Daniel Boys (born 26 March 1979) is an English musical theatre actor,
who was a contestant on the BBC talent series Any Dream Will Do in
2007 before becoming known as a stage actor in various musicals
including Avenue Q, Peter Pan and Spamalot.Boys was born at Yateley,
Hampshire, the son of a chartered surveyor and a phlebotomist.He won a
Cameron Mackintosh scholarship to study at the Guildford School of
Acting, where he graduated with a BA (Honours) in 2001. He was
selected to perform in the first UK tour of Jonathan Larson's Rent,
which meant leaving college early. He understudied the characters of
Mark (played by Adam Rickitt) and Angel, eventually taking over the
role of Mark, performing on alternate nights at the Prince of Wales
Theatre in London's West End. In 2002, he played Morino in the UK tour
of Sunset Boulevard, which starred Faith Brown. Boys also appeared as
Roger, one of the T-birds, in Grease at the Victoria Palace. He also
went on the touring production to Japan, and playing the role of Doody
in Scandinavia and Cyprus. Daniel was also a soloist in Disney's
Enchanted Evening (a series of UK concerts in 2004), of which the
final concert was televised on BBC1 as the BBC Family Prom in the
Park.
who was a contestant on the BBC talent series Any Dream Will Do in
2007 before becoming known as a stage actor in various musicals
including Avenue Q, Peter Pan and Spamalot.Boys was born at Yateley,
Hampshire, the son of a chartered surveyor and a phlebotomist.He won a
Cameron Mackintosh scholarship to study at the Guildford School of
Acting, where he graduated with a BA (Honours) in 2001. He was
selected to perform in the first UK tour of Jonathan Larson's Rent,
which meant leaving college early. He understudied the characters of
Mark (played by Adam Rickitt) and Angel, eventually taking over the
role of Mark, performing on alternate nights at the Prince of Wales
Theatre in London's West End. In 2002, he played Morino in the UK tour
of Sunset Boulevard, which starred Faith Brown. Boys also appeared as
Roger, one of the T-birds, in Grease at the Victoria Palace. He also
went on the touring production to Japan, and playing the role of Doody
in Scandinavia and Cyprus. Daniel was also a soloist in Disney's
Enchanted Evening (a series of UK concerts in 2004), of which the
final concert was televised on BBC1 as the BBC Family Prom in the
Park.
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