John Douglas Thompson

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John Douglas Thompson

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In the 2022 film ''[[Till (film)|Till]]'', Thompson played [[Emmett Till]]'s Mississippi uncle [[Mose Wright]]; his performance was singled out by Oscar nominee [[Andrea Riseborough]] as the one "from the past year you’ve been especially moved by".{{cite news|last= Bahr|first=Sarah |date=2023-01-24 |title= Andrea Riseborough Can't Believe She Was Nominated for an Oscar, Either |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/24/movies/andrea-riseborough-oscar-nomination-to-leslie.html |work=The New York Times|location= New York|access-date=2023-02-06}}
In the 2022 film ''[[Till (film)|Till]]'', Thompson played [[Emmett Till]]'s Mississippi uncle [[Mose Wright]]; his performance was singled out by Oscar nominee [[Andrea Riseborough]] as the one "from the past year you’ve been especially moved by".{{cite news|last= Bahr|first=Sarah |date=2023-01-24 |title= Andrea Riseborough Can't Believe She Was Nominated for an Oscar, Either |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/24/movies/andrea-riseborough-oscar-nomination-to-leslie.html |work=The New York Times|location= New York|access-date=2023-02-06}}

Thompson portrayed [[King Claudius|Claudius]] in a production of ''[[Hamlet]]'' at the [[Delacorte Theater|Delacorte Theatre]] with [[Shakespeare in the Park (New York City)|Shakespeare in the Park]] in 2023.{{Cite news |last=Green |first=Jesse |date=2023-06-28 |title=Review: This ‘Hamlet’ Under the Stars Is No Walk in the Park |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/theater/review-this-hamlet-under-the-stars-is-no-walk-in-the-park.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629023424/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/theater/review-this-hamlet-under-the-stars-is-no-walk-in-the-park.html |archive-date=2023-06-29 |access-date=2026-04-19 |work=The New York Times}}


In 2024, he made his [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] debut as the titular role in ''Othello.''{{Cite web |last=Cullwell-Block |first=Logan |date=January 16, 2024 |title=John Douglas Thompson-Led Othello, Sanaz Toossi's English, More in Upcoming Royal Shakespeare Company Season |url=https://playbill.com/article/john-douglas-thompson-led-othello-sanaz-toossis-english-more-in-upcoming-royal-shakespeare-company-season |access-date=May 25, 2024 |website=Playbill}}
In 2024, he made his [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] debut as the titular role in ''Othello.''{{Cite web |last=Cullwell-Block |first=Logan |date=January 16, 2024 |title=John Douglas Thompson-Led Othello, Sanaz Toossi's English, More in Upcoming Royal Shakespeare Company Season |url=https://playbill.com/article/john-douglas-thompson-led-othello-sanaz-toossis-english-more-in-upcoming-royal-shakespeare-company-season |access-date=May 25, 2024 |website=Playbill}}
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| ''[[Hamlet (play)|Hamlet]]''
| ''[[Hamlet (play)|Hamlet]]''
| [[King Claudius|Claudius]]
| [[King Claudius|Claudius]]
| [[Delacorte Theater]], New York; [[Shakespeare in the Park (New York City)|Shakespeare in the Park]].
| [[Delacorte Theater]], New York; [[Shakespeare in the Park (New York City)|Shakespeare in the Park]].
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| ''[[Inherit the Wind (play)|Inherit the Wind]]''
| ''[[Inherit the Wind (play)|Inherit the Wind]]''
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