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Jamie Muscato (born 12 April, 1990)[1] is an English actor and singer.

Jamie Muscato
Born	(1990-04-12) April 12, 1990 (age 32) Brighton and Hove, England
Occupation	Actor singer
Years active	2009–present
Notable work	Heathers: The Musical

Most known for his portrayal of Jason Dean in the original London run of Heathers: The Musical in 2018, he has starred in several other West End shows since his professional debut in 2009. As a teenager, he was in a production of Unforgotten as a member of the British Youth Music Theatre, continuing his musical theatre training and appearing in other musical theatre competitions. His first professional role was as an ensemble swing for the original London cast of Spring Awakening, also marking his West End debut.

Life and career

Early life and theatre beginnings

Muscato grew up in Brighton.[2][3] When he was eight, he took part in an open audition for a pantomime in his hometown. He then fell in love with acting and joined several amateur theatre companies, saying later on that "[acting has] been the only thing I've wanted to do since then and I've been lucky to make a career out of it".[3] He starred in productions of Unforgotten in the British Youth Music Theatre in 2004 and 2005.[4] In 2006, at the London Wicked day celebration on October 29, he was one of the ten contestants of the singing contest held during the event, where he sang Dancing Through Life. He then went on to win the competition.[5]

Theatre

Muscato made his professional and West End debut as an ensemble cast member in the original London production of Spring Awakening in 2009.[6] He was cast in the show after its casting director, Pippa Ailion, saw him at a singing competition.[7] He continued starring in shows as ensemble cast members and understudies, playing as Jean Prouvaire in the Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Tour,[8] Joly in Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary, understudy for Oliver Barrett in Love Story,[9] understudy for Drew and Franz in Rock of Ages,[10] and understudy for Digby in The Light Princess.[11] His first professional lead role was in 2014 as Eddie Birdlace in the U.K. premiere of Dogfight alongside Laura Jane Matthewson, who played Rose;[12] the cast reunited the next year to perform the musical in concert.[13] In 2015 he played Nathan in The House of Mirrors and Hearts,[14] then Anthony Hope in the Welsh National Opera production of Sweeney Todd,[15] and later took over the role of Joe in Bend It Like Beckham.[16] In 2016, as part of the VAULT Festival, he starred as the titular character in the one-man musical Stay Awake, Jake for four days from February 3rd to 7th, 2016.[17] He later starred as Ben in the London production of Lazarus (musical) from October 25th, 2016, to January 22nd, 2017.[18]

In 2017, Muscato was part of several musical workshops, including Bonnie & Clyde where he played Clyde,[19] and Heathers: The Musical, where he played Jason Dean.[20] Later that year he played a young version of Edward Bloom in The Other Palace run of Big Fish, which ran from November 1st to December 31st, 2017. In early 2018, he was recast as Jason Dean in the fully-staged production of Heathers: The Musical in The Other Palace alongside Carrie Hope Fletcher as Veronica, running from June 9th, 2018, to August 4th, 2018;[21] the show made a transfer to the West End where it ran in the Theatre Royal Haymarket from September 3rd, 2018, to November 24th, 2018.[22]

Alongside former castmate Carrie Hope Fletcher, Muscato performed in a production of But I'm a Cheerleader for MT Fest UK as Jared for three days from February 18, 2019 to February 20, 2019.[23] He performed a solo concert as part of the Sunday Favourites series at the Other Palace on June 9th, 2019.[24] He performed alongside friends and former castmembers, covering songs of other artists and performing songs from musicals he had previously starred in. He also celebrated his mother's birthday during the concert.[25] He starred as Henry Glynn in a one-off concert production of The Clockmaker's Daughter on June 16th, 2019.[26] He then starred as the lead role in the 2019 Curve Leicester production of West Side Story later that year as Tony, alongside Adriana Ivelisse as Maria. The show ran from November 23, 2019, to January 11, 2020.[27] With his former castmate Laura Jane Matthewson, Muscato performed as a part of Back Garden Busk in Chorleywood in August and September 2020, socially distanced from the audience because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[28] In December 2020, Muscato worked with The Umbrella Rooms, performing several songs as a part of a live prerecorded concert on the website.[29]

Muscato starred in a digital revival of BKLYN - The Musical as Taylor, which premiered through the stream.theatre website, which was available from March 22 to April 4, 2021.[30] He was announced to be playing Enjolras in the Les Misérables West End concert on May 4th, 2021. The show ran from May 20th, 2021 to September 5th, 2021.[31]

Muscato has workshopped two musicals as of late. Lady M, a developing musical based on Shakespeare's play Macbeth, where he plays Banquo; and Starry the Musical, a musical based on the life of Vincent van Gogh. He plays Vincent.

