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Luke Charles Bayer (born 25 August 1992) is an English actor and singer who is known for his work in musical theatre. He is best known for his work in the Original West End Cast of Everybody's Talking About Jamie at the Apollo Theatre and for appearing on The X Factor in 2007.[1]

Luke Bayer
Born	Luke Charles Bayer (1992-08-25) 25 August 1992 (age 30) North Yorkshire, England
Education	Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
Occupation	Actor, singer
Years active	2005–present

Early life

Bayer was born and raised in North Yorkshire, England and attended South Craven School[2] from the age of 11 until he was 18. At the age of 14, Bayer successfully auditioned for The X Factor[1] making it through to Dannii Minogue's[3] judges houses as one of the final six boys. In 2012 Bayer started training at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts[4] in London, graduating 2015.

Career

In 2005, Bayer successfully auditioned for the Les Misérables 20th Anniversary Concert at the Sondheim Theatre, London, in which he performed with 34 other young people who had all appeared in the recently released Schools Edition version of the show. Upon completing his training at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, Bayer toured China with The 12 Tenors.[3] He has performed three sold out solo concerts at Zedel's[5] in London, guests including fellow West End Performers, Danielle Steers,[6] Jodie Steele,[7] Nicole Raquel Dennis, amongst others. He is currently represented by Waring & McKenna.[8] Bayer is perhaps most well known for his role as Alternate Jamie in the Original West End Cast of Everybody's Talking About Jamie,[9] for which he won a BroadwayWorld Award for Best Understudy/Alternate in a Show.[10] During his time with the show, Bayer performed as Jamie at Children In Need[11] and West End Live.[12]

Theatre

Bayer has performed in a number of professional theatre productions. He appeared in the European Premiere of Yank! The Musical[13] at the Hope Mill Theatre Manchester[14] in early 2017. Following on from his success in Jamie, he appeared in hit new musical Fiver,[15] written by Alex James Ellison & Tom Lees.[16] He won a West End Wilma Award[17] for his role in the show. A Cast Album of the show has since been recorded and released during the COVID-19 pandemic, featuring Bayer.[18] Bayer also appeared alongside Millie O'Connell in the revival of Soho Cinders[19] at the Charing Cross Theatre,[20] playing the role of Robbie. Bayer recorded and released his Debut single 'See You' written by Elliot Clay,[21] which features in the new musical Millennials.[22]

Work

Theatre

Year	Production	Role(s)	Venue	Ref.
2005	Les Misérables 20th Anniversary Concert	Ensemble	Sondheim Theatre, London	[23]
2017	Yank!	India	Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester	[24]
2017	Everybody's Talking About Jamie	Swing/Cover Jamie New	Apollo Theatre, London	[25]
2018	Everybody's Talking About Jamie	Alternate Jamie New	Apollo Theatre, London	[26]
2019	Fiver	Man 2	Southwark Playhouse	[27][28]
2019	Soho Cinders	Robbie	Charing Cross Theatre, London	[29]
2021	I Could Use A Drink (UK premier)	Vocalist	Garrick Theatre, London	[30]
2021	Hair	Woof	London Palladium	[31]
2021	Rent	Mark Cohen	Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester	[32]
2022	Millennials	Performer	The Other Palace Studio	[33]
2022	Diva: Live from Hell!	Desmond	Turbine Theatre, London	[34]

Television

Year	Production	Role(s)	Broadcasting Channel	Ref.
2007	The X Factor	Himself	ITV	[35]
2018	Children in Need	Jamie New	BBC	[36]
2019	Ackley Bridge	Mathew Barnes	Channel 4	[37]

Cast recordings

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2018	Everybody's Talking About Jamie	Featured as part of the Ensemble on the Original West End Cast Recording	[38]
2019	"See You"	Written by Elliot Clay, featured in Millennials	[21]
2021	Fiver - Live Concert Recording	Recorded Live at the Southwark Playhouse	[18]

References

External links

• Luke Bayer on Twitter
• Luke Bayer on Instagram
• Luke Bayer at AllMusic
• Luke Bayer discography at Discogs
• Luke Bayer at IMDb 
• Luke Bayer on Spotlight

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