Who Played Hamlet in Hamlet

Hamlet is a role in Hamlet that opened Off-Broadway in 1999.

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...

15 actors have played Hamlet in Hamlet.

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Performer	Production	Opened
Philip Lawrence	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1956
Siobhan McKenna	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1957
Alfred Ryder	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1964
Martin Sheen	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1967
Art Burns	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1970
Stacy Keach	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1972
Diane Venora	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1982
Noble Shropshire	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1983
Kevin Kline	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Kevin Kline	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1990
Liev Schreiber	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1999
Michael Cumpsty	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2005
Sean McNall	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2007
Greg McFadden	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2008
Michael Stuhlbarg	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2008
Christian Camargo	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2009

Other Roles in Hamlet

Role	Production	Opened
Barnado	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1999
Claudius/Ghost of the King	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1999
Fortinbras	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1999
Francisco	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1999
Gentlewoman	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1999
Gertrude	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1999
Guildenstern	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1999
Hamlet	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1999
Horatio	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1999
Laertes	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1999
Lucianus/Fortinbras Captain	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1999
Marcellus	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1999
Ophelia	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1999
Player King/Gravedigger	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1999
Player Queen/Osric	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1999
Polonius	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1999
Priest	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1999
Rosencrantz	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1999
Sailor	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1999

“Hamlet” Also Appears In

Production	Type	Year
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead	West End	2017
Hamlet	New York	2017
Hamlet	Broadway	1864

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