Omar Baroud

Omar Baroud
Born	1991/1992 Lelystad, Netherlands
Alma mater	Central School of Speech and Drama (MA)
Years active	2017–present

Omar Baroud (born 1991/1992) is a Dutch actor and writer based in London. He is known for his theatre work and his role in the Star series Wedding Season (2022).[1]

Early life

Baroud was born in Lelystad, Netherlands to a Curaçaoan mother and a Lebanese father[2] and spent some of his childhood on the island of Curaçao.[3] Baroud moved to England at age 14,[4] where he attended the ACS International School in Cobham.[5] He studied Political Science at university,[6] before going on to train at the Central School of Speech and Drama, graduating in 2016 with a Master of Arts in Acting.[7][8]

Career

After graduating from drama school, Baroud appeared in the 2017 productions of Fennel-Spiked Lamb at the Bunker, All Places That the Eye of Heaven Visits alongside Mark Rylance, The Last Ones at Jermyn Street Theatre, and Irvine Welsh's Creatives for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. This was followed by his television debut in an episode of the 2018 Netflix series The Innocents and a role in Shirleymander at the Playground Theatre.[9] In 2019, Baroud had a recurring role as Ron in the first series of the BBC One drama Baptiste and was an understudy for A Song at Twilight at the Theatre Royal in Bath. In 2021, he appeared in As You Like It at the Watermill Theatre[10] and returned to the Edinburgh Fringe for You Bury Me.[11]

In 2022, Baroud took over the role of Cliff Bradshaw in the West End production of Cabaret at the Playhouse Theatre[12][13] and had his first main television role as Jackson in the series Wedding Season, made for the Star platform on Disney+.[14][15] After winning the 2021 MTI Stiles + Drewe Mentorship Award, Baroud made his writing debut with the musical After Elijah, which he presented in July 2022 at The Other Palace. The production was directed by Matthew Xia with musical direction by Flynn Sturgeon, and the cast included Sharif Afifi, Parisa Shahmir, Nick Carter, Jodie Jacobs, Stephen Rahman-Hughes and Lanna Joffrey.[16]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	The Innocents	Youth	Episode: "Passionate Amateur"
2019	Baptiste	Ron	4 episodes (series 1)
2020	Circle Triangle	Dean	Short film
2022	Wedding Season	Jackson	Main role
TBA	Late in Life

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	Fennel-Spiked Lamb	Azad	The Bunker, London
	All Places That the Eye of Heaven Visits	Thomas More	Globe Theatre, London / Shakespeare at the Abbey
	The Last Ones	Yakorev	Jermyn Street Theatre, London
	Creatives	Luis Perez	Edinburgh Fringe Festival
2018	Shirleymander	The CO	Playground Theatre, London
2019	A Song at Twilight	Felix (understudy)	Theatre Royal, Bath
2021	As You Like It	Duke Frederick / Silvius	Watermill Theatre, Newbury
	You Bury Me	Tamer	Edinburgh Fringe Festival
2022	Cabaret	Cliff Bradshaw	Playhouse Theatre, London
	After Elijah	—	Writer; The Other Palace, London

Audio

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2021	Doctor Who: The Lone Centurion	First Gladiator	Big Finish Productions
		Quinn

References

1. "Rising Stars: Omar Baroud". The Media Eye. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
2. Margarittha, Misha (2 November 2022). "Nederlandse Omar Baroud klimt naar top van Britse musical- en tv-wereld: 'Vroeger droomde ik hiervan'". Elle (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 December 2023.
3. "Quite A Queer Conversation - Fra Fee & Omar Baroud". Virgin Radio Pridecast (Podcast). 18 July 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
4. Kevin (2 October 2022). "Exclusive Interview: Omar Baroud Talks Wedding Season, an Exciting Musical He Has in Development, and More". Pop-Culturalist. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
5. ACS International School Cobham (2 June 2021). "We've just heard some fantastic news that Omar Baroud, ACS Cobham, Graduating Class of 2010 has won a prestigious musical theatre award, the MTI Stiles + Drewe Mentorship Award for a musical he has written called "After Elijah", an Arab LGBQT story!". Retrieved 24 December 2023 – via Facebook.
6. "MTI Mentorship Award Winners - Winner 2021: Omar Baroud for After Elijah". Mercury Musical Developments. 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
7. Bosanquet, Theo (21 September 2022). "Omar Baroud, Star of 'Cabaret' in the West End, On Building Character". Backstage. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
8. "Alumni News Roundup - Autumn 2022". The Royal Central School of Speech & Drama. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
9. Eaves, Julian (29 May 2018). "REVIEW: Shirleymander, Playground Theatre ✭✭✭✭". British Theatre. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
10. Akbar, Arifa (1 July 2021). "As You Like It review – eco-Shakespeare makes case for rewilding". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
11. "You Bury Me". Edinburgh International Festival. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
12. "Fra Fee, Amy Lennox, Omar Baroud and Vivien Parry in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club". Rewrite This Story. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
13. Gans, Andrew (15 April 2022). "Checking In With… London Cabaret Star Omar Baroud". Playbill. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
14. Smith, Ellie (12 September 2022). "Omar Baroud on Wedding Season, Cabaret and Trusting Your Instinct". Country & Town House. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
15. Debnath, Neela (8 September 2022). "Wedding Season cast: Who is in the Disney Plus series?". Daily Express. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
16. Ell, Jenny (28 June 2022). "Winner of 2021 MTI Stiles + Drewe Mentorship Award Omar Baroud to present new musical AFTER ELIJAH". West End Best Friend. Retrieved 24 December 2023.

External links

• Omar Baroud at IMDb
• Omar Baroud at Conway van Gelder Grant