Awards & Winners

Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production

Helen Hayes Award

Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production is one of the awards presented at the annual Helen Hayes Award ceremony.

Check all the winners of Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production presented under Helen Hayes Award since 1985 .


Christopher John O'Neill

Honored for : The Book of Mormon
(for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House)

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mark Evans The Book of Mormon
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Christopher John O'Neill The Book of Mormon
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Josh Franklin Anything Goes
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Chester Gregory Sister Act
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Bongile Mantsai Mies Julie
for the production at the Shakespeare Theatre Company's Landsburgh Theatre

David Lutkin

Honored for : Woody Sez: The Life and Music of Woody Guthrie
(for the production at the Jewish Community Center Goldman Theater)

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Benz Hamlet
for the production at the Elizabethan Theatre
Ryan Fletcher Black Watch
for the production at the Sidney Harman Hall
Martin Kaye Million Dollar Quartet
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
David Lutkin Woody Sez: The Life and Music of Woody Guthrie
for the production at the Jewish Community Center Goldman Theater
Christopher Sieber La Cage Aux Folles
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater

Sahr Ngaujah

Honored for : Fela!
(for the production at the Sidney Harman Hall)

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lex Ishimoto Billy Elliot the Musical
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Tracy Letts Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
for the production at the Kreeger Theater
J. Mark McVey Les Miserables
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Sahr Ngaujah Fela!
for the production at the Sidney Harman Hall
Richard Roxburgh Uncle Vanya
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre

Laurence Fishburne

Honored for : Thurgood

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Laurence Fishburne Thurgood
Steel Burkhardt Hair
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Brent Michael DiRoma Avenue Q
for the production at the Lansburgh Theatre
Gavin Lee Mary Poppins
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
David Pittsinger South Pacific
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre

Jim Brochu

Honored for : Zero Hour
(for the production at the Jewish Community Center Goldman Theater)

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jim Brochu Zero Hour
for the production at the Jewish Community Center Goldman Theater
Steve Cuiffo Hell Meets Henry Halfway
Joel Edgerton A Streetcar Named Desire
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
Paul Vincent O'Connor August: Osage County
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
Dito van Reigersberg Hell Meets Henry Halfway

Stacy Keach

Honored for : Frost/Nixon
(for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre)

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alan Cox Frost/Nixon
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
Brian Tyree Henry The Brothers Size
Stacy Keach Frost/Nixon
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
Martin Moran The Tricky Part
for the production at the Signature Theatre
J. Robert Spencer Next to Normal

Bill Irwin

Honored for : Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
(for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre)

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Daniel Beaty Emergence-See!
Christopher Cazenove My Fair Lady
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Bill Irwin Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
Rob McClure Avenue Q, The Broadway Musical
for the production at the National Theatre
Chris McGarry Doubt, A Parable
for the production at the National Theatre

David Burnham

Honored for : The Light in the Piazza
(for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House)

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
David Burnham The Light in the Piazza
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Mark Hadfield The Canterbury Tales, Part 1
Steve Kazee The Subject Was Roses
Bill Pullman The Subject Was Roses
Michael Siberry Monty Python's Spamalot
for the production at the National Theatre

Jefferson Mays

Honored for : I Am My Own Wife
(for the production at the National Theatre)

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jefferson Mays I Am My Own Wife
for the production at the National Theatre
Ricky Jay Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
Joe Sears Red, White and Tuna
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
Jaston Williams Red, White and Tuna
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre

Ron Todorowski

Honored for : Movin' Out
(for the production at the National Theatre)

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Earl Jones On Golden Pond
Will Power Flow
Alan Ruck The Producers
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Lewis J. Stadlen The Producers
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Ron Todorowski Movin' Out
for the production at the National Theatre

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Honored for : Lackawanna Blues

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Richard Kind Bounce
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
Howard McGillin Bounce
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
Ruben Santiago-Hudson Lackawanna Blues
Steven Berkoff Shakespeare's Villains: A Masterclass in Evil
Jasper Britton Taming of the Shrew

