Tam Mutu
Born (1978-04-30) April 30, 1978 (age 45)
Hastings, England, U.K.
EducationGuildford School of Acting
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present
Spouse
Kristen Martin
​
(m. 2019)​

Tam Mutu (born April 30, 1978) is an English stage and screen actor. He began his career on the West End in the early 2000s. He was part of the original West End production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies (2010–2011) before starring in the revivals of Les Misérables (2013–2014) and City of Angels (2015). That same year he starred in the original Broadway musical Doctor Zhivago. He returned to Broadway in 2019 with Moulin Rouge! The Musical; for his supporting role of the Duke of Monroth he was nominated for a Grammy Award. On screen, he had a recurring role on the Netflix show Medici.

Life and career

Mutu was born in 1978 in Hastings, England. He has one sister and played football growing up before pursuing acting.[1][2] He attended the Guildford School of Acting, graduating in 2001 with a Bachelors of Arts with honors in musical theatre.[3] He is of Turkish and Italian descent.[4]

2001–2015: West End and British theatre

Following his graduation from drama school in 2001, he was cast as a replacement ensemble member and understudy for Enjolras in the long-running West End production of Les Misérables. In the following five years, he took part in a number of productions with the Royal National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company. He also took part in the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre 2002 theatre season.

In 2010, he was part of the original ensemble of the Andrew Lloyd Webber Phantom of the Opera sequel Love Never Dies. Originally the understudy for Ramin Karimloo's Phantom, he later became the alternate. Following its closure, Mutu went on to star in a Toronto production of Chess.

In 2011, Mutu was cast to co-star in the ill-fated gothic musical Rebecca.[5] Set to be his Broadway debut, the production was ultimately cancelled.[6] A few days following the initial postponement of Rebecca in 2012, he was cast to replace Javert in the West End production of Les Misérables.[2] During his time with the show in 2013–2014, the production was a fan favorite, winning the 2014 Olivier Audience Award with Mutu also awarded for his performance by BroadwayWorld and the West End Frame Awards. He went on to star in the Olivier Award-winning revival of City of Angels which opened at Donmar Warehouse in December 2014.

2015–present: Broadway and American theatre

Mutu moved to the United States in 2015 to star in the original Broadway musical Doctor Zhivago.[2] The production was ultimately short-lived and closed after a month. He starred as Carey Grant in the initial 2015 and 2016 readings of Flying Over Sunset.[7] He took part in the Encores! concert series and regional theatre, and in 2017 filmed the second season of the Netflix series Medici in Italy. Also in 2017, he played the leading role of Archibald Craven in the 5th Avenue Theatre production of The Secret Garden.

He was cast as the antagonist, the Duke of Monroth, in the pre-Broadway engagement of Moulin Rouge! The Musical in 2018.[8] The production transferred to Broadway and opened in July 2019. The production was paused in March 2020; at that time, Mutu contracted COVID-19 and was hospitalized.[9] The production resumed in September 2021. In May 2022, Mutu departed the production with other original cast members Aaron Tveit and Ricky Rojas.[10] In 2023, he played Bill Sikes in the Encores! production of Oliver!

Personal life

Mutu is noted for his baritone voice.[11] He is married to Kristen "Kem" Martin, a fellow Broadway actor.[9][12] Mutu was previously engaged to actress Sierra Boggess, with whom he performed in Love Never Dies and Rebecca.[2]

Acting credits

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Footballers' Wives 2 episodes
2007 Doctors Craig Walton 1 episode
2007 Holby City Insp. Peter Kelly 1 episode
2009 Waking the Dead Zafer 2 episodes
2016 Blue Bloods Sgt. Ray Langley 1 episodes
2017 Sherlock Leonard Episode: "The Final Problem"
2018 Medici Galeazzo Sforza 5 episodes

Theatre

Selected credits[13]

