Who Played Hamlet in Hamlet

Hamlet is a role in Hamlet that opened Off-Broadway in 1990.

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.

View full cast of Hamlet →

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
Bernardo/Lucianus	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1990
Claudius	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1990
Fortinbras	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1990
Francisco/Gravedigger/Prologue	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1990
Gertrude	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1990
Ghost of Hamlet's Father/Priest	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1990
Guildenstern	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1990
Hamlet	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1990
Horatio	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1990
Laertes	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1990
Lord/Pallbearer	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1990
Marcellus/Lord/Sailor	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1990
Messenger/Servant/Lord	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1990
Norweigian Captain/Guard/Servant	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1990
Ophelia	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1990
Osric/Lord	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1990
Player King	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1990
Player Queen/Lady-in-Waiting	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1990
Player/Lady-in-Waiting	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1990
Polonius	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1990
Rosencrantz	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1990
Voltemand/Messenger	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1990

“Hamlet” Also Appears In

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

Videos