Killian Donnelly was born on 25 June 1984 and is an Irish tenor singer and stage actor.
19 Facts About Killian Donnelly
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Killian Donnelly has appeared in musicals such as Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera, and Kinky Boots.
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Killian Donnelly has one sister, Eimear, and one brother, Ciaran, who still live in Ireland.
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Killian Donnelly was scouted by a theatre agency while performing in a production in Ireland.
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Killian Donnelly then made the move to London to pursue a career in musical theatre, securing a role in the West End production of Les Miserables.
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Killian Donnelly has appeared in many different roles around Ireland and has directed and written shows.
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Killian Donnelly then continued to play Rod in Singin' in the Rain and Ethan in The Full Monty, both at the Olympia Theatre, Tony in West Side Story at the Solstice Theatre, Aladdin in Aladdin and Collins in Michael Collins: A Musical Drama, both at the Cork Opera House, Prince Charming in Cinderella at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin and Chorus in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at the Gate Theatre.
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Killian Donnelly eventually finished in Les Miserables on 18 June 2011.
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Killian Donnelly later performed in You Should Be Dancing at the National Concert Hall.
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On 3 October 2010, Killian Donnelly played the role of Courfeyrac in the 25th Anniversary Concert of Les Miserables at The O2 Arena in London.
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Killian Donnelly played the role of Combeferre in the film of the show, released in 2012.
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On 12 November 2012, Killian Donnelly took over the role of Tony in Billy Elliot The Musical at the Victoria Palace Theatre.
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On 29 February 2016 Killian Donnelly was nominated as Best Actor in a Musical at the 2016 Olivier Awards.
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Killian Donnelly left the show on 13 August 2016 and moved back to Ireland to play Jackie Day in Donegal, a new play by Frank McGuinness.
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On 12 June 2017, Killian Donnelly returned to the West End production of Les Miserables to play the lead role, Jean Valjean, subsequently reprising the role in the 2018 tour in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
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On 31 October 2023, Killian Donnelly re-joined Les Miserables in the new West End production at the Sondheim Theatre reprising his role of Valjean for 15 weeks.
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Killian Donnelly shared the role with Alfie Boe and Peter Joback.
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Killian Donnelly performed the role in the UK, Australia, Italy, the United Arab Emirates, Denmark, Norway, Switzerland, and Luxembourg.
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Killian Donnelly performed in the 10th-anniversary concert of the Made in Dagenham musical at the London Palladium in March 2024.