Clive Carter

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.

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. 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.

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. His performance in the latter earned him another nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical. In October 2018, Carter played Merlyn and King Pellinore in the London Musical Theatre Orchestra production of Camelot at the London Palladium.

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

Selected theatre credits Year Play Role Venue Notes 1985 The Phantom of the Opera Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny Sydmonton Festival 1985-1986Les Miserables Grantaire / Bamataboisu/s Javert Barbican Theater & Palace Theatre, London 1986-1988 Javert Palace Theatre, London 1990-1991 Into the Woods The Wolf / Cinderella’s Prince Phoenix Theatre, London 1993 Les Miserables Javert Palace Theatre, London1994 The Phantom of the Opera Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny Her Majesty’s Theatre, LondonJesus Christ SuperstarPeter-Studio Cast Album 1997 Always Edward VIII Victoria Palace Theatre, London 1999 The Nerd Axel Hammond Grand Theatre, Swansea & UK Tour I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change Various Comedy Theatre, London 1999-2000 Dick Barton: Episode II - The Curse of the Pharaoh's Tomb Dick Barton Warehouse Theatre, Croydon 2000 The Shakespeare Revue Various McAninch Arts Center, Glen Ellyn & US Tour 2001 The Rat Pack: Live from Las Vegas Dean Martin King's Theatre, Edinburgh Almost Like Being in Love Royal National Theatre, London 2001-2002 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Gooper Lyric Theatre, London 2003-2005 We Will Rock You Khashoggi Dominion Theatre, London 2005-2006 A Man for All Seasons Thomas Cromwell Theatre Royal Haymarket, London 2007 Take Flight Otto Lilienthal Menier Chocolate Factory, London 2008 Crooked Wood Murrey Lester Jermyn Street Theatre, London 2009 Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Bob Palace Theatre, London 2010-2011 Wicked The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Apollo Victoria Theatre, London 2013-2015 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Mr. Salt Theatre Royal, London 2017 Oklahoma! Andrew Carnes Royal Albert Hall, London 2018 KING the Musical J. Edgar Hoover Hackney Empire, London Camelot King Pellinore/Merlin London Palladium, London 2018-2020 Come from Away Claude Elliott Abbey Theatre, Dublin & Phoenix Theatre, London 2021-2022 Moulin Rouge! Harold Zidler Piccadilly Theatre, London