Clive Carter

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Clive Carter is a British actor and singer, best known for his role of "Claude Elliott and others" in the original London cast of Come From Away , for which he received an Olivier Award nomination. He studied at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

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His West End theatre credits include Someone Like You with Petula Clark, A Man for All Seasons with Martin Shaw, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof with Brendan Fraser and Ned Beatty, We Will Rock You , I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change , Bamatabois/Grantaire and later Inspector Javert in Les Misérables , Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny in The Phantom of the Opera (A role he originated at the Sydmonton Festival workshop), A Midsummer Night's Dream , The Taming of the Shrew , Always at the Victoria Palace with Shani Wallis and Side by Side by Sondheim . He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for his performance as The Wolf/Cinderella's Prince in Into the Woods .

Other UK stage credits include a national tour of Oklahoma! ; Putting It Together at the Old Fire Station Theatre in Oxford; Macbeth , As You Like It , Henry V , and 'Tis Pity She's a Whore at Northcott, Exeter; A Little Night Music and Mrs. Warren's Profession at the Nottingham Playhouse; and Godspell at the Leicester Haymarket. He starred as Frank-N-Furter in a European tour of The Rocky Horror Show .

On UK television Carter has appeared in Rep, EastEnders , and Dalziel and Pascoe . He had a small role in the feature film The Da Vinci Code . [1]

He played the role of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the West End production of the musical Wicked . He replaced Sam Kelly from Monday 29 March 2010, starring opposite Rachel Tucker and Louise Dearman. [2] He was highly acclaimed in the role, and exited the show alongside Dearman and many other of his co-stars on Saturday 10 December 2011, after almost two years in the role. Desmond Barrit returned to the company, replacing Carter. [3]

In October 2011, he appeared in a concert of the new musical Soho Cinders at the Queen's Theatre, London. He originated the roles of Mr. Salt in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and Harold Zidler in Moulin Rouge! The Musical at the Piccadilly Theatre. [4] [5] His performance in the latter earned him another nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical. [6] In October 2018, Carter played Merlyn and King Pellinore in the London Musical Theatre Orchestra production of Camelot at the London Palladium. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
2001Learning to Love the GreyDr. Edward MarshTV film
2005 Chromophobia Peter Soam
2006 The Da Vinci Code Biggin Hill
2018 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Ensemble
2021RuptureHenry

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1975 Division 4 BrickieEpisode: "Rubber Bunny"
1981 Robin's Nest WaiterEpisode: "Anniversary Waltz"
Never the Twain WaiterEpisode: "Of Meissen Men"
Diamonds PolicemanEpisode: "My End Is My Beginning"
1982 Rep Dudley BlakeSeries regular
1984MitchJeavonsEpisode: "Postman's Knock"
1992 The Bill Michael AshEpisode: "Hands Up"
1996John RylandEpisode: "Judgement Call"
2000John ChandlerEpisode: "Streetwise"
2002Allen's SolicitorEpisode: "Protection"
2004 Doctors Peter AndrewsEpisode: "Lost and Found"
EastEnders Mac2 episode
2007 Casualty Sydney CageEpisode: "Communion"
Dalziel and Pascoe Peter MayhewEpisode: "Under Dark Stars"
Roman Mysteries DiaulusEpisode "The Enemies of Jupiter"
2016Murder MapsDetective WensleyEpisode: "Murder in the Roaring Twenties"
2017 Holby City Lennie DickEpisode: "Aces High"
2022 Dodger Charles KembleEpisode: "Phantom"

Selected theatre credits

YearPlayRoleVenueRef
1997Always Edward VIII Victoria Palace Theatre, London [8]
1999 The Nerd Axel Hammond Grand Theatre, Swansea & UK Tour [9]
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change Various Comedy Theatre, London [10]
1999-2000 Dick Barton: Episode II - The Curse of the Pharaoh's Tomb Dick Barton Warehouse Theatre, Croydon [11]
2000The Shakespeare RevueVarious McAninch Arts Center, Glen Ellyn & US Tour [12]
2001 The Rat Pack: Live from Las Vegas Dean Martin King's Theatre, Edinburgh [13]
Almost Like Being in Love Royal National Theatre, London [14]
2001-2002 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Gooper Lyric Theatre, London [15]
2003-2005 We Will Rock You Khashoggi Dominion Theatre, London [16]
2005-2006 A Man for All Seasons Thomas Cromwell Theatre Royal Haymarket, London [17]
2007 Take Flight Otto Lilienthal Menier Chocolate Factory, London [18]
2008 Crooked Wood Murrey Lester Jermyn Street Theatre, London [19]
2009 Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Bob Palace Theatre, London [20]
2010-2011 Wicked The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Apollo Victoria Theatre, London [21]
2013 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Mr. Salt Theatre Royal, London [22]
2017 Oklahoma! Andrew Carnes Royal Albert Hall, London [23]
2018 KING the Musical J. Edgar Hoover Hackney Empire, London [24]
Camelot King Pellinore/Merlin London Palladium, London [25]
2018-2019 Come from Away Claude Elliott Abbey Theatre, Dublin & Phoenix Theatre, London [26]
2022 Moulin Rouge! Harold Zidler Piccadilly Theatre, London [27]

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  2. ↑ Lee Mead to Join London's Wicked as Fiyero; Principals Confirmed Archived 31 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Gina Beck and Matt Willis to Join London Cast of Wicked; Desmond Barrit to Return as Wizard". Playbill. 14 September 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Cast of Charlie & The Chocolate Factory". What's on Stage. 11 January 2013. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "MOULIN ROUGE! Resumes West End Performances and Reschedules Opening Night". www.Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  6. ↑ Underwood, Kitty (8 March 2022). "Nominations Announced for the Olivier Awards 2022 with Mastercard". Society of London Theatre . Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  7. ↑ Casting announced for London Musical Theatre Orchestra performance of Camelot
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