Joshua Ilan "
Josh"
Gad (born February 23, 1981) is an American actor, comedian, and singer best known for voicing
Olaf in
Frozen, for originating the role of Elder Arnold Cunningham in the Broadway musical
The Book of Mormon, and Ryan Church in the television series
Back to You. He has also appeared in
ER,
The Daily Show,
Modern Family,
New Girl,
Bored to Death, and
Numb3rs, played Skip Gilchrist in the political
sitcom 1600 Penn on
NBC, and a fictionalized version of himself on
FX's
The Comedians, alongside
Billy Crystal. His film roles include
The Rocker,
21,
Love & Other Drugs,
Frozen,
Jobs, and
Pixels.