Considering the fact that this play was written in Elizabethan times, has been performed countless times, and has been adapted to radio drama, movies and tv, the question is literally impossible to answer with a one-name type answer like George C. Scott in the title role of (Patton),. I would estimate hundreds of actors have played Romeo over the centuries- just limiting it to professional productions including movies and TV.
There have been many actors who have played the role of Romeo in various film and theater adaptations of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet." Some notable portrayals include Leonard Whiting, Leonardo DiCaprio, Orlando Bloom, and Douglas Booth.
In the 1996 Baz Luhrmann film (which is the only one using the title "Romeo+Juliet" as opposed to "Romeo and Juliet" or "Romeo & Juliet") Juliet is played by Claire Danes.
The Cushman sisters, Charlotte and Susan, played Romeo and Juliet in 1846. Charlotte was Romeo and Susan played Juliet.
Romeo and Juliet (2000) (V) Played by Fran de Leon Romeo + Juliet (1996) Played by Claire Danes Roméo et Juliette (2002) (TV) Played by Angela Gheorghiu Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss (2006) Played by Tricia Trippett Romeo and Juliet (1995) (TV) Played by Alessandra Ferri Romeo & Juliet (1993) (TV) Played by Megan Follows Romeo & Juliet (1994) (TV) Played by Geraldine Somerville Also go to this website for more: http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0000496/
Claire Danes played the part of Juliet.
You are probably talking about the 1968 movie, directed by Franco Zeffirei. Leonard Whiting played the role as Romeo. Olivia Hussey played the role of Juliet.
Leonardo Di Caprio
Romeo and Juliet is just a fictional play...but the actors who played them for the first time were guys.
Leonardo diCaprio, who starred in the movie Titanic, also played Romeo in a film version of Romeo and Juliet (1996).
David played Romeo in Romeo & Juliet in 2000. You can watch the performance which is in the archive library in Stratford
Romeo and Juliet (1935), Romeo & Juliet (1968) and Romeo+Juliet (1996).
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Richard Burbage was the main leading man in the Lord Chamberlain's men and almost certainly played Romeo. It is not clear which boy played Juliet.