Who Played Guildenstern in Hamlet

Guildenstern is a role in Hamlet that opened Off-Broadway in 2009.

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...

9 actors have played Guildenstern in Hamlet.

View full cast of Hamlet →

Performer	Production	Opened
Chet London	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1964
Reno Roop	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1972
Ralph Byers	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1982
David Cromwell	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Reg E. Cathey	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1990
Jonathan Fried	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1999
Kenneth Lee	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2007
Greg McFadden	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2008
Richard Topol	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2009

Other Roles in Hamlet

Role	Production	Opened
Bernardo	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2009
Claudius	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2009
Gertrude	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2009
Gravedigger	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2009
Guildenstern	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2009
Hamlet	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2009
Horatio	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2009
Laertes	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2009
Marcellus	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2009
Ophelia	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2009
Polonius	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2009
Rosencrantz	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2009
The Ghost	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2009
The Player King	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2009
The Player Queen / Osric	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2009

“Guildenstern” Also Appears In

Production	Type	Year
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead	Broadway	1967
Hamlet	Broadway	1952
Hamlet	Off-Broadway	0

Photos from Hamlet

Folger Theatre Announces Cast And Creative Team For William Shakespeare’s AS YOU LIKE IT

PRIVATE LIVES, HAMLET and More Set for The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey 2026 Season

Cast Set for MACBETH at Guthrie Theater, Directed By Joe Dowling

Photos: First Look at THE CHAIRS at Quintessence Theatre Group

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For Frantic Assembly's OTHELLO

Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals for the First Major Revival Of CLYBOURNE PARK

Photo Flash: See Rosie Sheehy and Jonathan Slinger in OLEANNA at Theatre Royal Bath

Photo Coverage: Remembering Jessye Norman

BWW Interview: Joseph McGrath, Artistic Director of Tucson's Rogue Theatre

BWW Interview: Tucson's Mark Klugheit

Photo Flashback: 2019 Tony Nominee Janet McTeer

Photo Flash: Chalk Rep's World Premiere DEATH AND COCKROACHES By Eric Loo

Photo Flash: First Look at MY FAIR LADY'S Loverly New Mrs. Higgins, Rosemary Harris

Photo Flash: Writers Theatre Presents VIETGONE

Photo Flash: Sheffield Theatres Presents The Regional Première of LOVE AND INFORMATION

Photo Flash: Guthrie Theater Presents Major Revival Of WEST SIDE STORY

Photo Flash: First Look at Neil Simon's RUMORS at the Lonny Chapman Theatre

Photo Flash: Theatre Collection Presents Anton Chekhov's THE SEAGULL

BWW Exclusive Photo Flash: Inside Rehearsal For Wheelhouse Theater Company's Revival of Kurt Vonnegut's HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WANDA JUNE

Photo Flash: Red Bull Theater's 10th Annual Running of the Red Bulls Gala Benefit

Photo Flash: Christiane Noll, Devin Ilaw, Darius De Haas, Krystina Alabado, F. Michael Haynie And Colin Hanlon in Benefit Reading Of NEXT TO NORMAL

Photo Flash: HAMILTON, Bryan Cranston, and More Win Big at Critics' Circle Awards

View all 22 photos from Hamlet →

Videos