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Jac Yarrow

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Jac Yarrow
Born (1998-03-11) March 11, 1998 (age 27)
Cardiff, Wales
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active2019–present

Jac Yarrow (born March 11, 1998) is a Welsh stage actor and singer born in Cardiff.[1]

Yarrow attended Arts Educational Schools, where he originated to role of Jack Kelly in Disney’s Newsies in the UK. Yarrow graduated early in 2019.[1] His first West End role was the title role in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in 2019 at the London Palladium opposite Jason Donovan and Sheridan Smith. For his role, Yarrow was nominated for the 2020 Olivier Award for Best Actor In A Musical, Whatsonstage Awards in the same category and won The Stage Best West End Debut 2019. Following this, Yarrow appeared for two Christmas seasons (2020/2021) at the London Palladium playing himself. He reprised his role in Joseph in the summer of 2021, this time opposite pop star Alexandra Burke. Yarrow also played the role in the 2022 UK & Ireland tour and at The Princess Of Wales Theatre in Toronto, Canada in 2023. Also in 2023, he starred alongside Broadway legends Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga in Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, directed by Sir Matthew Bourne at the Geilgud Theatre in the West End.

Yarrow went on to portray the title role in Pippin 50th Anniversary concert at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in the West End opposite Tony Award winner Alex Newell.[2][3] Yarrow is currently playing the role of Marius in Les Misérables: The Arena Spectacular World Tour, having played the role for a four week summer run at the Sondheim Theatre in London in 2024.

On screen, Yarrow appeared as bad boy Jamie Dalton in BAFTA winning BBC drama In My Skin in 2020. Television credits also include Angelo Bernadone in Glow and Darkness (Dreamlight Productions), BBC’s Musicals The Greatest Show (2020), This Morning (ITV) and The One Show (BBC).

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Acting credits

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Theatre

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Year(s) Production Role Theatre Location
2019 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Joseph London Palladium West End
2021
2021-2022 Pantoland at the Palladium Principal Boy
2022 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Joseph - UK National Tour
2022-2023 Princess of Wales Theatre Canada
2023-2024 Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends Performer Gielgud Theatre West End
2024 Pippin Pippin Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Les Misérables Marius Pontmercy Sondheim Theatre
2024-2025 - Arena Spectacular World Tour

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Jac Yarrow". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  2. ^ Jac Yarrow and More Will Join Alex Newell for 50th Anniversary Pippin Concerts in London
  3. ^ Jac Yarrow and Jason Donovan Will Return to Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at London Palladium
  4. ^ Bonnie Langford and Jac Yarrow join West End Les Mis ahead of arena tour
  5. ^ Jac Yarrow, Channah Hewitt, Gavin Lee, Bonnie Langford, More Join Cast of Les Misérables Arena Tour
  6. ^ Jac Yarrow Theatre Credits AboutTheArtists