Sydney James Harcourt was born and raised in Detroit, the unexpected outcome from the chance meeting of a touring jazz pianist and an inner-city English teacher. Performing is in his blood, and after receiving full academic scholarships to both Interlochen Arts Academy and the University of Michigan, his passion and studies in music, dance, and theater led him from Detroit to New York to turn his learning into a living.

A sought-after New York vocalist and Grammy winner, he has since performed on some of the world’s finest concert stages including Radio City Music Hall, Avery Fisher Hall (with the New York Philharmonic), Carnegie Hall, and Arthur Ashe Stadium at the US Open Finals. He has appeared on and off-Broadway starring in productions like the cultural phenomenon Hamilton (original Broadway company), Disney's The Lion King, Green Day's American Idiot, and the U.S. Premier of Bob Dylan’s Girl From the North Country where he originated the role of Joe Scott, receiving critical raves and nominations for the Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, and Audelco Awards. No stranger to television, Sydney has appeared in Tell Me A Story, Blue Bloods, FBI, NCIS: New Orleans, Elementary, Younger, The Good Wife, Law and Order and also on film in Hamilton, Disney's Enchanted, and starring in the upcoming musical feature film ‘I’m Not Gay’.