Henry Goodman

Personal context

Summary

Henry Goodman is a British actor known for acclaimed stage performances in Shakespeare, Sondheim musicals, and modern drama, including Shylock in The Merchant of Venice, Roy Cohn in Angels in America, and the lead in The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui. His work spans classic drama, political satire, comedy, and musical theatre; he has also spoken about the risk of Jewish actors being typecast and the need to show Jewish life in its diversity. In a 2013 interview, he described himself as left of centre. No public advocacy on DEI, identity politics, or activist causes is on record.