# Patrick Page
**Patrick Page** (birth name John Patrick Page; born 1962) is an American stage and screen actor best known for playing villains on Broadway, including Scar in the first national tour of *The Lion King*, the [Green Goblin](https://www.edgepedia.org/green-goblin) in *Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark*, the Grinch in *Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!*, and Hades in *Hadestown*, for which he received a Tony Award nomination and a Grammy Award.[1](https://www.patrickpageonline.com/about) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0656300/bio/) He is also the creator and performer of the solo show *All the Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented the Villain*.[3](https://www.guthrietheater.org/contentassets/204be415ea9240cc9021422c30df8b27/devils_program.pdf)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1962; birth name John Patrick Page; grew up in Monmouth, Oregon[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0656300/bio/) |
| Signature role | Hades in *Hadestown*, originated Off-Broadway (New York Theatre Workshop, 2016) and on Broadway (Walter Kerr Theatre, 2019); Tony nomination and Grammy Award[4](https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/hadestown-patrick-page-interview-broadway-67842/) • [5](https://www.patrickpageonline.com/press-articles/rec3mwgtilwfs0rqy) |
| Broadway villain roles | Scar (*The Lion King*), the Grinch (*How the Grinch Stole Christmas!*), Green Goblin (*Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark*), Decius Brutus (*Julius Caesar*), the Inquisitor (*Saint Joan*)[3](https://www.guthrietheater.org/contentassets/204be415ea9240cc9021422c30df8b27/devils_program.pdf) |
| Solo show | *All the Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented the Villain*; Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for the Off-Broadway production[3](https://www.guthrietheater.org/contentassets/204be415ea9240cc9021422c30df8b27/devils_program.pdf) |
| Shakespeare work | Has played roles from the canon across regional theaters; his 2026 Off-Broadway *Titus Andronicus* was reported as his 27th Shakespeare play[6](https://www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefive/c5-things-to-do/article314742605.html) |
| Affiliations | Associate Artist of The Old Globe, San Diego, and the Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington, D.C.[3](https://www.guthrietheater.org/contentassets/204be415ea9240cc9021422c30df8b27/devils_program.pdf) |
| Family | Married to actress and television host Paige Davis since October 27, 2001; they met while touring with Disney's *Beauty and the Beast*[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0656300/bio/) |
## Early life and education
Page grew up in Monmouth, Oregon, where his father taught at what is now Western Oregon University; the family had lived in Spokane and Cheney, Washington, until Page was six.[5](https://www.patrickpageonline.com/press-articles/rec3mwgtilwfs0rqy) As a boy he attended the [Oregon Shakespeare Festival](https://www.edgepedia.org/oregon-shakespeare-festival), where his father, a theater educator, performed.[7](https://playbill.com/article/hadestowns-patrick-page-on-embracing-terror-accepting-regret-and-learning-to-let-go)
He trained at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts before enrolling at [Whitman College](https://www.edgepedia.org/whitman-college) in [Walla Walla, Washington](https://www.edgepedia.org/walla-walla-washington), from which he graduated in 1985. At Whitman he led the speech and debate program to championships in individual events and was a two-time champion at the American Forensic Association's National Individual Events Tournament; his college roles culminated in [King Lear](https://www.edgepedia.org/king-lear) at Harper Joy Theatre.[8](https://www.patrickpageonline.com/press-articles/receyhquupzr5u9af)
