James Millar (Australian actor)
| James Millar | |
|---|---|
| Born |
21 January 1980 Sydney, Australia |
| Genres | Musical theatre, cabaret |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer, writer, lyricist |
| Years active | 2004 – |
James Millar (born 21 January 1980) is an award-winning Australian actor, singer and writer. He is the author of the musical drama The Hatpin which premiered in Sydney on 27 February 2008, the song cycle LOVEBiTES and semi autobiographical A Little Touch of Chaos. He is an award-winning singer and actor.
James Millar studied writing at the University of Technology, Sydney and Performance at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), graduating in 2004. While studying in Perth, he was directed and tutored by a number of notable Australian performers such as David King, Tony Sheldon, Nick Enright, Roma Conway, Rhys McConnochie, Adam Cook, John Milson and Nancye Hayes. Prior to graduating, he starred in the original recording and premiere performance of Up by Eddie Perfect, Susannah, Spurboard, The Pajama Game, Pacific Overtures (The Reciter), Perfectly Frank, The Crucible, Fiddler on the Roof (as Tevye) and The Wild Party (as Sam).
While in Western Australia, he also appeared in Morning Melodies at His Majesty's Theatre in Perth, Assassins and Piangere.
In 2010, Millar and collaborator Peter Rutherford have been commissioned to workshop and produce their third book musical, A Little Touch of Chaos at WAAPA.
Millar was invited to direct WAAPA's production of Assassins, by the third year Music Theatre students which opened in August 2013.
For television, Millar has played roles in Home and Away, Police Rescue, A Country Practice, The Leaving of Liverpool, The Investigators (ABC TV), Water Rats and Neil Armfield's tele-film Naked: Coral Island.
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