Who Played Hamlet in Hamlet

Hamlet is a role in Hamlet that opened Off-Broadway in 1986.

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
1st Sailor/Danish Officer	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
3rd Player (Prologue)/1st Gravedigger/Gentleman	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
5th Player/2nd Gravedigger/Old Gentleman	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Bernardo/2nd Sailor	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Claudius	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Cornelius	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Francisco/Fortibras	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Gertrude	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Ghost/Player King/Osric	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Guildenstern	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Hamlet	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Horatio	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Lady-in-Waiting	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Laertes	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Marcellus	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Musician (Cello)/Gentleman	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Musician (Flute)/Lady-in-Waiting	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Norwegian Captain/Danish General	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Ophelia	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Player Queen/Lady-in-Waiting	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Polonius	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Priest/Minister of Finance	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Reynaldo/2nd Valet	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Rosencrantz	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Valet	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Voltemand/4th Player (Lucianus)	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986

“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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