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Douglas Sills

Also Credited As: Ken Labey

Birth Place: USA

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BIO

Douglas received Tony and Drama Desk Award nominations for his critically acclaimed performance as The Scarlet Pimpernel on Broadway; a role which he reprised on the first national tour earning him an Ovation Award. He most recently starred in Lady Be Good at Encores, My Favorite Year at the York Theatre and as the title character in the Actors Fund performance of Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol. Other Broadway/New York: Little Shop of Horrors (Broadway, Drama League Award), Music in the Air and Carnival (Encores), On the 20th Century (Actors Fund) and Moonlight & Magnolias (MTC). National Tour: Gomez Addams in The Addams Family, The Secret Garden, Into the Woods. His regional theater credits include Living on Love (Williamstown Theater Festival), His Girl Friday (La Jolla Playhouse), Ride the Tiger (Long Wharf Theater), White Noise (Royal George, Chicago), Peter Pan (Paper Mill Playhouse), She Loves Me (Westport), A Little Night Music (Kennedy Center), Much Ado About Nothing (South Coast Rep), Mack & Mabel (Reprise LA) and numerous leading roles for the California Shakespeare Festival. Douglas has appeared on the small screen in recurring roles on "CSI" and "The Closer" as well as "Numb3rs," "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" and "Will & Grace." His film credits include the upcoming feature Erotic Fire of the Unattainable and Deuce Bigelow: European Gigolo. Douglas attended the University of Michigan and the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.

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STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Concert Revival, 2020
Mack Sennett

[Off-Broadway]
Lincoln Center Theater Off-Broadway Premiere, 2019
Performer

[Washington, DC (Regional)]
World Premiere Arena Stage Production, 2018
Chief of Staff Bob Alexander

[Off-Broadway]
City Center Encores! Production, 2018
Mack

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2017
Harry Fleming

[Chicago]
Goodman Theatre World Premiere Production, 2016
Harry Fleming

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2015
Vito De Angelis

[Off-Broadway]
City Center Encores Production, 2015
Performer

[US Tour]
National Tour, 2011
Gomez Addams

[Broadway]
Actors’ Fund Concert, 2005
Oscar Jaffe

Oscar Jaffee

[Off-Broadway]
2005
David O. Selznick

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2005
Sir Dennis Galahad [Replacement]

[New York]
Reading, 2004
Performer

[New York]
Reading, 2003
Lawrence

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2003
Orin, Bernstein, Snip, Luce and Everyone Else

Derelict, Skid Row Occupant

Derelict/Skid Row Occupant

Orin, Bernstein, Snip, Luce & Everyone Else

[New York]
Workshop, 2003
Featured Performer

[Regional (US)]
Sondheim Festival Production, 2002
Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm

[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Concert, 2002
Performer

[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival [Cancelled], 2001
John Wilkes Booth

[Broadway]
Broadway Production (Version 2.0), 1998
Percy Blakeney

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1997
Percy Blakeney

Percy Blakeney

[US Tour]
National Tour, 1988
Rapunzel's Prince


Awards and Nominations

Drama League Awards - 2015 - Distinguished Performance Award

Douglas Sills, Living on Love

Drama Desk Awards - 1998 - Outstanding Actor - Musical

Douglas Sills, The Scarlet Pimpernel

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1998 - Best Actor - Musical

Douglas Sills, The Scarlet Pimpernel


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Theatre World Awards - 1998 - Performance

Douglas Sills, The Scarlet Pimpernel

Tony Awards - 1998 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Douglas Sills, The Scarlet Pimpernel

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Listen to Broadway Stars in Audio Series DOES THIS MURDER MAKE ME LOOK GAY?; First Episode Out Now

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Douglas Sills been in?

Douglas Sills has appeared on Broadway in 8 shows.

How many West End shows has Douglas Sills been in?

Douglas Sills has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Douglas Sills been nominated for?

Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Living on Love, Outstanding Actor - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for The Scarlet Pimpernel, Best Actor - Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Scarlet Pimpernel , Performance (Theatre World Awards) for The Scarlet Pimpernel and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Scarlet Pimpernel.

What awards has Douglas Sills won?

Douglas Sills has won the Theatre World Award for his performance in The Scarlet Pimpernel.

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