Stephen Carlile

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Stephen Carlile
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Stephen Carlile in Next Door's Baby
Born (1978-04-19) 19 April 1978 (age 45)
Bath, Somerset, England, UK
Alma mater Guildford School of Acting
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present

Stephen Carlile (born 19 April 1978) is a British actor well known for starring as the villain Scar in the Broadway musical adaptation of the Disney film The Lion King . [1]

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Early life

Born in Bath, Somerset, England, [2] Carlile was trained in acting at the Guildford School of Acting. [2]

Career

Carlile has performed in many theatre works including the Broadway production of The Lion King as Scar, [3] Noël (National Opera House in Ireland), the West End production of The Go-Between as Viscount Trimingham, [4] as Captain Hook in the US national tour of Peter Pan 360, as Agustín Magaldi in Evita , lead tenor singing Springtime for Hitler in the West End production of The Producers , [1] Peter Pan as Smee, [5] The Wizard of Oz , My Fair Lady as Freddy Eynsford-Hill, [1] Next Door's Baby as Dickie O' Brien, [6] The Pirates of Penzance as Frederic, [7] Space Family Robinson [8] and The Phantom of the Opera .

Carlile has featured in several radio plays including Doctor Who , Songs from Jesus Christ Superstar and Vanity Fair .

Carlile also appeared in the 2008 film Brideshead Revisited . [9]

Theatre credits

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "How I became an agent - Agent's take - The Stage" . Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Cast & Creative – The Lion King" . Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  3. NYC City Guide interview with Stephen Carlile
  4. LondonTheatre review of The Go Between
  5. "Theatre review: Peter Pan at Wyvern Theatre, Swindon" . Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  6. Guardian review of Next Door's Baby
  7. The Pirates of Penzance at the Orange Tree Theatre website
  8. Coventry Telegraph interview Archived 1 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  9. Brideshead Revisited at IMDb