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Who Played Algernon Moncrieff in The Importance of Being Earnest

Algernon Moncrieff is a role in The Importance of Being Earnest, a play that opened Broadway in 2011.

The Importance of Being Earnest is a glorious comedy of mistaken identity, which ridicules codes of propriety and etiquette. Dashing men-about-town John Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff pursue fair ladies Gwendolen Fairfax and Cecily Cardew. Matters are complicated by the imaginary characters invented by both men to cover their on-the-sly activities - not to mention the disapproval of Gwendolen's mother, the formidable Lady Bracknell.

16 actors have played Algernon Moncrieff in The Importance of Being Earnest.

View full cast of The Importance of Being Earnest

Performer Production Opened
William Faversham Broadway The Importance of Being Earnest 1895
William Courtenay Broadway The Importance of Being Earnest 1902
A. E. Matthews Broadway The Importance of Being Earnest 1910
Edwin Strawbridge Broadway The Importance of Being Earnest 1921
Reginald Owen Broadway The Importance of Being Earnest 1926
Derek Williams Broadway The Importance of Being Earnest 1939
Robert Flemyng Broadway The Importance of Being Earnest 1947
John Glover Broadway The Importance of Being Earnest 1977
Munson Hicks Broadway The Importance of Being Earnest 1977
Anthony Fusco Off-Broadway The Importance of Being Earnest 1985
Guy Oliver-Watts Off-Broadway The Importance of Being Earnest 2003
Sean McNall Off-Broadway The Importance of Being Earnest 2008
Santino Fontana Broadway The Importance of Being Earnest 2011
Sean Arbuckle Broadway The Importance of Being Earnest 2011
Philip Cumbus West End The Importance of Being Earnest 2015
Olly Alexander West End The Importance of Being Earnest 2025

Other Roles in The Importance of Being Earnest

Role Production Opened
Algernon Moncrieff Broadway The Importance of Being Earnest 2011
Cecily Cardew Broadway The Importance of Being Earnest 2011
Honorable Gwendolyn Fairfax Broadway The Importance of Being Earnest 2011
John Worthing, J.P. Broadway The Importance of Being Earnest 2011
Lady Bracknell Broadway The Importance of Being Earnest 2011
Lane Broadway The Importance of Being Earnest 2011
Merriman Broadway The Importance of Being Earnest 2011
Miss Prism Broadway The Importance of Being Earnest 2011
Reverend Canon Chasuble, D.D. Broadway The Importance of Being Earnest 2011
Servant Broadway The Importance of Being Earnest 2011

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