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.

Carter studied at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. 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 Rock You, I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Taming of the Shrew, 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 Prince/Wolf 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 the Musical at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and Harold Zidler in Moulin Rogue at the Piccadilly Theatre.[4][5]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Film Role Notes
2001 Learning to Love the Grey Dr. Edward Marsh TV film
2005 Chromophobia Peter Soam
2006 The Da Vinci Code Biggin Hill

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
1975 Division 4 Brickie Episode: "Rubber Bunny"
1981 Robin's Nest Waiter Episode: "Anniversary Waltz"
Never the Twain Waiter Episode: "Of Meissen Men"
Diamonds Policeman Episode: "My End Is My Beginning"
1982 Rep Dudley Blake Series regular
1984 Mitch Jeavons Episode: "Postman's Knock"
1992 The Bill Michael Ash Episode: "Hands Up"
1996 John Ryland Episode: "Judgement Call"
2000 John Chandler Episode: "Streetwise"
2002 Allen's Solicitor Episode: "Protection"
2004 Doctors Peter Andrews Episode: "Lost and Found"
EastEnders Mac 2 episode
2007 Casualty Sydney Cage Episode: "Communion"
Dalziel and Pascoe Peter Mayhew Episode: "Under Dark Stars"
Roman Mysteries Diaulus Episode "The Enemies of Jupiter"
2016 Murder Maps Detective Wensley Episode: "Murder in the Roaring Twenties"
2017 Holby City Lennie Dick Episode: "Aces High"

References[]

  1. ^ "Clive Carter". IMDb. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  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.

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