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Christopher Plummer

Birth Place: Toronto, ON, CANADA

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Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer CC (December 13, 1929 – February 5, 2021) was a Canadian actor. His career spanned seven decades, gaining him recognition for his performances in film, stage, and television. His accolades included an Academy Award, two Tony Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards, making him the only Canadian recipient of the "Triple Crown of Acting". He also received a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award as well as a nomination for a Grammy Award.



Plummer made his Broadway debut in the 1954 play The Starcross Story. He received two Tony Awards, one for Best Actor in a Musical playing Cyrano de Bergerac in Cyrano (1974) and the other for Best Actor in a Play portraying John Barrymore in Barrymore (1997). His other Tony-nominated roles include in J.B. (1959), Othello (1982), No Man's Land (1994), King Lear (2004), and Inherit the Wind (2007).

Plummer made his film debut in Stage Struck (1958), landed his first starring role that same year in Wind Across the Everglades. He became a household name as a result of his role as Captain Georg von Trapp in the musical film The Sound of Music (1965) alongside Julie Andrews. During this time he starred in The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964), Waterloo (1970), and The Man Who Would Be King (1975).

Plummer received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Beginners (2011); he was nominated for the same award for his performances in The Last Station (2009) and All the Money in the World (2017). His other notable films include The Return of the Pink Panther (1975), Somewhere in Time (1980), Malcolm X (1992), The Insider (1999), A Beautiful Mind (2001), The New World (2005), Syriana (2005), Inside Man (2006), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), and Knives Out (2019).

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STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2007
Henry Drummond