## Stage career
**Shakespeare and the classics.** Page built his early career in regional Shakespeare, with credits at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (Marc Antony in *Julius Caesar*, Autolycus in *The Winter's Tale*), the Utah Shakespeare Festival (Macbeth, Richard III, Decius Brutus), and the [Shakespeare Theatre Company](https://www.edgepedia.org/shakespeare-theatre-company) in Washington, D.C., where he has played [Coriolanus](https://www.edgepedia.org/coriolanus), Prospero, Macbeth, Iago, and Claudius.[1](https://www.patrickpageonline.com/about) He is an Associate Artist of both the Shakespeare Theatre Company and The Old Globe in San Diego, where his roles have included the title role in *Cyrano de Bergerac* and Malvolio in *Twelfth Night*.[3](https://www.guthrietheater.org/contentassets/204be415ea9240cc9021422c30df8b27/devils_program.pdf) His Broadway debut came in 1993 in [Robert Schenkkan](https://www.edgepedia.org/robert-schenkkan)'s Pulitzer Prize-winning *The Kentucky Cycle*, in the role of Mackie.[9](https://spokanecivictheatre.com/from-spokane-to-hades-for-spokane-born-patrick-page-a-trip-to-hadestown-is-worth-the-journey/) • [3](https://www.guthrietheater.org/contentassets/204be415ea9240cc9021422c30df8b27/devils_program.pdf)
**The villain of Broadway.** Page's deep bass voice and imposing presence made him a natural for stage villains, and the nickname "the villain of Broadway" attached itself to a run of musical-theater antagonists.[10](https://www.guthrietheater.org/contentassets/8b75e6ec56334ba18a2280f589e05b6b/newsletter_septoct_final.pdf) He created the role of Scar in the first national tour of *The Lion King*, a part that required 45 minutes of makeup and a costume weighing approximately 45 pounds.[10](https://www.guthrietheater.org/contentassets/8b75e6ec56334ba18a2280f589e05b6b/newsletter_septoct_final.pdf) As Lumiere in Disney's *Beauty and the Beast*, a comic role he played for about two and a half years on tour and on Broadway, he met his future wife, [Paige Davis](https://www.edgepedia.org/paige-davis), who played Babette in the same company.[8](https://www.patrickpageonline.com/press-articles/receyhquupzr5u9af) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0656300/bio/) He originated the Grinch on Broadway in *Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!*, a production that overtook *Wicked* as the top-grossing show on Broadway in December 2006.[10](https://www.guthrietheater.org/contentassets/8b75e6ec56334ba18a2280f589e05b6b/newsletter_septoct_final.pdf) As Norman Osborn, the Green Goblin, in *Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark* (2011), he required full prosthetics and earned a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical.[10](https://www.guthrietheater.org/contentassets/8b75e6ec56334ba18a2280f589e05b6b/newsletter_septoct_final.pdf) • [11](https://broadwaylog.app/people/patrick-page) His non-musical Broadway credits include [Henry VIII](https://www.edgepedia.org/henry-viii) in *A Man for All Seasons*, Valentina in *Casa Valentina*, Buckley in *A Time to Kill*, De Guiche in *Cyrano de Bergerac*, the Adult Men in the Deaf West revival of *Spring Awakening*, and the Inquisitor in *Saint Joan*.[3](https://www.guthrietheater.org/contentassets/204be415ea9240cc9021422c30df8b27/devils_program.pdf)
**Hadestown.** Page's association with [Anaïs Mitchell](https://www.edgepedia.org/anais-mitchell)'s folk opera *Hadestown* began when he saw a casting notice seeking a true bass for a workshop at New York Theatre Workshop; he downloaded Mitchell's concept album, heard the song "Hey Little Songbird," and pursued the role of Hades himself.[4](https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/hadestown-patrick-page-interview-broadway-67842/) He stayed with the production through its development at New York Theatre Workshop (2016), the [Citadel Theatre](https://www.edgepedia.org/citadel-theatre) in Canada (2017), the National Theatre in London (2018), and the Broadway opening at the Walter Kerr Theatre on April 17, 2019.[4](https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/hadestown-patrick-page-interview-broadway-67842/) • [12](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Patrick-Page/) His 2019 Tony nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical was his first; *Hadestown* led that year's nominations with 14.[5](https://www.patrickpageonline.com/press-articles/rec3mwgtilwfs0rqy) He returned to the role in 2021 and 2022 and joined the West End company in 2025.[11](https://broadwaylog.app/people/patrick-page) • [12](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Patrick-Page/)
**All the Devils Are Here.** Page conceived, wrote, and performs the solo show *All the Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented the Villain*, which traces the villain through [Shakespeare's plays](https://www.edgepedia.org/shakespeares-plays). It was first presented as a filmed performance by the Shakespeare Theatre Company in 2021, then ran [Off-Broadway](https://www.edgepedia.org/off-broadway) from September 2023 to March 2024, and toured to the [Guthrie Theater](https://www.edgepedia.org/guthrie-theater) in 2024.