Clive Carter

Clive Carter
Occupation(s)	actor, singer
Known for	role of "Claude Elliott and others" in the original London cast of Come From Away

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

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
2018	Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again	Ensemble
2021	Rupture	Henry

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"
2022	Dodger	Charles Kemble	Episode: "Phantom"

Selected theatre credits

Year	Play	Role	Venue	Ref
1997	Always	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]
2000	The Shakespeare Revue	Various	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]

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.
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
8. Lefkowitz, David (9 June 1997). "Edward VIII Musical Always Opens June 10 in London". Playbill. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
9. "The Nerd". uktw.co.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
10. "Archive. I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change at the Comedy Theatre" albemarle-london.com, accessed June 17, 2014
11. "Dick Barton". Warehouse Phoenix. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
12. "The Shakespeare Revue". Theatricalia. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
13. "Joining the Rat Pack". News Shopper. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
14. "Clive Carter - Performer". OVRTUR. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
15. Wolf, Matt (23 September 2001). "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof". Variety. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
16. "Queen musical "We Will Rock You" announces new cast". londontheatre.co.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
17. Billington, Michael (5 January 2006). "A Man for All Seasons". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
18. Benedict, David (26 July 2007). "Take Flight". Variety. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
19. Shenton, Mark (30 July 2008). "Jermyn Street Theatre Will Become Producer and Stage Crooked Wood". Playbill. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
20. "PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT". London Theatre Direct. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
21. Shenton, Mark (29 March 2010). "West End's Wicked Welcomes New Cast March 29". Playbill. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
22. Shenton, Mark (11 January 2013). "Clive Carter, Nigel Planer and More Will Join Douglas Hodge in World Premiere of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Musical". Playbill. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
23. Seymour, Claire (12 August 2017). "'Oh, what a Beautiful Prom!' John Wilson Takes the Promenaders to Oklahoma!". Seen and Heard International. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
24. Darbyshire, Robyn (31 May 2018). "Musical on Martin Luther King's life to hit Hackney Empire". Hackney Gazette. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
25. Longman, Will. "Casting announced for London Musical Theatre Orchestra performance of Camelot". londontheatre.co.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
26. "Come From Away: meet Rachel Tucker and the UK cast". 10 October 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
27. Lewis, Isobel (20 January 2022). "'It's like a fairground': Inside the musical ride of the West End's Moulin Rouge". The Independent. Retrieved 14 December 2023.

External links

• Clive Carter at IMDb