James Byng
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James Byng | |
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| Born | 1985 (age 38–39) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1995 – present |
| Website | http://www.jamesbyng.com/ |
James Byng (born 1985) is an
The Grimm Tales at The Bargehouse at Oxo Tower Wharf
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Byng's television and film work includes the role of George Hawthorne in the 2002 television adaptation of Goodbye Mr. Chips, starring Martin Clunes which aired both in Great Britain and in the United States. In this made-for-television film he appeared as James Malcolm. He also played wayward American Montague Bear in the independent film Rupert Brockstein's Blood Red Letters.
In 2017, he played the role of The Actor in The Woman in Black at The Fortune Theatre in the West End.
Byng has also been host and resident jazz vocalist at the Starlight Theatre, Manchester, and the Grove Inn Jazz Club in Leeds.
Stage
- Oliver in Oliver!, London Palladium
- Oliver in Hey! Mr. Producer, Lyceum Theatre
- Gavroche in Les Misérables, Palace Theatre
- Oliver in Oliver! UK Tour, Theatre Royal, Plymouth
- Hobbit, Orc and other roles in Theatre Royal Drury Lane
- Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings, Theatre Royal Drury Lane
- John Darling in West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds
- David Posner in The History Boys, UK Tour
- Nick Willow in Carrie's War, UK Tour
- Prince/Soldier/Son/Beautiful Bird in The Grimm Tales, Shoreditch Town Hall
- Texatone in Secret Cinema - Back to the Future, Leeds
- Frog King and Young King in The Grimm Tales, The Bargehouse at Oxo Tower Wharf
Television and film
- George Hawthorne in Goodbye Mr. Chips
- Montague Bear in Rupert Brockstein's Blood Red Letters
Music videos
- Office clown in "Raoul" by The Automatic
Recordings
- Hey! Mr. Producer: Cast Album
- The Lord of the Rings: Original Cast Album
- Peter Pan: 2008/2009 Cast Album