Brian Stokes Mitchell

Honored for : Man of La Mancha

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Judd Hirsch I'm Not Rappaport
for the production at the Ford's Theatre
Brian Stokes Mitchell Man of La Mancha
Justin Bond Kiki & Herb in Pardon Our Appearance
Len Cariou Copenhagen
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
John Epperson Lypsinka! The Boxed Set

Jason Watkins

Honored for : A Servant of Two Masters
(for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre)

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Brian Stokes Mitchell King Hedley II
Matt Rippy The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
Ethan Sandler Fully Committed
for the production at the Ford's Theatre
Jason Watkins A Servant of Two Masters
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
Ron Campbell The Thousandth Night

Marc Wolf

Honored for : Another American: Asking and Telling
(for the production at the Studio Theatre's Metheny Theater)

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Nee The Derry Boat
Tyler Perry I Can Do Bad All by Myself
Stephen Bogardus James Joyce's The Dead
Marc Wolf Another American: Asking and Telling
for the production at the Studio Theatre's Metheny Theater
Jack Willis Art
Terace Jones Fosse
for the production at the National Theatre

Norbert Leo Butz

Honored for : Cabaret
(for the production at the Warner Theatre)

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Norbert Leo Butz Cabaret
for the production at Warner Theatre
Charles Durning Gin Game
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
Jaston Williams Red, White and Tuna
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
David Shiner Fool Moon
Joe Sears Red, White and Tuna
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
Bill Irwin Fool Moon

Alex Jennings

Honored for : Hamlet
(for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre)

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alex Jennings Hamlet
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
Dan Hiatt Picasso at the Lapin Agile
Jeremy Kushnier Footloose
Michael Rupert Ragtime
for the production at the National Theatre
Alton Fitzgerald White Ragtime
for the production at National Theatre

Derick K. Grant

Honored for : Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk
(for the production at the National Theatre)

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gregory Henderson Whirlwind!
for the production at the Church Street Theater
Ezra Knight The Darker Face of the Earth
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
John Scherer By Jeeves
for the production at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
Joe Sears Tuna Christmas
Derick K. Grant Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk
for the production at the National Theatre
Jaston Williams Tuna Christmas

Roger Guenveur Smith

Honored for : A Huey P. Newton Story

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Roger Guenveur Smith A Huey P. Newton Story
Frederick C. Inkley Beauty and the Beast
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
Alex Jennings A Midsummer Nights Dream
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
Jerry Lewis Damn Yankees
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Bruce McIntosh Fixin' to Die: A Visit to the Mind of Lee Atwater
Ntare Mwine Nomathemba
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre

Jonathan Hadary

Honored for : Angels in America, Part 1: Millennium Approaches
(for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre)

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jonathan Hadary Angels in America, Part 1: Millennium Approaches
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
Jonathan Hadary Angels in America, Part 2: Perestroika
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
Kirby Ward Crazy for You
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Colm Wilkinson Andrew Lloyd Webber Music of the Night
for the production at the National Theatre
Matthew Broderick How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying!
Juan Chioran Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Musical
for the production at the National Theatre

Raul Aranas

Honored for : Miss Saigon
(for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House)

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Raul Aranas Miss Saigon
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Steve Isaacs The Who's Tommy
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Joe Sears The Foreigner
Jaston Williams The Foreigner
Charles Cioffi Sisters Rosensweig
for the production at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Stacy Keach

Honored for : The Kentucky Cycle
(for the production at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts)

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Stacy Keach The Kentucky Cycle
for the production at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
William H. Macy Oleanna
for the production at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Ron Rifkin Three Hotels
for the production at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Lewis J. Stadlen Guys and Dolls
for the production at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Joel Blum The World Goes 'Round
for the production at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Ian McKellen

Honored for : Richard III
(for the production at the Opera House)

