Broadway: A Time to Kill, Cyrano de Bergerac, Julius Caesar.
Off-Broadway: Othello, Tamburlaine, The Father/A Doll's House (TFANA), Troilus and Cressida (The Public), The Iceman Cometh (BAM), Satchmo at the Waldorf (Westside Theatre), The Emperor Jones (Irish Rep), Joe Turner's Come and Gone (Mark Taper).
Film/TV: "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks," Wolves, The Bourne Legacy, Glass Chin, Michael Clayton, "Bull," "Person of Interest," "Madam Secretary," "Law & Order."
Awards: Obie, Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Outer Critics, Ovation, AUDELCO, Samuel H. Scripps, NAACP and Robert Brustein awards.
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John Douglas Thompson, Endgame
John Douglas Thompson, Endgame
John Douglas Thompson, Endgame
John Douglas ThompsonThe Merchant of Venice
John Douglas Thompson, Julius Caesar
John Douglas Thompson, Jitney
John Douglas Thompson, Jitney
John Douglas Thompson, August Wilson's Jitney
John Douglas Thompson
John Douglas Thompson, Tamburlaine, Parts I and II
John Douglas Thompson, Tamburlaine, The Iceman Cometh
John Douglas Thompson, Satchmo at the Waldorf
John Douglas Thompson, Satchmo at the Waldorf
John Douglas Thompson, Satchmo at the Waldorf
John Douglas ThompsonThe Emperor Jones
John Douglas ThompsonThe Emperor Jones
John Douglas Thompson, Othello
John Douglas Thompson, Othello
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John Douglas Thompson has appeared on Broadway in 6 shows.
John Douglas Thompson has not appeared in the West End.
John Douglas Thompson has been nominated for several awards throughout his career, including Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for "Endgame," Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for "Endgame," Outstanding Lead Performer in a Play (The Lortels) for "Endgame," Outstanding Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for "The Merchant of Venice," Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for "Julius Caesar," Outstanding Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for "Jitney," Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for "Jitney," Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for "August Wilson's Jitney," Special Award (Drama Desk Awards), Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for "Tamburlaine, Parts I and II," Performance (Obie Awards) for "Tamburlaine," "The Iceman Cometh," Outstanding Solo Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for "Satchmo at the Waldorf," Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for "Satchmo at the Waldorf," Outstanding Solo Performance (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for "Satchmo at the Waldorf," Outstanding Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for "The Emperor Jones," Outstanding Lead Actor (The Lortels) for "The Emperor Jones," Performance (Obie Awards) for "Othello," and Outstanding Lead Actor (The Lortels) for "Othello."
John Douglas Thompson has won the Special Award at the Drama Desk Awards, Performance at the Obie Awards for Tamburlaine and The Iceman Cometh, Outstanding Solo Performance at the Drama Desk Awards for Satchmo at the Waldorf, Outstanding Solo Performance at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Satchmo at the Waldorf, Performance at the Obie Awards for Othello, and Outstanding Lead Actor at The Lortels for Othello.
John Douglas Thompson's next show will be Hamlet which opens on 6/28/2023 on Off-Broadway.
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