Year Title Role Venue Notes
2001 Les Misérables Jean Prouvaire (u/s: Enjolras) Palace Theatre, London West End replacement
2001–2002 South Pacific Ensemble (u/s: Lt. Cable) Royal National Theatre
2002 Romeo and Juliet Sampson (u/s: Tybalt) Regent's Park Open Air Theatre 2002 season
As You Like It 2nd Lord (u/s: Orlando, Charles)
Oh! What a Lovely War Ensemble
2002–2003 Anything Goes Sailor Quartet Royal National Theatre
2003 Love's Labour's Lost Longaville (u/s: Berwone) [14]
2004 King Lear Knight (u/s: Edmund) Royal Shakespeare Company
Romeo and Juliet Tybalt
2005 East Mike Haymarket Theatre
2006 The Royal Hunt of the Sun Juan Chavez Royal National Theatre
2007 Faustus Dinos Chapman UK tour
2010–2011 Love Never Dies Ensemble (u/s: The Phantom) Adelphi Theatre West End original production
The Phantom of the Opera (alternate)
2011 Chess Anatoly Sergievsky Princess of Wales Theatre Toronto production
2012 Rebecca Maxim de Winter Broadhurst Theatre Cancelled Broadway production
2012–2014 Les Misérables Inspector Javert Sondheim Theatre West End replacement
2014–2015 City of Angels Stone Donmar Warehouse West End revival
2015 Doctor Zhivago Doctor Yuri Zhivago Broadway Theatre Broadway original production
2015–2016 Flying Over Sunset Carey Grant Vineyard Arts Project 1st Martha's Vineyard reading
2nd Martha's Vineyard reading
2017 The New Yorkers Al Spanish New York City Center Encores! concert
The Secret Garden Lord Archibald Craven 5th Avenue Theatre Regional replacement
2018 Hey Look Me Over! New York City Center Encores! concert
Moulin Rouge! The Musical Duke of Monroth Emerson Colonial Theatre Boston original production
2019-2020 Al Hirschfeld Theatre Broadway original production
2021-2022
2023 Oliver! Bill Sikes New York City Center Encores!

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Category Work Result Ref.
2013 Broadway World UK Awards Best Performance in a Long-Running West End Show Les Misérables Won [15]
2014 West End Frame Awards Best Performance of a Song Les Misérables ("Stars") Won [16]
2015 Drama League Award Distinguished Performance Doctor Zhivago Nominated [17]
2020 Grammy Award Best Musical Theater Album Moulin Rouge! Nominated [18][19]

References

  1. ^ Blank, Matthew (January 29, 2015). "CUE & A: City of Angels and Doctor Zhivago Star Tam Mutu Talks Onstage Mishaps, Sweeney Todd and His Broadway Debut". Playbill. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Hoffman, B. (April 18, 2015). "The Broadway star who looks hot in Dr. Zhviago's fur hat". New York Post. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  3. ^ United Agents. "Tam Mutu". www.unitedagents.co.uk. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  4. ^ Grode, Eric (April 15, 2015). "Tam Mutu, on Broadway at Last, in 'Doctor Zhivago'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  5. ^ Playbill (May 18, 2015). "Inside One of Broadway's Biggest Scandals – How Rebecca The Musical Made Headlines Without Even Opening (Yet...)". Playbill. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  6. ^ Healy, Patrick (September 25, 2012). "'Rebecca' Sees Investor Fade, as if Dreamt". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  7. ^ Russo, Rebecca. "FLYING OVER SUNSET A New Musical by James Lapine, Tom Kitt, and Michael Korie at Vineyard Arts Project". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  8. ^ Evans, Greg (April 4, 2018). "'Moulin Rouge! The Musical' Announces Cast For Pre-Broadway Boston Premiere". Deadline. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Tam Mutu on Surviving COVID-19 and Why We Need to Support Each Other Right Now". TodayTix Insider. April 22, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  10. ^ Brunner, Raven (May 8, 2022). "Aaron Tveit, Tam Mutu, and Ricky Rojas Depart Moulin Rouge! The Musical On Broadway May 8". Playbill. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  11. ^ Soloski, Alexis (April 22, 2015). "Doctor Zhivago review – a mega-musical sprinkled with inadvertent comedy". The Guardian. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  12. ^ "Kristen Martin Biography | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com". www.broadway.com. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  13. ^ "Tam Mutu theatre profile". www.abouttheartists.com. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  14. ^ Wolf, Matt (March 14, 2003). "Love's Labour's Lost". Variety. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  15. ^ Diamond, Robert. "BWW:UK Awards 2013 - And the Winners Are...MORMON, CHARLIE, ONCE, LES MIS, And More!". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  16. ^ "Voting is now open for our 2014 Best West End Debut Award. | MarkMeets News | | MarkMeets | Entertainment, Music, Movie, TV & London Film Premiere News". September 9, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  17. ^ Davenport, Ken (April 21, 2015). "The Official 2015 Drama League Award Nominations - Ken Davenport". Ken Davenport -. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  18. ^ Culwell-Block, Logan (November 20, 2019). "Hadestown, Oklahoma!, More Cast Albums Receive 2020 Grammy Award Nominations". Playbill. Archived from the original on June 18, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  19. ^ "Tam Mutu". Grammy. Retrieved May 11, 2022.

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