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Who Played Malvolio in Twelfth Night

Malvolio is a role in Twelfth Night, a play that opened Broadway in 2013.

Direct from a sold-out run in London's West End, the critically-beloved, Shakespeare's Globe productions of Twelfth Night and Richard III come to Broadway for a 16-week limited engagement. Two of The Bard's finest plays are performed in repertory by a remarkable cast featuring two-time Tony Award winner Mark Rylance (Jerusalem, Boeing-Boeing), Golden Globe nominee Stephen Fry (Wilde, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows) and Tony Award nominee Samuel Barnett (The History Boys). These classics are presented in the custom of how Shakespeare's plays were originally staged, with an extraordinary all-male company playing male and female roles; actors participating in the pre-show ritual of dressing and preparing their make-up on stage, in front of the audience; music played live on traditional instruments; and lighting created almost exclusively by 100 on-stage candles, adding to the intimate and authentic atmosphere. This is delightfully funny, timeless Shakespeare at its absolute finest, and it is not to be missed! Outrageous high comedy ensues as the pangs of unrequited love affect the unforgettable characters of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. While the lovelorn Duke Orsino plots to win the heart of the mourning Olivia (Mark Rylance), an alliance of servants and hangers-on scheme against the high handedness of Olivia's steward, the pompous Malvolio (Stephen Fry). When Orsino engages the cross-dressed Viola, who has disguised herself as a young man under the name Cesario, to plead with Olivia on his behalf, a bittersweet and hilarious chain of events follows.

22 actors have played Malvolio in Twelfth Night.

View full cast of Twelfth Night

Performer Production Opened
George Clarke Broadway Twelfth Night 1869
E. H. Sothern Broadway Twelfth Night 1905
Henry Jewett Broadway Twelfth Night 1905
E. H. Sothern Broadway Twelfth Night 1907
Oswald Yorke Broadway Twelfth Night 1910
E. H. Sothern Broadway Twelfth Night 1913
E. H. Sothern Broadway Twelfth Night 1919
Sayre Crawley Broadway Twelfth Night 1926
Fritz Leiber Broadway Twelfth Night 1930
Leon Quartermaine Broadway Twelfth Night 1930
Maurice Evans Broadway Twelfth Night 1940
Sam Schatz Broadway Twelfth Night 1941
Arnold Moss Broadway Twelfth Night 1949
Richard Wordsworth Broadway Twelfth Night 1958
René Auberjonois Broadway Twelfth Night 1972
Robert Phalen Broadway Twelfth Night 1972
Paul O'Brien (i) Broadway Twelfth Night 1998
Philip Bosco Broadway Twelfth Night 1998
Stephen Fry Broadway Twelfth Night 2013
Terry McGinity Broadway Twelfth Night 2013
Andrew Kober Off-Broadway Twelfth Night 2016
David Ryan Smith Off-Broadway Twelfth Night 2017
Paul L. Coffey Off-Broadway Twelfth Night 2017
Andrew Kober Off-Broadway Twelfth Night 2018
Peter Dinklage Off-Broadway Twelfth Night 2025
Samuel West West End Twelfth Night 2025

Other Roles in Twelfth Night

Role Production Opened
Antonio Broadway Twelfth Night 2013
Curio Broadway Twelfth Night 2013
Fabian Broadway Twelfth Night 2013
Feste Broadway Twelfth Night 2013
Malvolio Broadway Twelfth Night 2013
Maria Broadway Twelfth Night 2013
Officer Broadway Twelfth Night 2013
Olivia Broadway Twelfth Night 2013
Olivia's Servant Broadway Twelfth Night 2013
Orsino Broadway Twelfth Night 2013
Priest Broadway Twelfth Night 2013
Sea Captain Broadway Twelfth Night 2013
Sebastian Broadway Twelfth Night 2013
Sir Andrew Aguecheek Broadway Twelfth Night 2013
Sir Toby Belch Broadway Twelfth Night 2013
Valentine Broadway Twelfth Night 2013
Viola Broadway Twelfth Night 2013

“Malvolio” Also Appears In

Production Type Year
Twelfth Night Off-Broadway 1999

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