Declan Bennett
| Declan Bennett | |
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20 March 1981 Coventry, England |
| Other names | Sumladfromcov (2001–06) |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
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| Website | Declanbennett.co.uk |
Declan Bennett (born 20 March 1981) is an English singer-songwriter and actor. During his musical career from 2001 to 2006 he appeared under the name Sumladfromcov, now performing under his own name. As a teenager he was a member of pop/rock band Point Break, and he has performed lead roles in shows in London's West End, including the lead role, Guy, in the UK premier of Tony-winning Broadway musical Once at the Phoenix Theatre in London. In early 2014, Bennett joined EastEnders as Charlie Cotton, the secret grandson of long-serving character Dot Branning (June Brown). In October 2016, Bennet takes on the role as Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar.
As a teenager, Bennett performed with the Belgrade Youth Theatre and the Coventry Youth Operetta Group (YOG) Coventry, including appearances in Willy Russell's Our Day Out in September 1996, and in Boy Band, which featured a number of his own compositions. He also performed with the National Youth Music Theatre, in The Kissing-Dance 1999. It was revealed on ITV's This Morning that Bennett's parents are both Irish, something which led to the casting of Irish actress, Pauline McLynn (Father Ted, Shameless), as his onscreen mother, Yvonne Cotton, in EastEnders.
In May 1999, Bennett was one of nine teenagers chosen to sing live on the ITV morning TV show This Morning in a feature that put together a boy band. Following his appearance, he was contacted in the studio by another band, Point Break, which featured Brett Adams and David 'Ollie' Oliver from UK children's TV programme Byker Grove, who were signed to Warner Music, and who were looking for a new member. The band released five singles, four of which made the UK top 20, and an album, which was number one in three countries in South east Asia, including Japan, and made the UK top 40. Bennett left the band in December 2000.
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