List of actors who have played Professor Moriarty
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The following is a list of actors who have played Professor Moriarty in various media.
Radio and audio dramas
| Name | Title | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Hector | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – "The Missing Leonardo Da Vinci"[1] | 1932 | Radio (NBC Blue Network) |
| Charles Bryant | Lux Radio Theatre – "Sherlock Holmes"[2] | 1935 | Radio adaptation of the play (NBC) |
| Eustace Wyatt | The Mercury Theatre on the Air – "Sherlock Holmes" | 1938 | Radio adaptation of the play (CBS) |
| Joseph Kearns | The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – "The Singular Case of the Paradol Chamber"[3] | 1945 | Radio (Mutual) |
| Denis Green | The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – "The April Fool's Adventure"[4] | 1946 | |
| Robert Dryden | The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – "The Guest in the Coffin"[5] | 1949 | |
| Frederick Valk | Sherlock Holmes[6] | 1953 | Radio adaptation of the play (BBC) |
| Orson Welles | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – "The Final Problem"[7] | 1954 | BBC Light Programme |
| Ralph Truman | Sherlock Holmes – "The Final Problem"[8] | 1955 | BBC Home Service |
| Felix Felton | Sherlock Holmes – "The Final Problem"[9] | 1957 | BBC Home Service |
| Rolf Lefebvre | Sherlock Holmes – "The Final Problem"[10] | 1967 | BBC Light Programme |
| Michael Pennington | BBC Radio Sherlock Holmes – "The Final Problem", "The Empty House" | 1992 | BBC Radio 4 |
| Ronald Pickup | BBC Radio Sherlock Holmes – The Valley of Fear[11] | 1997 | BBC Radio 4 |
| David King | The Seven-Per-Cent Solution | 1993 | BBC radio dramatisation of the novel |
| Geoffrey Whitehead | The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes | 1999 | BBC Radio 2 |
| Tony Jay | Sherlock Holmes Theatre | 2006 | Hollywood Theatre of the Ear |
| Nolan Palmer | The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – "The Moriarty Resurrection"[12] | 2006 | Radio (Imagination Theatre) |
| Richard Ziman | The Classic Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – "The Return of Sherlock Holmes"[13] | 2009 | |
| Alan Cox | Sherlock Holmes: The Final Problem/The Empty House[14] | 2011 | Audio drama (Big Finish Productions) |
| Norman Lloyd | Sherlock Holmes | 2011 | California Artists Radio Theatre[15] |
| Mitchell Cohen | Genius[16] | 2019–2020 | Scripted podcast |
| Gerard McDermott | Sherlock Holmes: The Voice of Treason[17] | 2020 | Audio drama (Audible Original) |
| Dominic Monaghan | Moriarty: The Devil's Game[18] | 2022 | Audio drama (Audible Original) |
| Karim Kronfli | Madison on the Air - "The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Haunted Bagpipes" | 2024 | Scripted podcast |
Stage plays
| Name | Title | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Wessells | Sherlock Holmes | 1899 | Broadway (American) |
| Frank Keenan | Sherlock Holmes | 1928 | Broadway (American) |
| Thomas Gomez | "Sherlock Holmes" by Ouida Bergère[19] | 1953 | Broadway (American) |
| Martin Gabel | Baker Street | 1965 | Stage musical (Broadway) |
| Terry Williams | Sherlock Holmes: The Musical | 1988 | Stage musical (Exeter, England) |
Television and DTV films
| Name | Title | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Huston | Sherlock Holmes in New York | 1976 | Television film (American) |
| Viktor Yevgrafov | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson | 1980 | Television film (USSR) |
| Anthony Andrews | Hands of a Murderer | 1990 | Television film (British) |
| Vincent D'Onofrio | Sherlock: Case of Evil | 2002 | Television film (American) |
| Steve Powell | Case Closed: The Phantom of Baker Street | 2010 | Japanese anime film (English dub, released on DVD) |
| Malcolm McDowell | Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes | 2010 | Animated direct-to-DVD film (American) |
