John Bell

John Bell's theater credits include work for the Old Tote Theatre Company, The Royal Shakespeare Company (Great Britain), and the Nimrod Theatre Company (Sidney). In 1990 he founded The Bell Shakespeare Company where he has performed in and directed numerous plays. His performance of Richard III in 2002 earned him a Helpmann Award for Best Actor. He has been awarded Honorary Doctorate of Letters, an OBE and AM, and in 1997 was named by the National Trust of Australia as one of Australia's National Living Treasures.

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Credited as cast

1. King Lear (2010, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... King Lear
2. Anatomy Titus Fall of Rome (2008, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... Titus
3. The Tempest (2006, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... Prospero
4. Richard 3 (2002, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... Richard
5. Troilus and Cressida (2000, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... Ulysses
6. King Lear (1998, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... King Lear
7. Tempest (1997, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... Prospero
8. The Winter's Tale (1997, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... Leontes
9. Coriolanus (1996, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... Caius Marcius (Coriolanus)
10. Much Ado About Nothing (1996, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... Benedick
11. Twelfth Night (1995, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... Malvolio
12. Macbeth (1994, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... Macbeth
13. Hamlet (1993, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... Claudius
14. Richard III (1993, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... Richard III
15. Romeo and Juliet (1993, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... The Prince
16. Hamlet (1992, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... Ghost of Hamlet
17. Richard III (1992, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... Richard
18. The Merchant of Venice (1992, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... Shylock
19. The Merchant of Venice (1991, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... Shylock

Credited as production or crew

1. Much Ado About Nothing (2011, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... Director
2. Pericles (2009, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... Director
3. As You Like It (2008, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... Director
4. Macbeth (2007, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... Director
5. Romeo and Juliet (2006, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... Director
6. The Comedy of Errors (2006, The Bell Shakespeare Company, International) .... Director
7. Measure for Measure (2005, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... Director
8. Wars of the Roses (2005, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... Director
9. The Comedy of Errors (2004, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... Director
10. Hamlet (2003, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... Director
11. The Comedy of Errors (2002, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... Director
12. Antony and Cleopatra (2001, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... Director
13. Julius Caesar (2001, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... Director
14. Troilus and Cressida (2000, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... Artistic Director
15. Henry 5 (1999, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... Director
16. Henry 4 (1998, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... Director
17. Much Ado About Nothing (1996, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... Director
18. Pericles (1995, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... Director
19. Taming of the Shrew (1994, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... Director
20. Hamlet (1993, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... Director
21. Richard III (1993, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... Director
22. Romeo and Juliet (1993, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... Director
23. Hamlet (1992, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... Director
24. Richard III (1992, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... Director
25. Hamlet (1991, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia) .... Director

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Hector and Ulysses (Troilus and Cressida, The Bell Shakespeare Company, 2000)

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