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Oliver Savile

b. 1989

British actor

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About Oliver Savile

Born 1989.

Oliver Savile (born 8 July 1989) is an English actor. He is best known for his musical theatre work. In the West End, he has performed roles in Wicked, Les Misérables, Annie Get Your Gun and Pretty Woman, in addition to UK and international tours and other productions.

In addition to his stage work, Savile has appeared in television and films, including as Luca in the television series Ted Lasso and Mike in the film Tomorrow Morning. His father was a salesman, and his mother was employed in the IT sector. He developed an interest in acting after attending with his father a performance of Blood Brothers at Buxton Opera House, which led him to join a local drama group. The same year, he played Enjolras in Les Misérables at the Queen's Theatre, In 2013, Savile played Rum Tum Tugger in Cats, In 2018, he portrayed Sir Hugo in Knights of the Rose and was Robert in Company in 2018. and was Gideon in Sting's musical The Last Ship. for its U.S. tour, which was later interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic In 2021, he made a television appearance as Luca in the series Ted Lasso. In the United Kingdom later that year he played the Prince in a one-off concert of Emojiland. In 2023, he was Frank in Annie Get Your Gun at the London Palladium, and later that year toured the United Kingdom as Edward Lewis in Pretty Woman. The next year he reprised the role of Frank-N-Furter for a second Swiss-Austrian-German tour that continued into 2025.

In September 2025 it was announced that Savile will play Cinderella's Prince/Wolf in the London revival of Into the Woods at the Bridge Theatre. Savile joined Katie Brayben, playing the Baker's Wife, Kate Fleetwood as the Witch and Bella Brown as Rapunzel. In March 2026, he was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical.

In June 2026, he was cast as Javert for the West End production of Les Misérables.

Personal life Savile was in a relationship with fellow performer Melissa James, whom he met while working on Cats. He later dated actress Sydnie Hocknell, with whom he worked on Pretty Woman and The Rocky Horror Show. He is a motorcycle enthusiast.

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British actor

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Oliver Savile was born on 8 July 1989.

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