George Maguire (actor-musician)
| George Maguire | |
|---|---|
| Born |
17 January 1985 Guildford, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actor, musician |
George Maguire (born in Guildford on 17 January 1985) is an Olivier Award winning British actor and musician best known for originating the role of Dave Davies in the musical Sunny Afternoon. His work spans across both stage and screen, but George has stated that he has a particular interest in new musicals as "it's very exciting to be able to create a role and to be part of a piece which is brand new".
He is often confused with George Maguire, a younger British actor who starred in the title role of long-running West End musical Billy Elliot.
George made his first appearance on stage, aged 9, in a small role in a pantomime production of Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood at Guildford Civic Hall.
When he was 10, he attended an open audition that landed him his West End debut in Oliver! at the Palladium. George joined the production during its run, and stayed for two years.
While still appearing in Oliver! he began to attend Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. During his time there he saw the first London production of Rent which proved a great inspiration for him. "It was raw, rocky and real and I remember thinking 'that's the kind of stuff I want to do'."
In August 2001 he starred as Jimmy in a production of The Who's Quadrophenia at Nuffield Theatre in Southampton.
After participating in two touring productions (Tonight's the Night, Rent) he played Joe Vegas in Fame at the Shaftesbury Theatre, followed by another production of Quadrophenia, this time travelling extensively all over the UK. This production used four actors to portray the differing aspects of Jimmy's personality; George played Jimmy Tough Guy.
In November 2010 he portrayed Tad in Bright Lights, Big City, a musical based on the novel by Jay McInerney.
In 2011 George Maguire appeared as Richard Loeb in Thrill Me, first at the Tristan Bates Theatre in London and then at the Charing Cross Theatre.
This was followed by his first of two stints as 1970s glam rock star Marc Bolan in 20th Century Boy which premiered at the New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich in September 2011.
A planned tour of Hair with Maguire taking the lead role of Berger was cancelled with the exception of a two-week engagement at Deutsches Theater in Munich. A few months later, in July 2012, there was a one-off charity performance of this production at the Piccadilly Theatre in London in aid of Help for Heroes which featured Oliver Tobias, who portrayed Berger at the first London production of Hair in 1968.
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