Byron Jennings
MY FAIR LADY to be Presented at Burning Coal Theatre Company (Mar 4, 2026)
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BIO
Byron Jennings is an American actor. He plays Dr. Cotton in Boardwalk Empire. He is a guest star in the fifth season episode "King Of Norway". He has been active since 1990 and has also appeared in the films Quiz Show (1994), A Time to Kill (1996), The Ice Storm (1997), and Lincoln (2012).
Theatre includes: Broadway: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, She Loves Me, You Can't Take It With You, Macbeth, Arcadia, The Merchant of Venice, Inherit The Wind, Noises Off, Is He Dead, Accent on Youth, Heartbreak House, A Touch of the Poet, Twelve Angry Men, The Man Who Came To Dinner, A Month in the Country, Henry IV, Dinner At Eight, The Invention of Love, Carousel, Sight Unseen. Off-Broadway: Plenty, Waste, Don Juan, The Foreigner, Dealer's Choice, Stuff Happens, Pericles, The Merchant of Venice, On The Open Road, The Twenty-seventh Man, Ten Chimneys.
Television includes: "The Good Fight," "Boardwalk Empire," "Elementary," "Billions," "Difficult People," "Deadbeat," "Damages," "White Collar," "Kings," "Gossip Girl," "Law & Order," "Liberty," "God In America."
Film includes: The Greatest Showman On Earth, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, True Story, Lincoln, Julie & Julia, Hamlet, Civil Action, The Ice Storm, A Time To Kill, Quiz Show, A Simple Twist of Fate, I'm Losing You.
STAGE CREDITS
Productions
Awards and Nominations
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Byron Jennings, Stuff Happens
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Byron Jennings, Waste
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Byron Jennings has appeared on Broadway in 21 shows.
Byron Jennings has not appeared in the West End.
Performance (Obie Awards) for Stuff Happens and Performance (Obie Awards) for Waste.
Byron Jennings has won Obie Awards for his performances in the plays Stuff Happens and Waste.
Videos