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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.

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STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2024
Arnesen


[Off-Broadway]
Atlantic Theater Company Off-Broadway Premiere Production, 2023


[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2018
Performer


[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Off-Center Revival, 2017


[Off-Broadway]
Public Theater Off-Broadway Revival, 2016
Leonard Darwin


[Broadway]
Roundabout Theatre Broadway Revival, 2016
Maraczek


[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2014
Mr. Kirby


[Broadway]
Lincoln Center Production, 2013
Witch

Bloody Sergeant

Lord

Witch

Bloody Sergeant

Lord

[Off-Broadway]
Public Theater Production, 2012
The Agent in Charge


[Off-Broadway]
Peccadillo Theater Company Production, 2012
Alfred Lunt


[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2011
Richard Noakes


[Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 2010
Antonio


[Off-Broadway]
Shakespeare In The Park Revival, 2010
Performer


[Off-Broadway]
Shakespeare In The Park Revival, 2010


[Broadway]
Manhattan Theatre Club Revival, 2009
Frank Galloway


[Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 2008
Scottish Doctor

Duncan


Scottish Doctor

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2007
Bastien André


[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2007
Rev. Jeremiah Brown


[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2006
Hector Hushabye


[Off-Broadway]
2006
Tony Blair


[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2005
Jamie Cregan


[Off-Broadway]
2004
S-sgt. "Froggy" LeSueur


[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2004
Juror #11 [Replacement]

[Replacement]

[Broadway]
Manhattan Theatre Club Production, 2004
Nick


[Broadway]
Lincoln Center Revival, 2003
Thomas Percy


[Regional (US)]
Regional Revival, 2003
Performer


[Off-Broadway]
2003
Don Juan


[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2002
Larry Renault


[Off-Broadway]
2002
Performer


[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2001
Frederick Fellowes [Replacement]

[Replacement]

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2001
Benjamin Jowett


Benjamin Jowett


[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2000
Beverly Carlton


[Off-Broadway]
2000
Performer


[Off-Broadway]
1997
Ash


[Off-Broadway]
1996
John Doyle


[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1995
Arkady Sergeich Islaev


[Off-Broadway]
1995
Antonio


[Off-Broadway]
1993
Al


[Off-Broadway]
1991
Antiochus/Simonides/Lysimachus


Productions

 
[Off-Broadway, 1992]
Fight Director/Coordinator

Awards and Nominations


winner
Obie Awards - 2006 - Performance

Byron Jennings, Stuff Happens


winner
Obie Awards - 2000 - Performance

Byron Jennings, Waste

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News


Photos: Scott Elllis Receives Portrait at Sardi's
by Bruce Glikas - Dec 8, 2025

Tony Award nominee and Interim Artistic Director of Roundabout Theatre Company, Scott Ellis, received his iconic caricature at Sardi’s on Thursday, December 4. Check out photos here.
Video: The Cast of DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES Take Final Broadway Bow
by Stephi Wild - Apr 1, 2024

The Broadway run of Days of Wine and Roses played its final performance last night, Sunday, March 31, following 25 previews and 73 regular performances. Check out a video of the cast taking their final bows!
Burning Coal Theatre Company to Present A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC in April
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 10, 2024

A Little Night Music by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler will be performed at Burning Coal Theatre Company in Raleigh, NC from April 4 - April 21, 2024. Learn more about the production here!
Photos: First Look at Kelli O'Hara & Brian d'Arcy James in DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES on Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 18, 2024

Get a first look at photos of Kelli O'Hara and Brian d'Arcy James in Days of Wine and Roses on Broadway.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Byron Jennings been in?

Byron Jennings has appeared on Broadway in 21 shows.

How many West End shows has Byron Jennings been in?

Byron Jennings has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Byron Jennings been nominated for?

Performance (Obie Awards) for Stuff Happens and Performance (Obie Awards) for Waste.

What awards has Byron Jennings won?

Byron Jennings has won Obie Awards for his performances in Stuff Happens and Waste.

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