My Shows
News on your favorite shows, specials & more!

Who Played Othello in Othello

Othello is a role in Othello that opened Off-Broadway in 2018.

Tony-winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson (Jitney, The Piano Lesson) returns to Shakespeare in the Park to direct a sumptuous new production of OTHELLO. Set amid war and palace intrigue in the 17th-century Mediterranean, this classic drama about a noble Black Venetian general whose marriage is sabotaged by theater’s most infamous villain, Iago, remains Shakespeare’s most urgent and relevant tragedy today. A lush, romantic vision gives way to the violent tangle of love and jealousy, race and revenge in this must-see production of Shakespeare’s great tragedy, OTHELLO.

8 actors have played Othello in Othello.

View full cast of Othello

Performer Production Opened
James Earl Jones Off-Broadway Othello 1964
Earle Hyman Off-Broadway Othello 1978
Keith David Off-Broadway Othello 1979
Raul Julia Off-Broadway Othello 1979
Michael Rogers Off-Broadway Othello 1990
Raul Julia Off-Broadway Othello 1991
Keith David Off-Broadway Othello 2001
Kevin Kaine Off-Broadway Othello 2005
John Douglas Thompson Off-Broadway Othello 2009
Chukwudi Iwuji Off-Broadway Othello 2018

Other Roles in Othello

Role Production Opened
Bianca Off-Broadway Othello 2018
Brabantio Off-Broadway Othello 2018
Cassio Off-Broadway Othello 2018
Desdemona Off-Broadway Othello 2018
Duke of Venice Off-Broadway Othello 2018
Emilia Off-Broadway Othello 2018
Ensemble Off-Broadway Othello 2018
Gratiano Off-Broadway Othello 2018
Iago Off-Broadway Othello 2018
Lodovico Off-Broadway Othello 2018
Montano Off-Broadway Othello 2018
Othello Off-Broadway Othello 2018
Roderigo Off-Broadway Othello 2018

“Othello” Also Appears In

Production Type Year
Othello (Shakespeare) West End 2025

Photos from Othello

View all 2 photos from Othello

Videos