Stephen Carlile | |
Birth Date: | 19 April 1978 |
Birth Place: | Bath, Somerset, England, UK |
Alma Mater: | Guildford School of Acting |
Occupation: | Actor |
Years Active: | 2003–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]
Born in Bath, Somerset, England,[2] Carlile was trained in acting at the Guildford School of Acting.
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, Peter Pan as Smee,[5] The Wizard of Oz, My Fair Lady as Freddy Eynsford-Hill, 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]