David Thaxton was born on 12 May 1982 and is a Welsh singer, actor and musical theatre and opera performer.
18 Facts About David Thaxton
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David Thaxton starred in the Donmar Warehouse's Passion, for which he won the 2011 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical.
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David Thaxton previously starred as Enjolras in Les Miserables and in March 2011, he joined the cast of Love Never Dies, undertaking the role of Raoul de Chagny.
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David Thaxton was nominated for a second Olivier Award for his performance.
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David Thaxton attended Grimston Primary School and Springwood High School in King's Lynn, Norfolk, and subsequently won a scholarship to the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, following a four-year vocal studies course, where he was awarded Young Welsh Musical Theatre Singer of the Year 2005 and was runner-up in the Kathleen Ferrier Young Singers' Bursary.
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David Thaxton was a soloist at the opening gala for the Wales Millennium Centre in 2004 and created the role of the Wolf in the world premiere of John Doyle's The Tailors Daughter.
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From 2005 to 2007, David Thaxton was an ensemble member in the London production of Les Miserables at the Queen's Theatre, playing the parts of Courfeyrac and Bamatabois, and understudying the roles of Enjolras and the Bishop of Digne.
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David Thaxton was part of the 21st Anniversary Cast, performing at the special BBC Radio 2 concert.
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David Thaxton left the show on 19 June 2010, having played the role to much acclaim and attention from the public.
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David Thaxton won the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
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David Thaxton portrayed Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny in the second cast of Love Never Dies, taking over from Joseph Millson who portrayed Raoul in the original cast.
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David Thaxton played this role at the Adelphi Theatre until it closed on 27 August 2011.
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From 23 November to 22 February 2013, David Thaxton portrayed Maximilian in Candide at the Menier Chocolate Factory, alongside Fra Fee and Scarlett Strallen.
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David Thaxton is a member of the band Unborn Twin.
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In October 2018, David Thaxton played King Arthur in the London Musical Theatre Orchestra production of Camelot at the London Palladium.
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David Thaxton starred opposite Savannah Stevenson and Charles Rice as Guenevere and Lancelot.
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From December 2018 to May 2019, David Thaxton played a limited engagement as The Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera filling in for Tim Howar in the West End.
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David Thaxton made his Broadway debut when this production transferred in 2024.