Julian Ovenden
| Julian Ovenden | |
|---|---|
| Born | Julian Ovenden 1976 Sheffield, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
Julian Ovenden (born November 1976, Sheffield[1]) is an English stage, television and film actor and singer. He is one of three children[1] of Canon John Ovenden, chaplain to Queen Elizabeth II.[2]
Ovenden sang in the St Paul's Cathedral Choir as a child. He later won a scholarship to Eton College. He subsequently studied at the University of Oxford on a choral scholarship.[2] Whilst he has received training as an opera singer[3], he has professionally used his music training in musical theatre. He continued academic studies in drama at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.[1]
Ovenden's roles in the theatre have included:
- Merrily We Roll Along (Franklin) (2000)[4]
- Grand Hotel (The Baron) (2004)[5]
- Butley (play) (Joseph Keyston) (2006)[6]
- Marguerite (Armand) (2008)[7]
- Annie Get Your Gun (Butler) (2009)[8]
- Death Takes a Holiday (Death) (2011)
Ovenden has also sung musical theatre songs in several concerts at The Proms, in particular concerts of Stephen Sondheim[9] and of Rodgers and Hammerstein[10]. Future plans include tentative casting as Daniel Cleaver in a musical adaptation of Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones's Diary (musical).[11].
Ovenden's work in television has included:
- Foyle's War (Andrew Foyle)
- The Forsyte Saga (2002 miniseries) (Valerius 'Val' Dartie)
- The Royal (Dr David Cheriton)
- Related (Jason Greenstein)
- Cashmere Mafia (Eric Burden)
- A Christmas Carol: The Musical (Fred Anderson)
In private life, Ovenden and his wife, the soprano Kate Royal, have a son, Johnny Beau, born in October 2009. The couple married in December 2010, the ceremony being conducted by Ovenden's father, who also christened their son in a double ceremony.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Liz Hoggard (2008-05-20). "Marguerite's man". The Evening Standard. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23486069-marguerites-man.do. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
- ^ a b c Sarah Oliver (2011-01-22). "The other Royal wedding: Opera singer Kate Royal on juggling her family with stellar performances worldwide". Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-1348875/Kate-Royal-The-opera-singer-juggling-family-stellar-performances-worldwide.html. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
- ^ Dalya Alberge (2010-10-30). "Opera: it sounds like being the next big thing in movies". The Observer. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/oct/31/cosi-fan-tutte-stephen-evans-mozart. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
- ^ Michael Billington (2000-12-13). "The heart-piercing, time-travelling Sondheim: Merrily We Roll Along (Donmar Warehouse, London)". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2000/dec/13/theatre.artsfeatures. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
- ^ Michael Billington (2010-10-30). "Grand Hotel (Donmar Warehouse, London)". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2004/nov/30/theatre. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
- ^ Ben Brantley (2010-10-30). "Zingers Shoot Forth From Inside a Toxic Fog". The New York Times. http://theater.nytimes.com/2006/10/26/theater/reviews/26butl.html. Retrieved 2006-10-26.
- ^ Michael Billington (2008-05-21). "Marguerite (Haymarket, London)". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2008/may/21/theatre2. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
- ^ Michael Billington (2009-10-18). "Annie Get Your Gun (Young Vic, London)". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2009/oct/18/annie-get-your-gun-review. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
- ^ Andrew Clements (2010-08-01). "Prom 19: Sondheim at 80 (Royal Albert Hall, London)". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/aug/01/prom-19-sondheim-at-80. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
- ^ Andrew Clements (2010-08-23). "A Celebration of Rodgers & Hammerstein (Royal Albert Hall, London)". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/aug/23/celebration-rodgers-hammerstein-proms-review. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
- ^ Mark Shenton (2010-06-04). "Bridget Jones's Diary Musical Workshop to Feature Smith, Carvel, Ovenden and More". Playbill Arts. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/140055-Bridget-Joness-Diary-Musical-Workshop-to-Feature-Smith-Carvel-Ovenden-and-More. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
