James Gant

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James Gant
Born
James Alexander Gant

Saffron Walden, Essex, England
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Actor
singer
Years active2009–present

James Alexander Gant (born 7 April 1988) is an English actor and singer best known for performing in Musical Theatre in the West End, London.

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Personal life

Gant attended Saffron Walden County High School in Saffron Walden, was a company member of Youth Music Theatre UK and ultimately completed his professional acting training at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts [1] in 2010. His first professional role was in the musical Evita on the UK and International Tour in 2009/10. In 2018 he married West End actress Sophie Feek, with whom he has two children.

Work in Theatre

Gant has performed on stage in the United Kingdom for nearly 10 years. Notable productions in which he has appeared include Les Misérables , Oliver! , [2] Titanic (musical) , [3] Jekyll and Hyde (musical) , and Grand Hotel . [4] Most recently, he played Death opposite Zoe Doano in Death Takes a Holiday at the Charing Cross Theatre in London [5] and then he starred in Julian Fellowes new musical The Wind in the Willows at the London Palladium, UK. [6] Gant appeared in Twelfth Night and A Christmas Carol in Stratford-upon-Avon from Nov 2017 and Feb 2018.

Theatre credits

YearRoleProductionTheatreDirector
2020 - presentAuctioneer
u/s The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera Her Majesty's Theatre and UK Tour Harold Prince
2020Mr Smythe A Christmas Carol Dominion Theatre Shaun Kerrison
2018 - 2019Etches Titanic UK and International Tour Thom Southerland
2018–2019Leroy Violet West End, London Shuntaro Fujita
2018Manservant/Police Inspector Twelfth Night Royal Shakespeare Company Chris Luscombe
2017George/Father A Christmas Carol Royal Shakespeare Company Rachel Kavanaugh
2017Death Death Takes a Holiday West End, London Thom Southerland
2016/2017Mr Hedgehog The Wind in the Willows UK Tour and London Palladium Rachel Kavanaugh
2016Etches Titanic Charing Cross Theatre Thom Southerland
2016Geographer The Little Prince Emirates Palace Simon Lee
2016 Mr Bumble Oliver! Curve Theatre, Leicester Paul Kerryson
2013/15Courfeyrac
u/s Jean Valjean & Javert
Les Miserables Queen's Theatre Trevor Nunn
2012Landlord Oliver! UK tourLawrence Connor
2011Poole Jekyll & Hyde UK tourMartin Connors
2010Ensemble Evita UK and International TourBob Thomson

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