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John Barrowman

John Barrowman

Apart from Any Dream Will Do, John Barrowman is best-known to TV audiences for his role as Captain Jack Harkness in Doctor Who and subsequently its hugely-successful spin-off, Torchwood.

Born in Glasgow but raised in the US, John has been a stalwart leading man of musical theatre throughout his long and diverse career. His big break came starring opposite Elaine Paige in Anything Goes. Since then he has starred in almost every major musical of the last thirty years on both sides of the Atlantic. These include Miss Saigon, Chicago, Beauty and the Beast, Sunset Boulevard, Stephen Sondheim's Company, Evita, Hair and The Phantom of the Opera. He made his straight play debut in the West End opposite Rob Lowe in A Few Good Men.

His recording career has encompassed numerous solo albums as well as original cast recordings for Anything Goes, Grease and Godspell, among others. Film credits include The Producers and opposite Kevin Kline in De-Lovely.

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