Who’s Played Peter Pan?
Compiled by Anna Oakes The first performers to portray Peter Pan on stage were not young boys—they were adult women. The casting of women as Peter Pan is a longstanding tradition for the play. In fact, 15-year-old Bobby Driscoll, the voice of Peter Pan in Disney’s 1953 animated adaptation, was the first male to ever play the role of the character since Peter Pan was first performed on stage in 1904. Here’s a look at some of the women and men who have played the role of Peter Pan over the character’s 105-year history.
