1. Alex Gaumond was born on 9 April 1978 and is a Canadian actor, singer, songwriter and filmmaker best known for his involvement in West End theatre.
34 Facts About Alex Gaumond
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Alex Gaumond plays series regular gendarme Caron, the chief of police in Sainte Victoire, in the Channel 5 television series The Madame Blanc Mysteries, starring Sally Lindsay.
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On stage, Gaumond is best known for playing the leading roles of Galileo in the Queen musical We Will Rock You, Emmett in the original London production of Legally Blonde and Miss Trunchbull in the RSC's Matilda.
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Alex Gaumond was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada to French speaking parents.
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Alex Gaumond moved to the UK in 1997 to study at Guildford School of Acting where he graduated with a 1st class BA in 2000.
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Alex Gaumond then played the role of Malcolm in the 2004 UK touring production.
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Between 2002 and 2009 Alex Gaumond made a number of appearances in a variety of UK national tours and London shows, including Guys And Dolls, Desperately Seeking Susan and Sunday in the Park With George.
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Alex Gaumond played the role of Tom Jenkins in Scrooge at the London Palladium.
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In 2009, Alex Gaumond was cast to play the male lead in the original UK production of Legally Blonde alongside Sheridan Smith as Elle Woods at the Savoy Theatre in London in January 2010.
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Alex Gaumond starred in the multi-award winning production for 20 months and his portrayal of the role earned him nominations for 'Best Actor in a Musical' in both the WhatsOnStage Awards 2011 and the Olivier Awards 2011.
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Alex Gaumond performed in this role until 18 February 2012 and his performance earned him a nomination for 'Best Takeover in a Role' in the WhatsOnStage Awards 2012.
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Alex Gaumond reached the top 20 through the initial audition process but was sent home by Lloyd Webber just before reaching the live shows.
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Shortly after this, Alex Gaumond was then cast as Jesus by UK-based Bronowski Productions in their new production of Jesus Christ Superstar for Ljubljana Festival in Slovenia.
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Alex Gaumond performed for the concept album for The Confession Room, released in April 2013.
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Alex Gaumond performed in the show from February to August 2013.
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In June 2013, it was announced that Alex Gaumond would be joining the cast of the Royal Shakespeare Company's multi-award winning production of Matilda at the Cambridge Theatre, playing the iconic role of headmistress Miss Trunchbull.
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Alex Gaumond accepted the award with fellow cast member Haley Flaherty.
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Alex Gaumond attended the Olivier Awards on 13 April 2014, where the show was nominated for the BBC Radio 2 Audience Award.
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On 15 June 2014 Alex Gaumond took part in the first 'Relaxed Performance' of Matilda.
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Alex Gaumond played his final show as Trunchbull on 7 September 2014.
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Alex Gaumond appeared in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels at the Savoy Theatre from 11 November 2014, replacing Rufus Hound in the role of Freddy Benson, the conman portrayed by Steve Martin in the original movie version.
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Alex Gaumond starred opposite Robert Lindsay at the Savoy Theatre and played the role until the production closed in the West End on 7 March 2015.
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The 2015 production starring Alex Gaumond was nominated for 'Best Musical Revival' at the Olivier Awards 2016.
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Alex Gaumond attended the ceremony with his fellow cast members at the Royal Opera House on Sunday 3 April 2016.
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Alex Gaumond was cast as the Baker in a new production of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Into the Woods at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, from 4 December 2015 to 16 January 2016, directed by Matthew Xia.
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In December 2016 Alex Gaumond played Bob Cratchit in a one-off concert version of the Broadway hit A Christmas Carol.
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Alex Gaumond played Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew at Shakespeare's Globe from 28 February to 25 March 2017.
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On 12 July 2018, it was announced that Alex Gaumond had been cast in Marianne Elliott's highly anticipated new production of George Furth and Stephen Sondheim's Company, which played at the Gielgud Theatre from 26 September 2018.
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Alex Gaumond headlined his first solo show on 22 May 2011 at the Leicester Square Theatre, where he performed a mix of covers and original material, as well as some duets with special guests including Ramin Karimloo.
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On 24 June 2012, Alex Gaumond released his first single "'Here I Am", a new version of the song co-written and originally performed by Bryan Adams.
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Alex Gaumond launched the release of his single with a performance at West End Live in Trafalgar Square in front of 20,000 people, as one of three recording artists invited to perform their solo material amongst all the West End shows featured in the programme.
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Alex Gaumond produced his first short film in 2021, titled Two and a Half Minutes.
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Alex Gaumond plays the role of Lucas in the film, and wrote and sings the main song from its soundtrack, titled "Les Amoureux".