In February 2022, Muscato's rendition of Meant to Be Yours from Heathers: The Musical entered the Spotify Viral Top 50 in 31 countries, Top 5 in 9 countries, and Top 1 in Canada and Australia thanks in part to a portion of the song becoming viral on the TikTok app.[32] Muscato himself also jumped on the trend, posting his own video with the sound.[33] The sound currently has around 140 thousand videos using it as of October 2022.[34]

On September 5th, 2022, Muscato was announced to be taking over the role of Christian in Moulin Rouge! The Musical, alongside Melissa James who would be taking over the role of Satine. As announced, the cast change happened on October 17, 2022.[35] He was announced to be starring in a one-night-only concert production of Once alongside Carrie Hope Fletcher, which will take place on March 12, 2023.[36][37]

Film and television

Muscato has appeared as little roles in television and film. He has appeared on Les Misérables (2012 film) as an ensemble student, Cilla (2014 TV series) as Rory Storm,[3] Pistol (miniseries) as Neil Spencer,[38] and The Undeclared War as Finn.[39]

His biggest role in film is in The Colour of Spring where he plays the leading man, Sam Cameron. The film has received critical acclaim, being heavily awarded in film festivals internationally.[40] He has won at least 16 awards for Best Actor across several film festivals.[41]

Acting credits

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes and awards
2008	Wild Oats	Ben[2]
2008	The Euphoria of Drowning	Max[2]
2010	Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary	Joly
2012	Les Misérables (2012 film)	Ensemble student
2018	The Nun (2018 film)	Father Patino[2]	Uncredited
2020	The Colour of Spring	Sam Cameron	Won Best Actor in at least 16 different film festivals
2021	BKLYN - The Musical	Taylor

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Cilla (2014 TV series)	Rory Storm	Episode 1 and 2
2019	The Trial of Christine Keeler	Police officer[42]	Episode 1
2022	Doctors	Wes Corbett[43]	Episode date: March 7, 2022
2022	Pistol (miniseries)	Neil Spencer	Episode: "Bodies"
2022	The Undeclared War	Finn	Episodes 1, 2, 3, and 6
2022	The Chemistry of Death	Allan[2]

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Theatre	Location
2009	Spring Awakening	On-stage swing	Lyric Hammersmith	Off-West End
			Novello Theatre	West End
2010	Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Tour	Jean Prouvaire	—	25th Anniversary International Tour
2010	Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary	Joly	The O2 Arena	Greenwich Peninsula
2010	Love Story	Ensemble, U/S Oliver Barrett	Duchess Theatre	West End
2011-12	Rock of Ages	Ensemble, U/S Drew and Franz	Shaftesbury Theatre	West End
2013	The Light Princess	Ensemble, U/S Digby	Royal National Theatre	Off-West End
2014	Dogfight	Eddie Birdlace	Southwark Playhouse	Off-West End
2015	The House of Mirrors and Hearts	Nathan	Arcola Theatre	Off-West End
2015	Sweeney Todd	Anthony Hope	—	Welsh National Opera Tour
2015	Dogfight	Eddie Birdlace	St. James Theatre	Off-West End
2016	Bend It Like Beckham	Joe	Phoenix Theatre	West End
2016	Stay Awake, Jake	Jake	Vault Festival	Waterloo
2016	A Subject of Scandal and Concern[44]	George Jacob Holyoake	Finborough Theatre	Off-West End
2016-17	Lazarus	Ben	King's Head Theatre	London
2017-18	Big Fish	Young Edward Bloom	The Other Palace	Off-West End
2018	Heathers: The Musical	Jason "J.D." Dean	The Other Palace	Off-West End
			Theatre Royal Haymarket	West End
2019	But I'm a Cheerleader	Jared	The Other Palace	Off-West End
2019	The Clockmaker's Daughter	Henry Glynn	Cadogan Hall	Off-West End
2019-20	West Side Story	Tony	Curve Leicester	West End
2021	BKLYN - The Musical	Taylor	Greenwich Theatre	London
2021	Les Misérables	Enjolras	Sondheim Theatre	West End
2022-23	Moulin Rouge! The Musical	Christian	Piccadilly Theatre	West End
2023	Once In Concert	Guy	London Palladium	West End

References

External links

• Jamie Muscato at IMDb

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