On TV, the record was Jeremy Brett’s, who played Sherlock Holmes in 41 episodes of an adaptation by the TV company Granada Television between 1984 and 1994.

Sherlock Holmes is a character portrayed by many actors, but two TV adaptations sparked serious debate among fans about who ...

English actor Martin Freeman portrayed the awkward, loyal and highly diligent sidekick to Sherlock Holmes in the hit BBC ...

McVety had never played Sherlock Holmes before in his long career until this show. He hasn’t ever played Scrooge for that matter. McVety has been seen in Connecticut in the world premiere of ...

The 50-year-old played an opium-smoking Sherlock in Elementary between 2012 and 2019. He also famously played another heroin addict, Sick Boy, in the two Trainspotting films.

“A Sherlock Carol,” at Westport Country Playhouse for eight performances Dec. 17-22, brings together two of the most popular characters in literary history.