Chris Jarman

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Chris Jarman is a British stage and television actor. He is the voice-over for E4's Tattoo Fixers. He is also known for providing the voice of The Mechanic in Thunderbirds Are Go . Jarman played Doctor Dillamond, and understudied the role of the Wizard of Oz, in the London production of the musical Wicked from 2018 to July 20, 2019. In 2023, he voiced Ulder Ravengard [1] in Baldur's Gate III.

Work

Stage (selected) [2]
ProductionRoleLocation
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Rubeus Hagrid / The Sorting HatWest End (Palace Theatre) [3] [4]
The Book of Mormon General West End (Prince of Wales Theatre) [5] [6]
The Comedy of Errors Antipholus of Ephesus Royal National Theatre [7]
Sister Act Shank West End (London Palladium)
Gone With The Wind Big Sam West End (New London Theatre)
The Tempest Adrian Royal Shakespeare Theatre and West End (Novello Theatre)
Antony and Cleopatra Eros / Soothsayer Swan Theatre and West End (Novello Theatre)
Julius Caesar Metellus Cimber Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Wicked Doctor Dillamond / understudy Wizard West End (Apollo Victoria Theatre)
Film and TV [8]
YearTitleRole
2020 The Lady of Heaven Bilal
2016–2020 Thunderbirds Are Go The Mechanic (voice) and other voices
2011 Johnny English Reborn Michael Tembe
2011 Doctor Who Dancer
2009 Sand Serpents Sgt. Wilson
2008The Journey HomeSugar Daddy
2004 Churchill: The Hollywood Years U.S. Marine
2004 Spartacus Nordo
1998PiratesPirate

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