Television series
| Name | Title | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Ferrer | Fantasy Island – "The Case Against Mr. Roarke/Save Sherlock Holmes" | 1982 | TV episode (American) |
| Colin Jeavons | The Baker Street Boys – "The Adventure of the Winged Scarab" Parts 1 and 2 | 1983 | TV episodes (British) |
| Chikao Ōtsuka | Sherlock Hound | 1984–1985 | TV animated series (Italian-Japanese) (Japanese version) |
| Hamilton Camp | TV animated series (Italian-Japanese) (English dub) | ||
| Mauro Bosco | TV animated series (Italian-Japanese) (Italian dub) | ||
| Eric Porter | Sherlock Holmes | 1985-1986 * (brief scenes/recapitulation in "Adventure of the Empty House" [1st episode of Hardwicke's tenure as Watson--also had David Burke repeat his role in same scenes] of famous battle over Reichenbach Falls) | TV series (British) |
| Daniel Davis | Star Trek: The Next Generation – "Elementary, Dear Data" and "Ship in a Bottle" | 1988–1993 | TV episodes (American) |
| Star Trek Picard - "The Bounty" | 2023 | ||
| John Colicos | Alfred Hitchcock Presents – "My Dear Watson" | 1989 | TV episode (American) |
| Rodger Bumpass | The Real Ghostbusters – "Elementary My Dear Wintson" | 1989 | Animated TV episode (American) |
| Hal Rayle | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – "Elementary, My Dear Turtle" | 1990 | Animated TV episode (American) |
| Richard Newman | Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century | 1999–2001 | TV series (British-American) |
| Andrew Scott | Sherlock | 2010–2017 | TV series (British) |
| Natalie Dormer | Elementary | 2013–2015 | TV series (American) |
| Alexey Gorbunov | Sherlock Holmes | 2013 | TV series (Russian) |
| Masashi Ebara | Sherlock Holmes | 2014–2015 | TV series (Japanese) |
| David S. Lee | The Librarians | 2015 | TV series (American) |
| Shima Ōnishi | Sherlock: Untold Stories | 2019 | TV series (Japanese) |
| Seiichirō Yamashita | Case File nº221: Kabukicho | 2019–2020 | TV anime series (Japanese) (Japanese version) |
| Justin Briner | Case File nº221: Kabukicho | 2019–2020 | TV anime series (Japanese) (English dub) |
| Sōma Saitō | Moriarty the Patriot | 2020–2021 | TV anime series (Japanese) |
| Aaron Dismuke | Moriarty the Patriot | 2020–2021 | TV anime series (Japanese) (English dub) |
| Shizuka Ishigami | Moriarty the Patriot | 2020–2021 | TV anime series (Japanese) (Younger version) |
| Emily Neves | Moriarty the Patriot | 2020–2021 | TV anime series (Japanese) (Younger version) (English dub) |
| Akira Ishida | Lupin the 3rd Part 6 | 2021–2022 | TV anime series (Japanese) |
| Khoi Dao | 2022 | TV anime series (English dub) | |
| Wataru Yokojima | Undead Girl Murder Farce | 2023 | TV anime series (Japanese) |
| Randall Park | Watson | 2025 | TV series (American) |
| Dougray Scott | Sherlock & Daughter | 2025 | TV series (American-British) |
| Dónal Finn | Young Sherlock | 2026–present | TV series (British) |
Theatrical films
Video games
| Name | Title | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roger L. Jackson | The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Rose Tattoo[21][22] | 1996 | Voice only; digitized sprites based on a different actor |
| George Gregg | The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Rose Tattoo[22] | 1996 | Digitized-sprite actor |
| Unknown actor | The Testament of Sherlock Holmes | 2012 | Sherlock Holmes series; voice role |
| Unknown actor | Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter | 2016 | |
| Takaya Hashi | Fate/Grand Order (Limited event character)[23][24] | 2017 | Mobile game; voice role (Japanese) |
See also
- Professor Moriarty in other media
- List of actors who have played Sherlock Holmes
- List of actors who have played Dr. Watson
- List of actors who have played Inspector Lestrade
- List of actors who have played Irene Adler
- List of actors who have played Mycroft Holmes
- List of actors who have played Mrs. Hudson