List of Famous Actors Who Won Tonys for Plays ranked by fame and popularity. Several famous Hollywood actors have won Tony Awards for their performances in plays. This all-star group includes several men who have also won Emmy and Oscar Awards. One famous actor even earned three Tony Awards for his work in plays.
Who is the most famous actor who as won a Tony award for his performance in a play? Denzel Washington tops our list. He won a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 2010 for his performance as Troy Maxson in Fences. Al Pacino won a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1977 for his performance as Pavlo Hummel in The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel. He also won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play in 1969 for his performance as Bickham in Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?.
Frank Langella won a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his portrayal of Richard Nixon in Frost/Nixon. He also won two Tony Awards for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his portrayals of Leslie in Seascape (1975) and Flegont Alexandrovitch Tropatchov in Fortune's Fool (2002). Alan Arkin won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play in 1963 for his portrayal of David Kolowitz in Enter Laughing.
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Alan Arkin
Alan Arkin won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play in 1963 for his portrayal of David Kolowitz in Enter Laughing.
Al Pacino
Al Pacino won a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1977 for his performance as Pavlo Hummel in The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel. He also won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play in 1969 for his performance as Bickham in Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?
Billy Crudup
Billy Crudup won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play in 2007 for his portrayal of Vissarion Belinsky in The Coast of Utopia.
Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington won a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 2010 for his performance as Troy Maxson in Fences.
Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen won a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1981 for his performance as Antonio Salieri in Amadeus.
James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones won two Tony Awards for Best Actor in a Play. In 1969, he won for his performance as Jack Jefferson in The Great White Hope. In 1987, he was for his performance as Troy Maxson in Fences.
John Lithgow
John Lithgow won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play in 1973 for his portrayal of Kenny Kendal in The Changing Room.
Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play in 1991 for his performance as "Uncle" Louie in Lost in Yonkers.
Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Fiennes won a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1995 for playing the title role in the play Hamlet.
Matthew Broderick
Matthew Broderick won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play in 1983 for his performance as Eugene Jerome in Brighton Beach Memoirs. To date, he is the youngest ever recipient of this award. In 1995, Broderick also won a Tony for Best Actor in a Musical for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.