Julian Ovenden
| Julian Ovenden | |
|---|---|
| Born | Julian Mark Ovenden 29 November 1975 (age 40) Sheffield, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actor |
Julian Mark Ovenden (born 29 November 1975,[1] Sheffield[2]) is an English stage, television and film actor and singer. He is one of three children[2] of the Reverend Canon John Ovenden, a former chaplain to Queen Elizabeth II.[3]
Early life and education
Ovenden sang in the St Paul's Cathedral Choir as a child. He later won a music scholarship to Eton College.[4] He subsequently read music at New College, Oxford on a choral scholarship.[3]
Whilst he has received training as an opera singer,[5] he has professionally used his music training in musical theatre. He continued academic studies in drama at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.[2]
Career
Ovenden's roles in the theatre have included:
- Merrily We Roll Along (Franklin) (2000)[6]
- Grand Hotel (The Baron) (2004)[7]
- Butley (play) (Joseph Keyston) (2006)[8]
- Marguerite (Armand) (2008)[9]
- Annie Get Your Gun (Butler) (2009)[10]
- Death Takes a Holiday (Death) (2011)[11]
- My Night with Reg (John) (2014)[12]
- Show Boat (Gaylord) (2015)[13]
Ovenden also originated the role of J.M. Barrie in the musical version of the film 'Finding Neverland' produced by Harvey Weinstein and premiered at the Curve theatre, Leicester in 2012.
Ovenden has also sung musical theatre songs in several concerts at the Proms, in particular concerts of Stephen Sondheim[14] and of Rodgers and Hammerstein.[15]
Ovenden's work in television has included:
- Foyle's War (Andrew Foyle)
- The Forsyte Saga (Valerius 'Val' Dartie)
- The Royal (Dr David Cheriton)
- Related (Jason Greenstein)
- Cashmere Mafia (Eric Burden)
- A Christmas Carol: The Musical (Fred Anderson)
- SMASH (John F. Kennedy)
- Agatha Christie's Poirot After the Funeral (Michael Shane)
- Downton Abbey (Series 4 and 5) (Charles Blake)
- Person of Interest (Season 3 and 4, CBS) (Jeremy Lambert)
- The Assets (Gary Grimes – 2014 mini-series) Based on the Dec'12 book Circle of Treason: A CIA Account of Traitor Aldrich Ames and the Men He Betrayed (1985–93)
- The Sound of Music Live! - Captain Georg von Trapp - UK version of The Sound of Music Live! broadcast 20 December 2015
- Death in Paradise - Dan Hagen - Episode 5.1
In 2012 he signed a recording contract with Decca and his first album If You Stay was released.[4]
Personal life
Ovenden is married to the soprano Kate Royal and they have a son, Johnny Beau, born in October 2009. The couple married on 20 December 2010, the ceremony being conducted by Ovenden's father, who also christened their son in a double ceremony.[3] They also have a daughter, Audrey, born in November 2011.[16]
References
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- ↑ Set Aside That Scythe, and Let’s Put on a Show, Charles Isherwood, New York Times, 21 July 2011. Retrieved: 9 August 2014.
- ↑ My Night With Reg review – fine revival for caustic study of gay manners, Michael Billington, The Guardian, 6 August 2014. Retrieved: 9 August 2014.
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- ↑ http://julianovenden.com/biography/
External links
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- English male film actors
- English male television actors
- 1975 births
- Living people
- People educated at Eton College
- Alumni of New College, Oxford
- Alumni of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
- People educated at St. Paul's Cathedral School
- People from Sheffield
- 21st-century English male actors
- Male actors from Yorkshire