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ian McKellen Richard III
for the production at the Opera House
Chip Esten Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Stacy Keach Solitary Confinement
for the production at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Thomas W. Jones II The Wizard of Hip
Jonathan Earl Peck Blood Knot

Robert Morse

Honored for : Tru
(for the production at The Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater)

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Harry Groener Crazy for You
for the production at the National Theatre
Niall Buggy The Shadow of a Gunman
for the production at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
Robert Morse Tru
for the production at The Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
John Cothran, Jr. Two Trains Running
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre

J. Mark McVey

Honored for : Les Miserables
(for the production at the National Theatre)

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee Nominated Work
E.G. Marshall Love Letters
for the production at the National Theatre
Frank McCusker The Playboy of the Western World
for the production at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
J. Mark McVey Les Miserables
for the production at the National Theatre
Christopher Moore The Video Store Owner's Significant Other
for the production at the American Playwrights Theatre
Michael Waldron Lend Me a Tenor
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre

Charles S. Dutton

Honored for : The Piano Lesson
(for the production at the Kennedy Center)

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Charles S. Dutton The Piano Lesson
for the production at the Kennedy Center
Avery Brooks Paul Robeson
for the production at the Kennedy Center
Tom Hulce A Few Good Men
for the production at the Kennedy Center
David Hurst Incommunicado
for the production at the Kennedy Center
Joe Sears A Tuna Christmas
for the production at the Kennedy Center
Jaston Williams A Tuna Christmas
for the production at the Kennedy Center

Victor Garber

Honored for : Wenceslas Square
(for the production at the Kennedy Center)

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Victor Garber Wenceslas Square
for the production at the Kennedy Center
John Lithgow M. Butterfly
for the production at the National Theatre
Brock Peters Driving Miss Daisy
for the production at the Kennedy Center
BD Wong M. Butterfly
for the production at the National Theatre
Sammy Cahn Words and Music
for the production at the Ford's Theatre
Tim Curry Me and My Girl
for the production at the National Theatre

Derek Jacobi

Honored for : Breaking the Code
(for the production at the Kennedy Center)

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Derek Jacobi Breaking the Code
for the production at the Kennedy Center
Judd Hirsch I'm Not Rappaport
for the production at the National Theatre
Richard Kiley All My Sons
for the production at the Ford's Theatre
Ian McKellen Acting Shakespeare
Shay Duffin Confessions of an Irish Rebel
Joel Grey Cabaret
for the production at the Kennedy Center

Colm Wilkinson

Honored for : Les Misérables
(for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House)

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joe Sears Greater Tuna
for the production at The Ford's Theatre
Delroy Lindo A Raisin In The Sun
for the production at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Jonathan Silverman Broadway Bound
for the production at National Theatre
Edward Duke Jeeves Takes Charge
for the production at The Ford's Theatre
Ben Cross The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
Colm Wilkinson Les Misérables
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House

Jason Robards Jr.

Honored for : The Iceman Cometh
(for Outstanding Lead Actor, Touring Production or Prior to New York; for the production at the Kennedy Center)

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bill Irwin The Regard of Flight
for the production at the Kreeger Theater
William Petersen In the Belly of the Beast: Letters from Prison
for the production at the Kennedy Center
Jason Robards Jr. The Iceman Cometh
for the production at the Kennedy Center
Tommy Tune My One and Only
for the production at the Kennedy Center
Keene Curtis La Cage aux Folles
for the production at the National Theatre
Patrick Dempsey Brighton Beach Memoirs
for the production at the National Theatre

Derek Jacobi

Honored for : Cyrano de Bergerac
(for the production at the Kennedy Center)

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Derek Jacobi Cyrano de Bergerac
for the production at the Kennedy Center
Percy Mtwa Woza Albert!
for the production at the Kreeger Theater
Joe Sears Greater Tuna
James Whitmore Will Rogers, U.S.A.
Charlie Adler Torch Song Trilogy
Mbongeni Ngema Woza Albert!
for the production at the Kreeger Theater