Duncan Sheik
- Acting
- November 18, 1969 · Montclair, New Jersey, USA
- September 17, 2026
Biography
Duncan Scott Sheik (November 18, 1969 — September 17, 2026) was an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. Sheik was best known for his 1996 debut single "Barely Breathing", which earned him a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. He composed music for film and stage musicals, winning the 2007 Tony Awards for Best Original Score and Best Orchestrations for his work on the musical Spring Awakening.
Known for
Filmography
- Almeida On Screen: Spring Awakening · Music, Orchestrator
- Noir · Orchestrator, Writer
- Spring Awakening: Those You've Known · Self, Songs
- Alice by Heart · Music
- Lost Generation · Executive producer, Music
- Dare · Music
- Little Spirit: Christmas in New York · Music
- Duncan Sheik: On Stage At World Cafe Live
- The Cake Eaters · Music
- Spring Awakening · Music Sound Design and Processing
- Limp · Music
- Brother's Shadow · Music
- Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley
- A Home at the End of the World · Music
- Uptown Girls · Celebrity
- Death of a Dynasty · Well-Dressed Man
- American Dreams · Bobby Darin
- Boston Public · Self
- The Gift of Song: Music for UNICEF · Self
- Divas · (uncredited)
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- Beverly Hills, 90210
- Tony Awards · Self