Who Played Fortinbras in Hamlet

Fortinbras is a role in Hamlet, a play that opened Broadway in 1936.

William Shakespeare’s Hamlet tells the story of the young prince of Denmark, who discovers that his father has been murdered by his uncle. His uncle has married Hamlet’s mother, and claimed the throne...

22 actors have played Fortinbras in Hamlet.

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Performer	Production	Opened
William Adams	Broadway Hamlet	1919
Arthur Henry	Broadway Hamlet	1922
Lowden Adams	Broadway Hamlet	1922
Richard Morton	Broadway Hamlet	1923
Hart Jenks	Broadway Hamlet	1925
John Barclay	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Reed Herring	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Wesley Addy	Broadway Hamlet	1938
John Barclay	Broadway Hamlet	1939
Leon Shaw	Broadway Hamlet	1945
Leon Shaw	Broadway Hamlet	1946
Frederick Horrey	Broadway Hamlet	1947
Jean-François Calvé	Broadway Hamlet	1952
David Gardner	Broadway Hamlet	1958
Michael Ebert	Broadway Hamlet	1964
Hannibal Penney, Jr.	Broadway Hamlet	1975
Mandy Patinkin	Broadway Hamlet	1975
Bruce Faulk	Broadway Hamlet	1992
David Comstock	Broadway Hamlet	1992
David Melville	Broadway Hamlet	1995
Rupert Penry-Jones	Broadway Hamlet	1995
Alan Turkington	Broadway Hamlet	2009
Henry Pettigrew	Broadway Hamlet	2009
Kiren Kebaili-Dwyer	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2026

Other Roles in Hamlet

Role	Production	Opened
Bernardo	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Captain	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Claudius	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Cornelius	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Ensemble	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Fortinbras	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Francisco	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Gertrude	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Ghost	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Gravedigger	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Guildenstern	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Hamlet	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Horatio	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Laertes	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Lucianus	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Marcellus	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Ophelia	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Osric	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Player King	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Player Queen	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Polonius	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Priest	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Prologue	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Reynaldo	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Rosencrantz	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Sailor	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Voltemand	Broadway Hamlet	1936

“Fortinbras” Also Appears In

Production	Type	Year
Hamlet	West End	2015
Hamlet	Off-Broadway	1999

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