[Broadway]
Lincoln Center Revival, 2004
King Lear of Britain


[Broadway]
1997
John Barrymore


[Broadway]
1994
Spooner


[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1988
Macbeth


[Broadway]
1982
Iago


[Off-Broadway]
1978
Edgar


[Broadway]
1973
Performer


[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1973
Cyrano de Bergerac


[Broadway]
Broadway Production, 1965
Francisco Pizarro


[Broadway]
1963
Arturo Ui


[Broadway]
1958
Nickles


[Broadway]
1956
Lewis Rohmen


[Broadway]
1955
Warwick


[Broadway]
1955
Count Peter Zichy


[Broadway]
1954
Manchester Monagham


[Broadway]
1954
George Phillips


Productions

 
[Off-Broadway, 2003]
Sound Designer

Movies

Johnny Belinda
[ 1958 ] Dr. Jack Pelletier
Little Moon of Alban
[ 1958 ] Kenneth Boyd
Stage Struck
[ 1958 ] Joe Sheridan
Wind Across the Everglades
[ 1958 ] Walt Murdock
A Doll's House
[ 1959 ] Torvald Helmer
The Philadelphia Story
[ 1959 ] Mike Connor
Captain Brassbound's Conversion
[ 1960 ] Captain Brassbound
Time Remembered
[ 1961 ] Prince Albert
Cyrano De Bergerac
[ 1962 ] Cyrano de Bergerac
Hamlet at Elsinore
[ 1964 ] Hamlet
The Fall of the Roman Empire
[ 1964 ] Commodus
Inside Daisy Clover
[ 1965 ] Raymond Swan
The Sound of Music
[ 1965 ] Captain Georg von Trapp
Triple Cross
[ 1966 ] Eddie Chapman
The Night of the Generals
[ 1967 ] Field Marshal Rommel
Oedipus the King
[ 1968 ] Oedipus
The High Commissioner
[ 1968 ] Sir James Quentin
The Secret of Michelangelo
[ 1968 ] Narrator
Battle of Britain
[ 1969 ] Squadron Leader Colin Harvey
Lock Up Your Daughters!
[ 1969 ] Lord Foppington
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
[ 1969 ] Atahuallpa
Waterloo
[ 1970 ] Arthur Wellesley - Duke of Wellington
The Pyx
[ 1973 ] Dt. Sgt. Jim Henderson
After the Fall
[ 1974 ] Quentin
Conduct Unbecoming
[ 1975 ] Maj. Alastair Wimbourne
The Assassination at Sarajevo
[ 1975 ] Archduke Ferdinand
The Man Who Would Be King
[ 1975 ] Rudyard Kipling
The Return of the Pink Panther
[ 1975 ] Sir Charles Litton
The Spiral Staircase
[ 1975 ] Dr. Sherman
Aces High
[ 1976 ] Sinclair
The Assignment
[ 1977 ] Kaptain Behounek
The Disappearance
[ 1977 ] Deverell
International Velvet
[ 1978 ] John Seaton
Starcrash
[ 1978 ] The Emperor
The Silent Partner
[ 1978 ] Reikle
Hanover Street
[ 1979 ] Paul Sellinger
Murder by Decree
[ 1979 ] Sherlock Holmes
Riel
[ 1979 ] Prime Minister John A. Macdonald
Desperate Voyage
[ 1980 ] Burrifous
Somewhere in Time
[ 1980 ] W. F. Robinson
The Shadow Box
[ 1980 ] Brian
Dial 'M' for Murder
[ 1981 ] Tony Wendice
Eyewitness
[ 1981 ] Joseph
The Amateur
[ 1981 ] Professor Lakos
When the Circus Came to Town
[ 1981 ] Duke Royal
Highpoint
[ 1982 ] James Hatcher
Prototype
[ 1983 ] Dr. Carl Forrester
The Scarlet and the Black
[ 1983 ] Col. Herbert Kappler
Dreamscape
[ 1984 ] Bob Blair
Lily in Love
[ 1984 ] Fitzroy Wynn / Roberto Terranova
Ordeal by Innocence
[ 1984 ] Leo Argyle
An American Tail
[ 1986 ] Henri - Voice
The Boss' Wife
[ 1986 ] Mr. Roalvang
The Boy in Blue
[ 1986 ] Knox
The Tin Soldier
[ 1986 ] Narrator - Voice
A Hazard of Hearts
[ 1987 ] Sir Giles Staverley
Dragnet
[ 1987 ] Whirley
I Love N.Y.
[ 1987 ] John Robertson Yeats
The Gnomes' Great Adventure
[ 1987 ] Narrator
The Nightingale
[ 1987 ] Narrator - Voice
Shadow Dancing
[ 1988 ] Edmund Beaumont
Souvenir
[ 1988 ] Ernst Kestner
Vampire in Venice
[ 1988 ] Professor Paris Catalano
Kingsgate
[ 1989 ]
Mindfield
[ 1989 ] Doctor Satorius
Nabokov on Kafka
[ 1989 ] Vladimir Nabokov
A Ghost in Monte Carlo
[ 1990 ] The Grand Duke Ivan
Red Blooded American Girl
[ 1990 ] Dr. John Alcore
Where the Heart Is
[ 1990 ] Shitty
A Marriage: Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz
[ 1991 ] Alfred Stieglitz
Firehead
[ 1991 ] Vaughn
Money
[ 1991 ] Martin Yahl
Rock-A-Doodle
[ 1991 ] Grand Duke - Voice
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
[ 1991 ] Chang
The First Circle
[ 1991 ] Victor Abakumov
Young Catherine
[ 1991 ] Sir Charles
Liar's Edge
[ 1992 ] Harry Weldon
Malcolm X
[ 1992 ] Chaplain Gill
Secrets
[ 1992 ] Mel Wexler
A Stranger in the Mirror
[ 1993 ] Clifton Lawrence
Crackerjack
[ 1994 ] Ivan Getz
Felidae
[ 1994 ] Joker
Wolf
[ 1994 ] Raymond Alden
Dolores Claiborne
[ 1995 ] Detective John Mackey
Harrison Bergeron
[ 1995 ] John Klaxon
Twelve Monkeys
[ 1995 ] Dr. Goines
We the Jury
[ 1996 ] Wilfred Fransiscus
Babes in Toyland
[ 1997 ] Barnaby Crookedman - Voice
Skeletons
[ 1997 ] Reverend Carlyle
Blackheart
[ 1998 ] Holmes
The Clown at Midnight
[ 1998 ] Mr. Caruthers
The First Christmas
[ 1998 ] Narrator - Voice
Winchell
[ 1998 ] Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hidden Agenda
[ 1999 ] Ulrich Steiner
Madeline: Lost in Paris
[ 1999 ] Narrator - Voice
The Insider
[ 1999 ] Mike Wallace
American Tragedy
[ 2000 ] F. Lee Bailey
Dracula 2001
[ 2000 ] Abraham Van Helsing
Possessed
[ 2000 ] Archbishop Hume
The Dinosaur Hunter
[ 2000 ] Hump Hinton
A Beautiful Mind
[ 2001 ] Dr. Rosen
Lucky Break
[ 2001 ] Graham Mortimer
On Golden Pond
[ 2001 ] Norman Thayer
Agent of Influence
[ 2002 ] John Watkins
Ararat
[ 2002 ] David
Nicholas Nickleby
[ 2002 ] Ralph Nickleby
Night Flight
[ 2002 ] 'Flash' Harry Peters
Blizzard
[ 2003 ] Santa Claus
Cold Creek Manor
[ 2003 ] Mr. Massie
The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John
[ 2003 ] Narrator - Voice
Alexander
[ 2004 ] Aristotle
National Treasure
[ 2004 ] John Adams Gates
Four Minutes
[ 2005 ] Archie Mason
Heidi
[ 2005 ] Grandfather - Voice
Must Love Dogs
[ 2005 ] Bill
Our Fathers
[ 2005 ] Cardinal Bernard Law
Syriana
[ 2005 ] Dean Whiting
The New World
[ 2005 ] Captain Newport
Inside Man
[ 2006 ] Arthur Case
The Lake House
[ 2006 ] Simon Wyler
Already Dead
[ 2007 ] Dr. Heller
Closing the Ring
[ 2007 ] Jack
Emotional Arithmetic
[ 2007 ] David Winters
Man in the Chair
[ 2007 ] Flash Madden
Caesar and Cleopatra
[ 2009 ] Caesar
My Dog Tulip
[ 2009 ] J.R. Ackerley - Voice
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
[ 2009 ] Doctor Parnassus
The Last Station
[ 2009 ] Leo Tolstoy
Up
[ 2009 ] Charles Muntz - Voice
Beginners
[ 2010 ] Hal
Making a Scene
[ 2010 ]
The Tempest
[ 2010 ] Prospero
Barrymore
[ 2011 ] John Barrymore
Priest
[ 2011 ] Monsignor Orelas
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
[ 2011 ] Henrik Vanger
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
[ 2013 ] John Harlan
The Legend of Sarila
[ 2013 ] Croolik - Voice
Elsa & Fred
[ 2014 ] Fred
Hector and the Search for Happiness
[ 2014 ] Professor Coreman
The Forger
[ 2014 ] Joseph Cutter
Danny Collins
[ 2015 ] Frank Grubman
Pixies
[ 2015 ] Pixie King - Voice
Remember
[ 2015 ] Zev Guttman
Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom
[ 2016 ] Dr. West - Voice
The Exception
[ 2016 ] Kaiser Wilhelm II
All the Money in the World
[ 2017 ] J. Paul Getty
Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom
[ 2017 ] Dr. West - Voice
The Man Who Invented Christmas
[ 2017 ] Scrooge
The Star
[ 2017 ] Herod - Voice
Boundaries
[ 2018 ] Jack
Cliffs of Freedom
[ 2019 ] Thanasi
Knives Out
[ 2019 ] Harlan Thrombey
The Last Full Measure
[ 2019 ] Frank Pitsenbarger
Heroes of the Golden Masks
[ 2022 ] Rizzo - Voice

