32 Facts About Patrick Page

John Patrick Page was born on April 27,1962 and is an American actor, low bass singer, and playwright.

John Patrick Page was born in Spokane, Washington, and raised primarily in Monmouth, Oregon.

Patrick Page's father, Robert Page, was a theatre educator at Western Oregon University.

Patrick Page's mother, Geri, was an administrator at Oregon State University.

Patrick Page has two brothers, Robert and Michael, and one sister, Gayle.

Patrick Page attended Central High School in Independence, Oregon, graduating in 1980.

Patrick Page is widely recognized as one of America's leading classical actors.

Patrick Page is an Affiliate Artist of the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, DC, and an Artist in Residence at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego.

In 2006 Patrick Page was awarded the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Leading Performance by an Actor for his portrayal of Iago in Michael Kahn's production of Othello at The Shakespeare Theatre.

Patrick Page starred in the title role of King Lear at the Shakespeare Theatre Company through April 8,2023.

Patrick Page has been seen at the Globe as Malvolio in Twelfth Night, Pogo Poole in The Pleasure of His Company, and Geoffrey Cordova in Dancing in the Dark for which he received the Craig Noel Award.

Patrick Page has performed at many of America's leading regional theatres.

Patrick Page is the author of the one-man shows Passion's Slaves and Love Will, and the co-author of Nothing Like the Sun.

Patrick Page authored a popular stage adaptation of A Christmas Carol.

Patrick Page is an acting teacher who has worked at NYU's Tisch Graduate School of the Arts, the Old Globe's MFA program, the Alabama Shakespeare Festival's MFA program, Southern Utah University, and many others.

Patrick Page has directed Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Measure for Measure, Twelfth Night, and many more.

Patrick Page created the dual role of Norman Osborn and his alter ego the Green Goblin in Julie Taymor's Broadway rock musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, which played at the Foxwoods Theatre until January 2014.

Patrick Page's performance received positive reviews and was quoted as being one of the main reasons to see the show.

Patrick Page left the show on August 5,2012, to star in the new Broadway production of Cyrano De Bergerac which ran for a limited engagement from September to November 2012.

Patrick Page played the title role in Shakespeare Theatre Company's Coriolanus from March to June 2013.

Patrick Page appeared in the Broadway production of John Grisham's A Time to Kill.

Patrick Page appeared in the new play Casa Valentina, which opened on Broadway in April 2014.

Patrick Page originated the role of Frollo in the US premiere of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, made his Shakespeare in the Park debut in Cymbeline, and in fall 2015 played Adult Men in the Spring Awakening revival produced by Deaf West and directed by his Hunchback co-star Michael Arden.

Patrick Page played Hades in productions of Hadestown at the New York Theatre Workshop, at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton, and at London's Royal National Theatre.

Patrick Page reprised the role of Hades on Broadway at the Walter Kerr Theatre beginning in March 2019, receiving a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical.

The role features Patrick Page singing as low as a G1, which is one of the lowest notes playable on a piano On November 2,2022, it was announced that Patrick Page would be exiting Hadestown on December 30, after six years in the role.

Patrick Page was set to reprise the role from February and March 2025 for his West End debut opposite his original Broadway cast costars.

The day before Patrick Page began performances, he announced that Phillip Boykin would be filing in for him while he recovers from an injury.

Patrick Page played a role in the 2022 musical film Spirited as Jacob Marley alongside Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell.

In 2024, Patrick Page began a national tour of "All the Devils are Here," a one-man show exploring Shakespeare's villains.

Patrick Page was married to actress Liisa Ivary from 1989 to 1991.

Patrick Page has received a variety of awards and accolades throughout his career, including a Grammy Award, a Helen Hayes Award, a Princess Grace Award, an Emery Battis Award, the Utah Governors Medal for the Arts, the Whitman College Young Alumni Award, the Craig Noel Award, and the Joseph Jefferson Award, as well as having received a Tony Award nomination.