Omar Baroud

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Omar Baroud
Born1991/1992
Lelystad, Netherlands
Alma mater Central School of Speech and Drama ( MA )
Years active2017–present

Omar Baroud (born 1991/1992) is a Dutch actor and writer based in London. He is known for his theatre work and his role in the Star series Wedding Season (2022). [1]

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Early life

Baroud was born in Lelystad, Netherlands to a Curaçaoan mother and a Lebanese father [2] and spent some of his childhood on the island of Curaçao. [3] Baroud moved to England at age 14, [4] where he attended the ACS International School in Cobham. [5] He studied Political Science at university, [6] before going on to train at the Central School of Speech and Drama, graduating in 2016 with a Master of Arts in Acting. [7] [8]

Career

After graduating from drama school, Baroud appeared in the 2017 productions of Fennel-Spiked Lamb at the Bunker, All Places That the Eye of Heaven Visits alongside Mark Rylance, The Last Ones at Jermyn Street Theatre, and Irvine Welsh's Creatives for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. This was followed by his television debut in an episode of the 2018 Netflix series The Innocents and a role in Shirleymander at the Playground Theatre. [9] In 2019, Baroud had a recurring role as Ron in the first series of the BBC One drama Baptiste and was an understudy for A Song at Twilight at the Theatre Royal in Bath. In 2021, he appeared in As You Like It at the Watermill Theatre [10] and returned to the Edinburgh Fringe for You Bury Me. [11]

In 2022, Baroud took over the role of Cliff Bradshaw in the West End production of Cabaret at the Playhouse Theatre [12] [13] and had his first main television role as Jackson in the series Wedding Season , made for the Star platform on Disney+. [14] [15] After winning the 2021 MTI Stiles + Drewe Mentorship Award, Baroud made his writing debut with the musical After Elijah, which he presented in July 2022 at The Other Palace. The production was directed by Matthew Xia with musical direction by Flynn Sturgeon, and the cast included Sharif Afifi, Parisa Shahmir, Nick Carter, Jodie Jacobs, Stephen Rahman-Hughes and Lanna Joffrey. [16]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 The Innocents YouthEpisode: "Passionate Amateur"
2019 Baptiste Ron4 episodes (series 1)
2020Circle TriangleDeanShort film
2022 Wedding Season JacksonMain role
TBALate in Life

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017Fennel-Spiked LambAzad The Bunker, London
All Places That the Eye of Heaven VisitsThomas More Globe Theatre, London / Shakespeare at the Abbey
The Last Ones Yakorev Jermyn Street Theatre, London
CreativesLuis Perez Edinburgh Fringe Festival
2018 Shirleymander The COPlayground Theatre, London
2019 A Song at Twilight Felix (understudy) Theatre Royal, Bath
2021 As You Like It Duke Frederick / Silvius Watermill Theatre, Newbury
You Bury MeTamerEdinburgh Fringe Festival
2022 Cabaret Cliff Bradshaw Playhouse Theatre, London
After Elijah—Writer; The Other Palace, London

Audio

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021Doctor Who: The Lone CenturionFirst Gladiator Big Finish Productions
Quinn

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  3. ↑ "Quite A Queer Conversation - Fra Fee & Omar Baroud". Virgin Radio Pridecast (Podcast). 18 July 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Kevin (2 October 2022). "Exclusive Interview: Omar Baroud Talks Wedding Season, an Exciting Musical He Has in Development, and More". Pop-Culturalist. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  5. ↑ ACS International School Cobham (2 June 2021). "We've just heard some fantastic news that Omar Baroud, ACS Cobham, Graduating Class of 2010 has won a prestigious musical theatre award, the MTI Stiles + Drewe Mentorship Award for a musical he has written called "After Elijah", an Arab LGBQT story!" . Retrieved 24 December 2023– via Facebook.
  6. ↑ "MTI Mentorship Award Winners - Winner 2021: Omar Baroud for After Elijah". Mercury Musical Developments. 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  7. ↑ Bosanquet, Theo (21 September 2022). "Omar Baroud, Star of 'Cabaret' in the West End, On Building Character". Backstage. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Alumni News Roundup - Autumn 2022". The Royal Central School of Speech & Drama. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  9. ↑ Eaves, Julian (29 May 2018). "REVIEW: Shirleymander, Playground Theatre ✭✭✭✭". British Theatre. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  10. ↑ Akbar, Arifa (1 July 2021). "As You Like It review – eco-Shakespeare makes case for rewilding". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
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