John Douglas Thompson

Personal Information
Brutus Jones in The Emperor Jones at The Irish Rep, Othello at TFANA (OBIE, Lucille Lortel Award, Drama League nomination, AUDELCO nomination). Broadway: LeBret in Cyrano with Kevin Kline and Jennifer Garner, and Julius Caesar with Denzel Washington. International credits: Hotspur in Henry Iv (Royal Shakespeare Company). Other off- Broadway credits: Women Beware Women (Red Bull), Enobarbus in Antony And Cleopatra, Orombo in Oroonoko (TFANA, AUDELCO nomination), Judge Brack in Hedda Gabler (NYTW), Edgar in King Lear (Classical Theater of Harlem, AUDELCO nomination). Regional credits: Lucious Jenkins in Jesus Hopped The A Train (Wilma Theater, Barrymore Award), Williamstown Theater, Trinity Rep, Shakespeare and Company, ART. TV/FILM: “Law and Order”, “Conviction”, Michael Clayton, Midway, Malcolm X.
 
Credits

Actor
Production Theatre Opened Credit
1 Hamlet Delacorte Theater 06/28/2023 Claudius
2 Endgame Irish Repertory Theatre 02/02/2023 Hamm
3 Julius Caesar Delacorte Theater 05/23/2017 Cassius
4 Troilus and Cressida Delacorte Theater 08/03/2016 Agamemnon
5 Dear Elizabeth McGinn-Cazale Theatre 10/28/2015 Robert REPLACEMENT
6 Satchmo at the Waldorf Westside Theatre/ Upstairs 03/04/2014 Louis Armstrong / Joe Glaser
7 King Lear Joseph Papp Public Theater/ Newman Theater 11/08/2011 Kent
8 Macbeth The Duke on 42nd Street 03/20/2011 Macbeth
9 The Forest East 13th Street/CSC Theatre 05/06/2010 Gennady
10 The Emperor Jones Irish Repertory Theatre 10/18/2009 Brutus Jones
11 Othello The Duke on 42nd Street 02/22/2009 Othello
12 Antony and Cleopatra The Duke on 42nd Street 04/03/2008 Enobarbus
13 Oroonoko The Duke on 42nd Street 02/10/2008 Orombo
14 King Lear HSA Theatre 10/04/2006 Edgar
15 Hedda Gabler New York Theatre Workshop 09/21/2004 Judge Brack
16 Marlowe's Eyes Theater at St. Clement's Church 03/14/1996 N/A
Awards
Award Production Function
1 NOMINATED 2023 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Lead Performer in a Play Endgame Actor
2 NOMINATED 2023 AUDELCO Award, Featured Actor in a Play Hamlet Actor
3 NOMINATED 2023 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play Endgame Actor
4 NOMINATED 2023 Drama League Award, Distinguished Performance Endgame Actor
5 WON 2023 Obie Award, Sustained Excellence of Performance Endgame Actor
      Hamlet Actor
6 NOMINATED 2018 Drama League Award, Distinguished Performance Julius Caesar Actor
7 NOMINATED 2014 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Solo Show Satchmo at the Waldorf Actor
8 NOMINATED 2014 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Solo Performance Satchmo at the Waldorf Actor
9 NOMINATED 2014 Drama League Award, Distinguished Performance Satchmo at the Waldorf Actor
10 WON 2014 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding Solo Performance Satchmo at the Waldorf Actor
11 NOMINATED 2014 uAward Satchmo at the Waldorf Actor
12 NOMINATED 2010 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Lead Actor The Emperor Jones Actor
13 NOMINATED 2010 AUDELCO Award, Lead Actor The Emperor Jones Actor
14 NOMINATED 2010 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Actor in a Play The Emperor Jones Actor
15 NOMINATED 2010 Drama League Award, Distinguished Performance The Emperor Jones Actor
16 WON 2009 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Lead Actor Othello Actor
17 NOMINATED 2009 AUDELCO Award, Lead Actor Othello Actor
18 NOMINATED 2009 Drama League Award, Distinguished Performance Othello Actor
19 WON 2009 Obie Award, Performance Othello Actor
20 WON 2009 Joe A. Callaway Award (AEA), Joe A. Callaway Award Othello Actor
21 WON 2009 Joe A. Callaway Award (AEA), Joe A. Callaway Award The Emperor Jones Actor
22 NOMINATED 2008 AUDELCO Award, Supporting Actor Oroonoko Actor
23 NOMINATED 2007 AUDELCO Award, Supporting Actor King Lear Actor