival of
Cole Porter's
Kiss Me, Kate as Fred Graham / Petruchio, winning the
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He appeared on Broadway in
King Hedley II in 2001 (Tony Award nomination) and
Man of La Mancha in 2002 (Tony Award nomination). in
Dallas, September 1, 2011 He appeared in the New York
City Center Encores! staged concert productions of
Jule Styne's
Do Re Mi (1999),
Bob Merrill's
Carnival! (2002),
Kismet (2006), and
The Band Wagon in 2014. On June 9, 2005, Mitchell appeared in a concert version of the
Rodgers and Hammerstein musical
South Pacific at
Carnegie Hall. He starred as Emile, alongside
Reba McEntire as Nellie Forbush and
Alec Baldwin as Luther Billis. The production was taped and telecast by PBS in 2006. Of his performance,
Ben Brantley wrote in
The New York Times, "As for Mr. Mitchell, his place in the pantheon of romantic musical leads is now guaranteed."
Playbill Records released his debut solo CD,
Brian Stokes Mitchell on June 6, 2006. Mitchell has also performed in a Christmas concert with the
Mormon Tabernacle Choir later released as a CD and DVD entitled
Ring Christmas Bells. His second solo CD,
Simply Broadway, was released October 30, 2012, by CD Baby. Mitchell returned to Broadway to star with
Patti LuPone in the musical version of the
Pedro Almodóvar film
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, which opened at the
Belasco Theatre in November 2010. He guest starred in March 2010 in
Ugly Betty as Wilhelmina Slater's ex-boyfriend, Don. He appeared on the 57th episode of
Glee, titled "
Heart" in 2012, and the 58th, titled "
On My Way," as one of
Rachel's dads (LeRoy) along with
Jeff Goldblum. He has also done voice-overs for animation including
Animaniacs,
Capitol Critters,
Tiny Toon Adventures,
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo,
The Further Adventures of SuperTed, ''
Kid 'n Play, New Kids on the Block, Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf, Gravedale High, Potsworth & Co., Captain Planet and the Planeteers, The Tom and Jerry Kids Show, Yo Yogi!, Fantastic Max, Pound Puppies, The Addams Family, California Raisins, The Angry Beavers, James Bond Jr., Batman: The Animated Series, Paddington Bear, Pinky and the Brain, Defenders of Dynatron City, The Hot Rod Dogs and Cool Car Cats, Droopy, Master Detective, Denver, the Last Dinosaur, Mighty Max, Don Coyote & Sancho Panda, Vampirina, and the two Flintstones animated movies Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby and I Yabba-Dabba Do!. Mitchell plays Nicholas Prophet in Wolverine: The Long Night'', a scripted podcast serial. He also played a recurring role on the
USA Network series
Mr. Robot as
Scott Knowles,
CTO of
E Corp. The series began in June 2015 and ended in December 2019. A new musical titled
Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed, based on the making of
Shuffle Along, opened on Broadway on March 14, 2016, in previews and officially on April 21 at the
Music Box Theatre. Mitchell played
F.E. Miller, with
Audra McDonald as
Lottie Gee,
Billy Porter,
Joshua Henry and
Brandon Victor Dixon. ==Personal life==