Roger Rees, the Welsh actor who won a Tony for his role as the title character in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby and was Tony nominated for his work in Indiscretions and as co-director of Peter and the Starcatcher, was born May 5, 1944. He was last seen on Broadway in John Kander and Fred Ebb’s musical The Visit, before passing away July 10, 2015.
Rees made his Broadway debut in 1974's London Assurance, going on to appear on the Great White Way in revivals and new works alike, from Uncle Vanya to stepping in as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family. Look at some of his career highlights below!
Roger Rees and David Threlfall in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Roger Rees, Kathleen Turner, and Eileen Atkins in Indiscretions
Roger Rees and Cynthia Nixon in Indiscretions
Jude Law, Cynthia Nixon, Eileen Atkins and Roger Rees in Broadway's Indiscretions, 1995
Roger Rees in Indiscretions
David Threlfall and Roger Rees in The Rehearsal
Roger Rees and David Threlfall in The Rehearsal
(Top Row) Paul Fitzgerald and Haviland Morris, (Bottom Row) Roger Rees and Dana Ivey in The Uneasy Chair
Photo by Photo by Joan Marcus
Roger Rees and Laura Linney in Uncle Vanya
Roger Rees in Uncle Vanya
Faith Prince and Roger Rees in A Man of No Importance
Bebe Neuwirth and Roger Rees in The Taming of the Shrew
Brooke Shields and Roger Rees in The Addams Family
Roger Rees in The Addams Family
Photo by Jeffrey Daniel
Chita Rivera and Roger Rees in The Visit
Thom Kaine
John Riddle and Roger Rees in The Visit
