JOHN LITHGOW has long been regarded as one of America’s most distinguished performers, with celebrated performances in Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Twelfth Night (as Malvolio), and King Lear, along with other major works from the classical canon. Across a stage career spanning more than five decades, he has appeared on Broadway twenty-five times, earning Tony Awards for The Changing Room and Sweet Smell of Success, and delivering acclaimed performances in M. Butterfly, Requiem for a Heavyweight, and the musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. He is currently starring on Broadway as Roald Dahl in Giant, following a sold-out run at London’s Royal Court Theatre and a West End transfer to the Harold Pinter Theatre in Spring 2025. Lithgow won the Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance, with Giant also earning the award for Best New Play. In film, Lithgow has made an indelible impression on audiences for decades, earning two Academy Award nominations and appearing in a long list of critically acclaimed films, from The World According to Garp to Terms of Endearment, and most recently Conclave. He recently starred opposite Geoffrey Rush in The Rule of Jenny Pen, and in the title role of JIMPA with Olivia Colman, which debuted at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. On television, he has delivered some of the medium’s most iconic performances, winning six Emmy Awards and two Golden Globes. His television credits include the hit series "3rd Rock from the Sun," "Dexter," "The Crown," and most recently "The Old Man" on FX. Across stage and screen, Lithgow has received two Tony Awards, six Emmy Awards, two Golden Globes, four SAG Awards, two Academy Award nominations, and an Olivier Award. Beyond performance, he recently completed his term as co-chair of the Commission on the Arts of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, producing authoritative reports on America’s creative workforce and arts in education. The Commission’s work also led to Art Happens Here, a PBS documentary highlighting the importance of the arts in the lives of young people.