Henry Condell

Henry Condell (* unknown; † December 1627 in London ) was a colleague of William Shakespeare's actors and, together with John Heminges , published his collected works in 1623 as a folio .

He is believed to have worked as an actor since around 1590 or 1591, but his first documented performance was in Ben Jonson's 1598 play Every Man in his Humor . He then appeared regularly as part of the drama company Lord Chamberlain's Men , which changed its name to King's Men after 1603 . He played in John Webster's piece The Duchess of Malfi ( The Duchess of Malfi ) and also had leading roles in plays of his contemporaries Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher . In 1616 he retired from the stage.

His name was mentioned along with John Heminges for 30 years. Both were actors, both were partners in the Globe and Blackfriars Theaters and were personal friends with William Shakespeare; he left both of them 26 shillings and 8 pence each in his will to buy a “mourning ring”. Together they arranged for the publication of all of Shakespeare's works in the famous folio edition of 1623.