Clive Carter Explained

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.

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
2005ChromophobiaPeter Soam
2006The Da Vinci CodeBiggin Hill
2018Mamma Mia! Here We Go AgainEnsemble
2021RuptureHenry

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1975Division 4BrickieEpisode: "Rubber Bunny"
1981Robin's NestWaiterEpisode: "Anniversary Waltz"
Never the TwainWaiterEpisode: "Of Meissen Men"
DiamondsPolicemanEpisode: "My End Is My Beginning"
1982RepDudley BlakeSeries regular
1984MitchJeavonsEpisode: "Postman's Knock"
1992The BillMichael AshEpisode: "Hands Up"
1996John RylandEpisode: "Judgement Call"
2000John ChandlerEpisode: "Streetwise"
2002Allen's SolicitorEpisode: "Protection"
2004DoctorsPeter AndrewsEpisode: "Lost and Found"
EastEndersMac2 episode
2007CasualtySydney CageEpisode: "Communion"
Dalziel and PascoePeter MayhewEpisode: "Under Dark Stars"
Roman MysteriesDiaulusEpisode "The Enemies of Jupiter"
2016Murder MapsDetective WensleyEpisode: "Murder in the Roaring Twenties"
2017Holby CityLennie DickEpisode: "Aces High"
2022DodgerCharles KembleEpisode: "Phantom"

Selected theatre credits

YearPlayRoleVenueRef
1997AlwaysEdward VIIIVictoria Palace Theatre, London[8]
1999The NerdAxel HammondGrand Theatre, Swansea & UK Tour[9]
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now ChangeVariousComedy Theatre, London[10]
1999-2000Dick Barton: Episode II - The Curse of the Pharaoh's TombDick BartonWarehouse Theatre, Croydon[11]
2000The Shakespeare RevueVariousMcAninch Arts Center, Glen Ellyn & US Tour[12]
2001Dean MartinKing's Theatre, Edinburgh[13]
Almost Like Being in LoveRoyal National Theatre, London[14]
2001-2002Cat on a Hot Tin RoofGooperLyric Theatre, London[15]
2003-2005We Will Rock YouKhashoggiDominion Theatre, London[16]
2005-2006A Man for All SeasonsThomas CromwellTheatre Royal Haymarket, London[17]
2007Take FlightOtto LilienthalMenier Chocolate Factory, London[18]
2008Crooked WoodMurrey LesterJermyn Street Theatre, London[19]
2009Priscilla, Queen of the DesertBobPalace Theatre, London[20]
2010-2011WickedThe Wonderful Wizard of OzApollo Victoria Theatre, London[21]
2013Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryMr. SaltTheatre Royal, London[22]
2017Oklahoma!Andrew CarnesRoyal Albert Hall, London[23]
2018KING the MusicalJ. Edgar HooverHackney Empire, London[24]
CamelotKing Pellinore/MerlinLondon Palladium, London[25]
2018-2019Come from AwayClaude ElliottAbbey Theatre, Dublin & Phoenix Theatre, London[26]
2022Moulin Rouge!Harold ZidlerPiccadilly Theatre, London[27]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Clive Carter. IMDb. 6 May 2019.
  2. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/136358-Lee-Mead-to-Join-Londons-Wicked-as-Fiyero-Principals-Confirmed Lee Mead to Join London's Wicked as Fiyero; Principals Confirmed
  3. Web site: Gina Beck and Matt Willis to Join London Cast of Wicked; Desmond Barrit to Return as Wizard. Playbill. 14 September 2011. 26 December 2021.
  4. Cast of Charlie & The Chocolate Factory. What's on Stage. 11 January 2013. 11 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130118022427/http://www.whatsonstage.com/news/theatre/london/E8831357897742/Nigel+Planer+joins+cast+of+Charlie+%26+The+Chocolate+Factory.html. 18 January 2013. dead.
  5. Web site: MOULIN ROUGE! Resumes West End Performances and Reschedules Opening Night. December 26, 2021. www.Broadwayworld.com. en-GB.
  6. Web site: Nominations Announced for the Olivier Awards 2022 with Mastercard . . Kitty . Underwood . 8 March 2022 . 2 April 2022.
  7. https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/casting-announced-for-london-musical-theatre-orchestra-performance-of-camelot Casting announced for London Musical Theatre Orchestra performance of Camelot
  8. News: Lefkowitz . David . Edward VIII Musical Always Opens June 10 in London . 14 December 2023 . . 9 June 1997.
  9. Web site: The Nerd . uktw.co.uk . 14 December 2023.
  10. http://www.albemarle-london.com/Archive/ArchiveShow.php?Show_Name=I%20Love%20You%20You're%20Perfect%20Now%20Change "Archive. I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change at the Comedy Theatre"
  11. Web site: Dick Barton . Warehouse Phoenix . 14 December 2023.
  12. Web site: The Shakespeare Revue . Theatricalia . 14 December 2023.
  13. News: Joining the Rat Pack . 14 December 2023 . News Shopper.
  14. Web site: Clive Carter - Performer . OVRTUR . 14 December 2023.
  15. News: Wolf . Matt . Cat on a Hot Tin Roof . 14 December 2023 . . 23 September 2001.
  16. News: Queen musical "We Will Rock You" announces new cast . 14 December 2023 . londontheatre.co.uk.
  17. News: Billington . Michael . A Man for All Seasons . 14 December 2023 . . 5 January 2006.
  18. News: Benedict . David . Take Flight . 14 December 2023 . . 26 July 2007.
  19. News: Shenton . Mark . Jermyn Street Theatre Will Become Producer and Stage Crooked Wood . 14 December 2023 . . 30 July 2008.
  20. Web site: PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT . . 14 December 2023.
  21. News: Shenton . Mark . West End's Wicked Welcomes New Cast March 29 . 14 December 2023 . . 29 March 2010.
  22. News: Shenton . Mark . Clive Carter, Nigel Planer and More Will Join Douglas Hodge in World Premiere of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Musical . 14 December 2023 . . 11 January 2013.
  23. News: Seymour . Claire . ‘Oh, what a Beautiful Prom!’ John Wilson Takes the Promenaders to Oklahoma! . 14 December 2023 . Seen and Heard International . 12 August 2017.
  24. News: Darbyshire . Robyn . Musical on Martin Luther King’s life to hit Hackney Empire . 14 December 2023 . . 31 May 2018.
  25. News: Longman . Will . Casting announced for London Musical Theatre Orchestra performance of Camelot . 14 December 2023 . londontheatre.co.uk.
  26. Web site: 2018-10-10 . Come From Away: meet Rachel Tucker and the UK cast . 2023-07-04 . en-US.
  27. News: Lewis . Isobel . ‘It’s like a fairground’: Inside the musical ride of the West End’s Moulin Rouge . 14 December 2023 . . 20 January 2022.

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