13 Facts About Rodney Hicks

Rodney Hicks was born on March 28,1974 and is an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter.

Rodney Hicks is perhaps best known for originating the role of Bob in the Broadway musical Come from Away as well as playing various roles in the original and closing Broadway cast of the musical Rent.

Rodney Hicks returned to the cast of Rent in 2007 as the main performer of Benjamin Coffin III, originated by Taye Diggs, where he became the final actor to play the role before the production closed that year.

The final performance, including Rodney Hicks, was recorded in Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway.

In 2000, Rodney Hicks starred as Peter in revival of Jesus Christ Superstar, which ran for six months in the Lyric Theatre on Broadway.

Rodney Hicks later starred as Joe Bonaparte in the 2000 revival of Charles Strouse's Golden Boy.

Rodney Hicks played the lead role of Haywood Patterson in the 2012 Philadelphia Theatre Company production of The Scottsboro Boys, where he was awarded the 2012 Barrymore Award for Outstanding Leading Male in a Musical.

At the Village Theatre in Seattle, Rodney Hicks played the role of Jim, where he was recognized with a Seattle Times Footlight Award for his performance and a Broadway World Seattle's Critics Choice Award for Outstanding Leading Actor.

In 2014, Rodney Hicks took part in a lab production of Come from Away, which would later open on Broadway on March 12,2017.

Rodney Hicks departed from the cast of Come from Away on June 14,2017, after being diagnosed with spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological condition that causes a person's voice to spasm.

Rodney Hicks was unable to appear in the live stage recording of the musical, released in 2021 on Apple TV+.

Rodney Hicks has appeared in regional theatres across the country varying in plays from King Lear, Lobby Hero through to Ain't Misbehavin' and Two Gentlemen of Verona.

Rodney Hicks is currently working on a writing project called, '1 9 6 8'.