Giles Terera
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| Birth name | Giles Terera |
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14 December 1976 London, England, United Kingdom |
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| Years active | 1999—present |
Giles Terera (born 14 December 1976) is an award winning British actor, musician, and filmmaker. He is best known for his work in the theatre. His first documentary, Muse of Fire, premiered in autumn 2013.
Giles Terera trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. After leaving Mountview, in 1999, he joined an acting ensemble at the National Theatre, where he appeared in Troilus and Cressida, Candide and The Darker Face of the Earth. He then went on to star as the Ugly Duckling in Honk!.
Since then Terera has appeared consistently in British theatre, and some of his most notable appearances are in London's National Theatre and the West End. They include; Death and the King's Horseman, The Tempest, Avenue Q, RENT, 125th Street and Jailhouse Rock. He originated the role of Gary Coleman in the London production of Avenue Q. He also recently appeared in The Book of Mormon.
He has been nominated for three awards for the Whatsonstage.com Awards. He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical for his appearance in Jailhouse Rock and for Best Takeover in a Role in a theatrical production of The Rat Pack as Sammy Davis, Jr. and Best Ensemble Performance in Avenue Q. His production of Hamlet, in which he played Horatio, won Best Shakespearean Production and it was he who accepted the award on behalf of the production. In 2007 he became the first Black actor to play Christy in Dublins Abbey Theatre production of Playboy of the Western World. In 2011 Terera played Caliban in Trevor Nunn's production of The Tempest opposite Ralph Fiennes at Haymarket Theatre. In 2015 and 2016 Terera appeared at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, firstly in King John followed by The Merchant Of Venice, a production starring Jonathan Pryce which toured America, China and Italy. In 2016 Terera appeared in the National Theatre's award winning production of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, reportedly spending several month learning to play the double bass for the role. He has been confirmed to play the role of Aaron Burr in the London production of "Hamilton".
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