Charles Hart initially played Brutus, as did Thomas Betterton in later productions.

At the moment he is playing Brutus but he could just as easily shift to Macbeth or to Lear or, with particularly bad luck, to Timon.

Now playing Brutus, Mr. Washington is adjusting to the high-wire act of live theater - and yes, he says, it's a lot more work than film.

Mr. Walker, whose credits include the television series "Oz," may be an excellent actor, but the drawing card in this production is the actor playing Brutus.

In 2012 he played Brutus in a performance by the RSC of Julius Caesar set in Africa.

(Welles himself played Brutus.)

Bradley himself played Brutus, and Harold Tasker had the title role.

His filmography includes a mix of genres which includes playing Brutus in a filmed production of Julius Caesar for Bravo.

He played Brutus in his school's production of Julius Caesar at the age of 9, where Ellen Terry noted he was "already a great actor".

Marc McTizic, who plays Brutus, is no Kenneth Branagh.