TV Shows

Little Women
Dick
Kraft Theatre
Robert Carr
Producers' Showcase
Christian de Neuvillette
Appointment with Adventure
Roger Manning
Eye on New York
Lewis Rohnen
General Electric Theater
Walter Shelley
The Alcoa Hour
Bruce Quealy
Our American Heritage
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Sunday Showcase
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
The DuPont Show of the Month
[ 1957-1961 ] Rudolf Rassendyll, King Rudolf, Sir Miles Hendon
BBC Play of the Month
Don Juan
Witness to Yesterday
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers
Roscoe Heyward
Jesus of Nazareth
Herod Antipas
The Sunday Drama
Sherlock Holmes
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
Reggie Vanderbilt
The Thorn Birds
Archbishop Vittorio Contini-Verchese
David the Gnome
Narrator
Crossings
Armand DeVilliers
Spearfield's Daughter
Lord Jack Cruze
The Cosby Show
Jonathan Lawrence
Berlin Lady
Wilhem Speer
Counterstrike
[ 1990-1993 ] Alexander Addington
Madeline
[ 1990-1994 ] Narrator
The New Adventures of Madeline
Narrator
The Arrow
George Hees
Nuremberg
Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
Odd Job Jack
Magnus the Maker
The Summit
P.J. Aimes
Nostalgia Critic
Grand Duke, Captain Von Trapp
That Fellow in the Coat
Tulip's Owner
Departure
[ 2019-2021 ] Howard Lawson

Awards and Nominations


winner
Theatre World Awards - 2014 - John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre

Christopher Plummer

Drama Desk Awards - 2007 - Outstanding Actor in a Play

Christopher Plummer, Inherit the Wind

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2007 - Outstanding Actor in a Play

