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- With a combined probability of 55.5%, British Actors are 1.80 to win a Tony For Best Actor in a Play this year
- 4 of the 7 nominees are UK actors and dominated according to betting sites
- Previously nominated Sir Simon Russel-Beale who studied at Cambridge is the most likely of the quartet to win with bookmakers
A look at the betting odds for the Best Actor in a Play at next week's Tony Awards shows that UK actors are almost dominant on Broadway this year with betting sites.
Simon Russel Beale, Adam Godley, and Adrian Lester all appear in The Lehman Trilogy and are up against each other, whilst the UK are represented again by David Threfall in Hangmen making four of the seven nominees to win the Tony Awards category for Best Actor in a Play.
Best Actor in a Play Tony Awards Betting Odds
| Actor | Play | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Morse | How I Learned to Drive | 5/1 | 16.67% |
| Simon Russel Beale (UK) | The Lehman Trilogy | 11/2 | 15.38% |
| Ruben Santiago-Hudson | Lackawanna Blues | 6/1 | 14.29% |
| Adam Godley. (UK) | The Lehman Trilogy | 6/1 | 14.29% |
| David Threfall (UK) | Hangmen | 13/2 | 13.33% |
| Sam Rockwell | American Buffalo | 13/2 | 13.33% |
| Adrian Lester (UK) | The Lehman Trilogy | 7/1 | 12.50% |
English actors being received well on Broadway is not a new thing, of course, indeed, even in the short history of the Tony Awards, Basil Rathbone (1892-1967), South African born English Actor won a Tony Award in only the second awards show in 1948.
Since then a whole host of English and British actors have won including Dereck Jacobi, Richard Griffiths and Sir Alec Guinness; even James Corden who has been touted as Next Match of the Day presenter is on the list of previous winning British actors
English Actors and Actresses have always been busy and popular on Broadway and the 2021/22 season has been no different with Sharon D Clarke from Enfield as the favourite to win Best Actress in a Musical Award.
Both Simon Russel-Beale and Adam Godley have had previous nominations in this category, while Adrian Lester and David Threfall are enjoying their first.
Nominations mean little though, Donald Pleasence was nominated no fewer than four times but failed to pick up an award.
Where are the English Actors from?
Simon Russel Beale, now knighted and a Sir was actually born in Penang in Malaysia, Adam Godley who you may recognise from, Breaking Bad, Suits and films like Charlie and The Chocolate factory and Love Actually is from Amersham.
Adrian Lester hails from Birmingham and David Threlfall from Crumpsall in Manchester completes the lineup.
| Actor | Born | Best Known For |
|---|---|---|
| Simon Russel Beale | Penang, Malaysia | Dunkirk 2004 - Winston Churchill |
| Adam Godley | Amersham | Love Actually & Suits |
| David Threlfal | Crumpsall Manchester | Shameless - Frank Gallagher |
| Adrian Lester | Birmingham | Hustle - Mickey Briggs |
