The tall British actor has appeared in the HBO series "Oz," the television movie "Othello" (as "John Othello") and the film "Unbreakable."
Colm Feore and Jessica Hecht recently joined the multi-cultural cast of the Broadway staging. Feore will play Brutus' co-conspirator Cassius, and Hecht will play Brutus' wife, Portia. As previously reported, William Sadler, the oft-employed character actor of the cinema, will play the title role.
The full cast is expected to be announced shortly.
The production will open April 3, 2005, after previews from March 8. The Belasco is the theatre.
Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Jan. 29. The box office at the Belasco Theatre will open Feb. 14.