Christopher Plummer, Inherit the Wind

Tony Awards - 2007 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Christopher Plummer, Inherit the Wind


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2004 - Outstanding Actor - Play

Christopher Plummer, King Lear

Tony Awards - 2004 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Christopher Plummer, King Lear


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1997 - Outstanding Actor - Play

Christopher Plummer, Barrymore


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1997 - Best Actor - Play

Christopher Plummer, Barrymore


winner
Tony Awards - 1997 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Christopher Plummer, Barrymore

Drama Desk Awards - 1994 - Outstanding Actor - Play

Christopher Plummer, No Man's Land

Tony Awards - 1994 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Christopher Plummer , No Man's Land

Drama Desk Awards - 1982 - Outstanding Actor in a Play

Christopher Plummer, Othello

Tony Awards - 1982 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Actor in a Play

Christopher Plummer, Othello


winner
Drama League Awards - 1974 - Distinguished Performance Award

Christopher Plummer


winner
Tony Awards - 1974 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Christopher Plummer, Cyrano


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1973 - Outstanding Performance

Christopher Plummer, Cyrano


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1973 - Outstanding Actor in a Play

Christopher PlummerPlay

Tony Awards - 1959 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Christopher Plummer, J. B.


winner
Theatre World Awards - 1955 - Performance

Christopher Plummer, The Dark is Light Enough

Videos

News


THE SOUND OF MUSIC to be Presented at Royal Players
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 28, 2025

The Historic Royal Theatre will bring THE SOUND OF MUSIC to the stage in 2025, sponsored by ARVEST Bank and performed by the Royal Players. Learn more!
Westport Country Playhouse Will Perform Script in Hand Playreading of THE SHARK IS BROKEN
by Stephi Wild - May 21, 2025

Westport Country Playhouse will present a Script in Hand playreading of “The Shark Is Broken,” based on true events during the making of the film “Jaws.'
Which Shows Have Been Revived the Most in the 21st Century?
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - May 11, 2025

Three of this season’s plays and two of this season’s musicals are already getting revived for the second or third time this century! Twenty-five years into the 21st century and Broadway has already seen multiple revivals of Glengarry Glen Ross, Our Town, Romeo and Juliet, Gypsy, and Sunset Boulevard. 
2025 Theatre World Awards Winners Announced
by Nicole Rosky - May 5, 2025

Theatre World Awards Board of Directors has just announced the Honorees for Theatre World Award for an Outstanding Debut Performance in a Broadway or Off-Broadway Production. We have the full list of honorees!
Westport Country Playhouse to Present STILL Script in Hand Playreading
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 29, 2025

Westport Country Playhouse will present a Script in Hand playreading of “Still,” a romantic story of two reunited lovers. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Cynthia Erivo, Sutton Foster, Kelli O'Hara, and More Set For 2025 Ravinia Festival
by Stephi Wild - Apr 25, 2025

Cynthia Erivo, Sutton Foster, Kelli O'Hara, and more have joined the lineup for this year Ravinia Festival, set for this summer in Highland Park, IL. Tickets are on sale now!
Feature: CAPA PREVIEW at Ohio Theatre
by Paul Batterson - Apr 9, 2025

“We couldn’t be more excited to share this new season with all our loyal Broadway fans. The season really does represent the last several years of Broadway at its best, freshest, and most creative, alongside two beloved classics.” CAPA President Chad Whittington
US Cultural Ambassador Ronald Rand Celebrates 25 Years Starring In LET IT BE ART! On Tour In Asheville
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 26, 2025

US Cultural Ambassador Ronald Rand celebrating his 25th year starring as Harold Clurman, the 'Elder Statesman of the American Theatre' touring around the world in his celebrated solo play, LET IT BE ART! will perform in Asheville, North Carolina at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts on April 25th.
Review Roundup: OTHELLO, Starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 24, 2025

Tony Award winner and two-time Academy Award winner Denzel Washington and Tony Award nominee and Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal go toe-to-toe in Broadway's latest production of Othello, directed by Kenny Leon. Check out what the critics are saying here...
Cynthia Erivo, Sutton Foster, & More Set for The Ravinia Festival's 2025 Summer Lineup
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 13, 2025

The Ravinia Festival has unveiled its 2025 summer lineup, which features more than 100 concerts and 40 artist debuts. Highlights include appearances by Cynthia Erivo, Sutton Foster and Kelli O’Hara. Check out the full lineup!
Westport Country Playhouse Stages Romantic Comedy THEATRE PEOPLE
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 6, 2025

