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John Douglas Thompson

Theatre credits include: Othello (Royal Shakespeare Company), Inherit the Wind (Pasadena Playhouse), Endgame (Irish Rep), Hamlet (ACT), The Iceman Cometh (BAM), Tamburlaine, The Father, A Doll's House, Othello (Theatre for a New Audience), The Tempest (Commonwealth Shakespeare Company), Man in the Ring (Huntington Theater).

TV credits include: The Gilded Age, Mare of Easttown (HBO).

Film credits include: Till, Let Them All Talk, 355, Bourne Legacy.

Awards and nominations include: Tony nominee (Jitney), Obie Award (Othello, Endgame, Tamburlaine), Outer Critics Circle Award (Satchmo at the Waldorf), Elliott Norton Award (The Tempest, Man in the Ring).

John trained at Trinity Rep Conservatory.

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