Who Played Horatio in Hamlet

Horatio is a role in Hamlet, a play that opened Broadway in 1938.

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...

32 actors have played Horatio in Hamlet.

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Performer	Production	Opened
Charles Walcott, Jr.	Broadway Hamlet	1864
Frederick Lewis	Broadway Hamlet	1919
Frederick Lewis	Broadway Hamlet	1922
J. Colville Dunn	Broadway Hamlet	1923
Percy Waram	Broadway Hamlet	1925
William Sauter	Broadway Hamlet	1925
John Burke	Broadway Hamlet	1930
Leon Quartermaine	Broadway Hamlet	1931
Herbert Ranson	Broadway Hamlet	1934
Harry Andrews	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Joseph Holland	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Donald Randolph	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Donald Randolph	Broadway Hamlet	1939
Walter Coy	Broadway Hamlet	1945
Whitfield Connor	Broadway Hamlet	1946
John Wynyard	Broadway Hamlet	1947
Jean Desailly	Broadway Hamlet	1952
David Dodimead	Broadway Hamlet	1958
Gerome Ragni	Broadway Hamlet	1964
Robert Milli	Broadway Hamlet	1964
William Bogert	Broadway Hamlet	1964
Donald Moffat	Broadway Hamlet	1969
Gordon Jackson	Broadway Hamlet	1969
Malcolm Terris	Broadway Hamlet	1969
George Hearn	Broadway Hamlet	1975
Ronald Hunter	Broadway Hamlet	1975
Michael Genet	Broadway Hamlet	1992
Torben Brooks	Broadway Hamlet	1992
Colin Mace	Broadway Hamlet	1995
Paterson Joseph	Broadway Hamlet	1995
John MacMillan	Broadway Hamlet	2009
Matt Ryan	Broadway Hamlet	2009
Warner Miller	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2023
Tessa Wong	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2026

Other Roles in Hamlet

Role	Production	Opened
Ambassador	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Bernardo	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Captain	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Claudius	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Cornelius	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Ensemble	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Fortinbras	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Francisco	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Gentleman	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Gertrude	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Ghost	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Gravedigger	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Guildenstern	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Hamlet	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Horatio	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Lady in Waiting	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Laertes	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Marcellus	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Ophelia	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Osric	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Page	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Player	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Player King	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Player Queen	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Polonius	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Priest	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Reynaldo	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Rosencrantz	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Sailor	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Second Gravedigger	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Voltemand	Broadway Hamlet	1938

“Horatio” Also Appears In

Production	Type	Year
Hamlet	Off-Broadway	2009
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead	Broadway	1967
Hamlet	Off-Broadway	0

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