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Lee Mead | |
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 Mead performing at Andrew Lloyd Webber's Birthday in the Park, September 2008 | |
| Born | Lee Stephen Mead 14 July 1981 Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Known for | Theatre Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (2007–09) Wicked (2010–11) Legally Blonde: The Musical (2011) Jack and the Beanstalk (2012) Robin Hood (2013) Cinderella (2014) Aladdin (2015) Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (2015–16) Television Any Dream Will Do (2007) Casualty (2014–16) Holby City (2017–19) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Musical theatre, Pop |
| Labels | Lee Mead Productions Ltd |
| Website | Official website |
Lee Stephen Mead (born 14 July 1981) is an English musical theatre, television actor and occasional singer, best known for winning the title role in the 2007 West End revival of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat through the BBC TV casting show Any Dream Will Do. As well as subsequent West End roles in Wicked, Legally Blonde: The Musical and The West End Men, Mead has pursued a music career, releasing four solo albums and undertaking concert tours in the UK and Japan.
In 2014, he joined the cast of the BBC One drama Casualty, playing the role of Ben 'Lofty' Chiltern, while continuing to tour the UK with his band between filming commitments. He returned to the stage in May 2016 as Caractacus Potts in the UK Tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. In 2017, he returned to the role of Lofty, but in Casualty's sister series, the BBC One drama Holby City.[1]
On 9 November 2019 Lee sang Morning Has Broken at the Annual Remembrance Day celebration service at the Royal Albert Hall.
- ^ "Lee Mead swaps Casualty for Holby City". BBC Media Centre. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.