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Rob is a New York City-based actor, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer.
He is currently performing in Where the Mountain Meets the Sea at the Signature Theater in VA, a production he is also music directing. This fall, Rob will reprise the role of Beck in The Porch on Windy Hill at Weston Repertory Theatre (VT) and People’s Light (PA), a role he previously played at Merrimack Repertory Theatre (MA).
Recently, Rob played Bart in The 12 at Goodspeed, directed by John Doyle. He was also in Doyle’s revival of the Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman musical Assassins, at Classic Stage Company in NYC. Rob played banjo, guitar, mandolin, and harmonica in the production, as well as the role of David Herold. Also off-Broadway, Rob appeared as “The Chorus” in Frankenstein (by Tristan Bernays, directed by Timothy Douglas), at Classic Stage Company. He composed the play’s score and songs, which he performed live on guitar, mandolin, and dulcimer.
Rob received a Broadway World nomination for Best Featured Actor in a musical for Berkshire Theatre Group’s production of Working: A Musical.
In Spring of 2019, Rob starred as the titular role in a brand new actor/musician production of the musical You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. The production was met with critical acclaim:
“Rob Morrison is an absolute delight as Charlie Brown. Charlie Brown is a very sensitive, compassionate and kind boy, but is stuck on a streak of bad luck and low self-esteem that has him down in the dumps. Morrison brings such heart to the "Peanuts" character. There is a scene where Charlie laments about his crush on the little red-haired girl at lunchtime to the audience, and it feels hilariously yet heartbreakingly real for a kid of Charlie Brown's age. Morrison executes every scene and song with such raw honesty that makes it so the audience can't help but feel for and root for him.” - Broadway World
Rob is the voice of Doodle the dog on Nick Jr's hit animated series Sunny Day. Additionally, his voice can be heard every day on your local PBS station on the Emmy-winning animated series Peg + Cat. He voices over 25 characters on the series, including Beethoven, the Pirates (and their Parrot), Big Mouth, Singing Goat, 99 chickens, and Zebra Guy. Additional voiceover credits include Pokémon (Disney XD) and Bug Diaries (Amazon).
Off-Broadway, Rob’s credits include Nicky/Trekkie Monster in Avenue Q, Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe, and Pinkalicious. He originated the role of Paul Allen in the musical NERDS at NC Theater and Philadelphia Theater Company, as well as the narrator/musician role of Mountaineer #2 in Moonshine: That Hee Haw Musical at Dallas Theater Center. Film and television credits include Freedom (w/ Cuba Gooding, Jr), Alpha House (Amazon), and Unforgettable (CBS). He has appeared in numerous television and radio commercials.
Rob is the lead singer of the folk/americana band The Booklights, whose debut EP Into a Ball was released in 2021. He is also a member of the acclaimed folk-rock band The Hollows, whose album Between the Water and the Wonder Wheel was produced by John Siket (Sonic Youth, Dave Matthews Band, Yo la Tengo). Rob is well-versed on a variety of instruments, including guitar, mandolin, slide guitar, dulcimer, banjo, dobro, lap steel, pedal steel, and harmonica.
As composer, he penned the original score for the feature film Sun Belt Express, directed by Evan Buxbaum and starring Tate Donovan. Sun Belt Express received accolades at the Santa Fe Film Festival, New Orleans Film Festival, and Chelsea Film Festival, and was released on Hulu and iTunes. Four of Rob's original songs are featured in the Hulu series It Could Be Worse.
Rob hails from Hendersonville, NC. He received a BFA in Musical Theater from Emerson College.