Gary Carr (actor)
| Gary Carr | |
|---|---|
| Born |
11 December 1986 London, U.K. |
| Alma mater |
National Youth Music Theatre Arts Educational Schools, London London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actor, dancer, musician |
| Years active | 2009 – present |
Gary Carr (born, 11 December 1986, London) is an English stage, film and television actor, dancer and musician.
Carr began training at the National Youth Music Theatre of Great Britain, then trained at the Arts Educational Performing Arts College from 2003 through 2005, and then at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) from 2005 to 2008 with a scholarship from the Leverhulme Trust.
It was during his first year of training that he obtained a role in the play Yerma written by Spanish playwright Federico García Lorca, in which he acted alongside Olivier Award winning actress Kathryn Hunter, at the Arcola Theatre.
His parents are members of the Yoruba tribe from Nigeria.
Since graduating from LAMDA in July 2008, he has appeared in television productions for BBC and ITV, and in the Royal National Theatre production of Dido Queen of Carthage, written by Christopher Marlowe and directed by James MacDonald.
His theatrical work includes Yerma and Macbeth. In November 2009, he played the lead role in the Royal National Theatre stage production of the Terry Pratchett novel Nation, adapted by Mark Ravenhill and directed by Melly Still. He will be in the original cast of the play Earthquakes in London at the National Theatre. From January to March 2014, he played Ade in The Pass at the Royal Court upstairs.
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