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Who Played Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night

Sir Toby Belch 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.

24 actors have played Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night.

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Performer Production Opened
William Davidge Broadway Twelfth Night 1869
Clarence Handyside Broadway Twelfth Night 1905
Rowland Buckstone Broadway Twelfth Night 1905
George W. Wilson Broadway Twelfth Night 1913
Rowland Buckstone Broadway Twelfth Night 1919
Egon Brecher Broadway Twelfth Night 1926
Lawrence H. Cecil Broadway Twelfth Night 1930
Walter Kingsford Broadway Twelfth Night 1930
Mark Smith Broadway Twelfth Night 1940
Ford Rainey Broadway Twelfth Night 1941
Carl Benton Reid Broadway Twelfth Night 1949
Michael Wyler Broadway Twelfth Night 1949
Joss Ackland Broadway Twelfth Night 1958
Richard Greene Broadway Twelfth Night 1972
Sydney Walker Broadway Twelfth Night 1972
Brian Murray Broadway Twelfth Night 1998
Jack Davidson Broadway Twelfth Night 1998
Colin Hurley Broadway Twelfth Night 2013
John Paul Connolly Broadway Twelfth Night 2013
Jacob Ming-Trent Off-Broadway Twelfth Night 2016
Andy Grotelueschen Off-Broadway Twelfth Night 2017
Christopher Ryan Grant Off-Broadway Twelfth Night 2017
Jacob Ming-Trent Off-Broadway Twelfth Night 2018
Shuler Hensley Off-Broadway Twelfth Night 2018
Bill Camp Off-Broadway Twelfth Night 2025
Joplin Sibtain 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

“Sir Toby Belch” Also Appears In

Production Type Year
Twelfth Night Off-Broadway 1999

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