[3](https://www.guthrietheater.org/contentassets/204be415ea9240cc9021422c30df8b27/devils_program.pdf) • [13](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/patrick-page) For the Off-Broadway production he received Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, and Outer Critics Circle Awards.[3](https://www.guthrietheater.org/contentassets/204be415ea9240cc9021422c30df8b27/devils_program.pdf) A book version is scheduled for publication by Simon & Schuster in 2026.[3](https://www.guthrietheater.org/contentassets/204be415ea9240cc9021422c30df8b27/devils_program.pdf)
**Recent work.** In 2025 he played Dragutin "Apis" Dimitrijevic in Rajiv Joseph's *Archduke* Off-Broadway at the Laura Pels Theatre, a role he had created at the Mark Taper Forum in 2017, and in 2026 he took the title role in *Titus Andronicus* at the Pershing Square Signature Center, reported as his 27th Shakespeare play.[3](https://www.guthrietheater.org/contentassets/204be415ea9240cc9021422c30df8b27/devils_program.pdf) • [13](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/patrick-page) • [6](https://www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefive/c5-things-to-do/article314742605.html)
## Screen work
Page's television credits include Richard Clay on HBO's *The Gilded Age*, Octavius Kratt on *Schmigadoon!*, and recurring roles on *Elementary*, *Madam Secretary*, *Flesh and Bone*, and *Big Mouth*, with guest appearances on *Evil*, *NCIS: New Orleans*, *The Good Wife*, *The Blacklist*, *Chicago P.D.*, and *Law & Order: SVU*.[3](https://www.guthrietheater.org/contentassets/204be415ea9240cc9021422c30df8b27/devils_program.pdf) His film work includes *Spirited* (2022) for Apple TV+, *In the Heights* (2021), *The Sixth Reel*, *Estella Scrooge*, and *I Am Michael*.[3](https://www.guthrietheater.org/contentassets/204be415ea9240cc9021422c30df8b27/devils_program.pdf) Voice work includes Sergei Kravinoff and Kraven the Hunter in Marvel's *Wastelanders: Star-Lord* for Sirius XM.[14](https://www.patrickpageonline.com/)
## Teaching and writing
Page has taught acting for more than 25 years; in 2015 he and Michael Littig co-founded the Patrick Page Acting Studio in New York, and he teaches Shakespeare through the online program Studio 2B.[1](https://www.patrickpageonline.com/about) • [14](https://www.patrickpageonline.com/) He also hosts the Patrick Page Podcast with Littig.[14](https://www.patrickpageonline.com/) His plays include *Swan Song*, a two-actor work about the friendship between Ben Jonson and William Shakespeare.[8](https://www.patrickpageonline.com/press-articles/receyhquupzr5u9af)
## References
1. [About, Patrick Page Official Website](https://www.patrickpageonline.com/about)
2. [Patrick Page Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0656300/bio/)
3. [All the Devils Are Here program, Guthrie Theater (2024)](https://www.guthrietheater.org/contentassets/204be415ea9240cc9021422c30df8b27/devils_program.pdf)
4. [How 'Hadestown' Standout Patrick Page Landed the 'Role of a Lifetime', Backstage (2019)](https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/hadestown-patrick-page-interview-broadway-67842/)
5. [Spokane-born Patrick Page earns a Tony nomination for 'Hadestown'](https://www.patrickpageonline.com/press-articles/rec3mwgtilwfs0rqy)
6. [Patrick Page brings Shakespeare villains to UNC Charlotte, The Charlotte Observer (2026)](https://www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefive/c5-things-to-do/article314742605.html)
7. ['Moving Forward Is Going to Be Scary': Patrick Page Says Goodbye to Hadestown, Playbill (2022)](https://playbill.com/article/hadestowns-patrick-page-on-embracing-terror-accepting-regret-and-learning-to-let-go)
8. [Patrick Page, '85 - Still Lighting Up The Stage, Whitman College](https://www.patrickpageonline.com/press-articles/receyhquupzr5u9af)
9. [From Spokane to Hades, Spokane Civic Theatre](https://spokanecivictheatre.com/from-spokane-to-hades-for-spokane-born-patrick-page-a-trip-to-hadestown-is-worth-the-journey/)
10. [Meet Patrick Page, Guthrie Theater newsletter](https://www.guthrietheater.org/contentassets/8b75e6ec56334ba18a2280f589e05b6b/newsletter_septoct_final.pdf)
11. [Patrick Page, BroadwayLog](https://broadwaylog.app/people/patrick-page)
12. [Patrick Page, BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Patrick-Page/)
13. [Patrick Page On Stage, New York Theatre Guide](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/patrick-page)
14. [Welcome, Patrick Page Official Website](https://www.patrickpageonline.com/)
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