Westport Country Playhouse will stage the romantic comedy, “Theatre People,” from March 25 through April 12. Filled with romance, misunderstandings, and surprises, the plot focuses on a married playwright couple who are trying to concoct a surefire Broadway hit but create as much drama among themselves as on paper.
Frank Hartenstein, Broadway Stage Manager, Passes Away at 85
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 4, 2025

Frank Hartenstein, a stage manager whose body of work included collaborating with some of Broadway's most celebrated luminaries over the last 50 years, died on Friday, February 21. Learn more about Hartenstein's life and career.
Photos: THE SOUND OF MUSIC Celebrates 60th Anniversary With Behind the Scenes Photos
by Stephi Wild - Mar 3, 2025

To mark the 60th anniversary of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music film – which premiered on March 2, 1965 – 60 rare, behind-the-scenes photos from the 20th Century Fox archive have been released.
Sonrisas y Lágrimas regresa con una nueva versión en 4K
by Lorena Pastor Romero - Feb 20, 2025

Para celebrar su 60 aniversario, la icónica película Sonrisas y Lágrimas ha sido remasterizada en 4K y volverá a las salas de cine a finales de 2025.
THE SOUND OF MUSIC Restored in 4K for 60th Anniversary; Returning to Theaters Later This Year
by Josh Sharpe - Feb 20, 2025

March 2, 2025 will mark 60 years since the classic film adaptation of Rodgers & Hammerstein's The Sound of Music debuted on screens. This year, fans can experience the film again in a beautifully restored and remastered 4K version, which is slated to hit theaters and 4K Blu-ray in 2025.
New Production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC Comes to Curve This Holiday Season
by Stephi Wild - Feb 18, 2025

This Christmas season, the Curve Theatre in Leicester will present a brand-new Made at Curve production of classic musical, THE SOUND OF MUSIC. Learn more here!
THE SOUND OF MUSIC Returns to ABC This Month
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 12, 2024

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s cinematic treasure The Sound of Music will be broadcast on ABC on Sunday, December 15, 2024, at 7/6c. The musical’s official social media pages will host a live watch party during the airing on December 15.
A SHERLOCK CAROL Comes to Westport Country Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Dec 4, 2024

Westport Country Playhouse will stage “A Sherlock Carol,” a family-friendly holiday production based on two classic tales, “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle,” a classic Sherlock Holmes story, and “A Christmas Carol.'
BUGS BUNNY AT THE SYMPHONY Comes to Anchorage
by Stephi Wild - Nov 27, 2024

For 24 years, the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra has found the cure for those cold, dark January days – Silent Film Night. Learn more about Bugs Bunny at the Symphony here!
Photos: Eugene O'Neill Theater Center Honors Tom Viertel at 23rd Monte Cristo Award Gala
by Stephi Wild - Nov 19, 2024

The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center presented the 23rd Monte Cristo Award to Chair Emeritus Tom Viertel, last night at the Edison Ballroom in New York City. Check out photos here!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Christopher Plummer been in?

Christopher Plummer has appeared on Broadway in 16 shows.

How many West End shows has Christopher Plummer been in?

Christopher Plummer has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Christopher Plummer been nominated for?

John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre (Theatre World Awards), Outstanding Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Inherit the Wind, Outstanding Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Inherit the Wind, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Inherit the Wind, Outstanding Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for King Lear, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for King Lear, Outstanding Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Barrymore, Best Actor - Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Barrymore, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Barrymore, Outstanding Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for No Man's Land, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for No Man's Land, Outstanding Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Othello, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Actor in a Play (Tony Awards) for Othello, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards), Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Cyrano, Outstanding Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for Cyrano, Outstanding Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Play, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for J. B. and Performance (Theatre World Awards) for The Dark is Light Enough.

What awards has Christopher Plummer won?

Christopher Plummer has received numerous awards throughout his distinguished career. These include the John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre from the Theatre World Awards. He won Outstanding Actor in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for his performances in King Lear and Barrymore. For Barrymore, he also received Best Actor in a Play from the Outer Critics Circle Awards, the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards, and the Distinguished Performance Award from the Drama League Awards. Additionally, Plummer earned Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for Cyrano, along with Outstanding Performance at the Drama Desk Awards for the same role. His outstanding work in Play garnered him the Outstanding Actor in a Play award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards. He was also recognized for his performance in The Dark is Light Enough by the Theatre World Awards.

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