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Antony Stuart Hansen (Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom) is an English actor, singer and songwriter who is best known for his roles in London's West End.
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Antony Stuart Hansen (Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom) is an English actor, singer and songwriter who is best known for his roles in London's West End.
Antony Hansen trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London, and was the youngest finalist on BBC One's search for Joseph Any Dream Will Do . [1] Since leaving the show he has made his way onto the West End stage in shows such as The Phantom of The Opera, Wicked and most recently, Les Misérables. He appeared in the 2009 touring production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as Pharaoh and later as Joseph. [2]
| Year | Show | Role | Station |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Any Dream Will Do | Contestant | BBC |
| 2007 | When Joseph Met Maria | As himself | BBC |
| 2007 | The Alan Titchmarsh Show | As himself | Channel 4 |
| 2007 | This Morning | As himself | ITV |
| 2009 | Songs of Praise | As himself | BBC |
| 2010 | The Susan Boyle Story | London Cast of Les Misérables | ITV |
| 2010 | I Dreamed The Dream | 25th Anniversary Cast of Les Misérables | BBC |
| 2013 | The Les Misérables Movie Special | West End Cast of Les Misérables | ITV |
| Year | Production | Role | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | An Audience with Antony Hansen | As himself | The New Theatre, Oxford |
| 2007 | Dream On LIVE at The London Palladium | Member of Boy Band, Dream On | London Palladium, London |
| 2010 | Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary | Sailor 2 | O2 Arena, London |
| 2010 | LIVE from the West End | Special guest artist | UK National Tour |
| 2011 | Get Motivated Great Britain 2011 | Special guest artist | LG Arena, Birmingham |
| 2014 | Direct From The West End | Special guest artist | UK National Tour |
| 2015 | A to Z of Musicals | Special guest artist | UK National Tour |
| Year | Production | Role | Theatre | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Pharaoh | — | UK National Tour |
| 2009 | Joseph | — | UK National Tour | |
| 2009 | Les Misérables | Swing / Understudy Marius | Sondheim Theatre | West End |
| 2010 | Gutter Press | Freddie | Riverside Studios | Hammersmith |
| 2011 | Wicked | Ensemble / Understudy Fiyero | Apollo Victoria Theatre | West End |
| 2011 | Aladdin | Aladdin | Fairfield Halls | Croydon |
| 2012 | A Tale Of Two Cities | Charles Darnay | Charing Cross Theatre | Off-West End |
| 2012-14 | The Phantom Of The Opera | Ensemble / Understudy Raoul | Her Majesty's Theatre | West End |
| 2015 | War of the Worlds | Ensemble / Understudy Preacher | Dominion Theatre | West End |
| 2016-17 | Les Misérables | Montparnasse / Understudy Jean Valjean | Sondheim Theatre | West End |
| 2017-19 | Courfeyrac / Understudy Jean Valjean | Sondheim Theatre | West End |
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