Fra Fee
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Fra Fee | |
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 Fee in 2009 | |
| Born | Francis Martin Fee
20 May 1987 Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2009-present |
Fra Fee (born Francis Martin Fee; 20 May 1987) is a Northern Irish actor and singer, best-known for playing Courfeyrac in Tom Hooper's film adaptation of Les Misérables.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Background
Fee, born in Dungannon, County Tyrone and raised in rural Killyman, read music at the University of Manchester[7] before studying at the Royal Academy of Music, graduating in 2009.[8]
Professional career
Fee appeared in numerous productions at Belfast's Grand Opera House in conjunction with the Welsh National Opera, including The Beggar's Opera, The Mikado, Sweeney Todd, as well as a production of The Elixir of Love as Nemorino, directed by John Doyle. In 2004, he was a guest soloist for Irish tenor Ronan Tynan in Tynan's Dublin concert, The Impossible Dream. Immediately following his graduation from the Royal Academy of Music, Fee was cast as Billy Kostecki in the West End production of Dirty Dancing. [citation needed]
He played Schlomo in the RTE Irish tour of FAME, before essaying the title role in Aladdin at Dublin's Gaiety Theatre. From June 2011 to 2012 he played Jean Prouvaire, and covered the roles of Marius and Enjolras in Les Miserables at the Queens Theatre, London. During his time in the West End production, Fee was cast as Courfeyrac in Tom Hooper's Working Title big screen adaptation of the musical,[9] starring alongside Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe.[10]
From November to December 2012, Fee played Florizel in Howard Goodall's professional world premiere of A Winter's Tale.[11] Fee's current engagement is as "Young Buddy" in Stephen Sondheim's Follies at the Toulon Opera in March 2013[12] before playing Robbie in A Man of No Importance for Salisbury Playhouse.[13][14]
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result |
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| 2012 | National Board of Review of Motion Pictures | Best Acting by an Ensemble | Les Misérables | Won |
| Best Ensemble | ||||
| San Diego Film Critics Society | Best Ensemble Performance | Nominated | ||
| Satellite Awards | Best Ensemble, Motion Picture | Won | ||
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | Best Acting Ensemble | |||
| 2013 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Nominated | |
| (Source: IMDb.com) | ||||
References
- ^ Adair, Gordon (3 January 2013). "Les Miserables: Fra Fee on his role in the upcoming blockbuster". BBC News - Northern Ireland. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
- ^ "Fra Fee profile". IMDb. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ Tyrone Times profile of Fee
- ^ Profile of Fee at colekitchenn.com
- ^ BBC reference to Fee
- ^ UTV reference to Fee
- ^ Fra Fee reference in musicatmanchester.blogspot
- ^ Fee's homecoming premiere at newsletter.co.uk
- ^ Fee profile at classicfm.com
- ^ Fee profile at spotlight.com
- ^ Cast announced for A Winter's Tale
- ^ Toulon Opera website
- ^ A Man of No Importance profile at whatsonstage.com
- ^ Review of A Man of No Importance (musical), salisburyplayhouse.com
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