Dan Partridge

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| birth_name = Daniel Alexander Partridge

| birth_date = 1993

| birth_place = Poole, England

| alma_mater = ArtsEd

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| years_active = 2015–present

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Daniel Alexander Partridge (born 1993) is an English actor. He is known for his work in musical theatre.

Early life

Partridge was born in Poole, Dorset and attended Poole Grammar School.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/13651802.super-trouper-poole-actor-joins-mamma-mia-in-west-end/|title=Super trouper: Poole actor joins Mamma Mia in West End|journal=Daily Echo|first=Patrick|last=Gough|date=8 September 2015|accessdate=20 May 2024}} He had his first acting experience aged 12 in a school production of Grease, which he would later star in professionally as an adult.{{Cite web|url=https://lovelondonloveculture.com/2022/04/06/interview-with-dan-partridge/|title=Interview With…Dan Partridge|work=Love London Culture|first=Emma|last=Clarendon|date=6 April 2022|accessdate=19 September 2024}} He took classes at the Big Little Theatre School in Christchurch. Partridge went on to train at the Arts Educational School (ArtsEd),{{Cite web|url=https://www.westendtheatre.com/173438/star-watch/dan-partridge/|title=Stars on Stage: Dan Partridge|website=West End Theatre|date=1 June 2023|accessdate=20 May 2024}} graduating in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Musical Theatre.

Career

In 2015, Partridge made his West End debut when he joined the cast of Mamma Mia at the Novello Theatre as Pepper.{{Cite web|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/new-cast-members-announced-for-mamma-mia_37746/|title=New cast members announced for Mamma Mia!|work=WhatsOnStage|date=6 May 2015|accessdate=26 December 2024}} This was followed by roles in Sleeping Beauty at the Richmond Theatre in 2016{{Cite web|url=https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/14975838.review-richmond-theatres-sleeping-beauty-is-full-of-family-entertainment-and-theresa-may/|title=Review: Richmond Theatre's Sleeping Beauty is full of family entertainment - and Theresa May|work=Your Local Guardian|first=Rachel|last=Dickerson|date=19 December 2016|accessdate=26 December 2024}} and Starlight Express in Bochum in 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://blog.eintrittskarten.de/welcome-to-starlight-express/|title=Welcome to Starlight Express|work=Eintrittskarten|author=Julia|date=6 February 2017|accessdate=26 December 2024}}

Partridge went on the UK tour of Hairspray as Link Larkin, taking over the role from Edward Chitticks,{{Cite web|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/hairspray-uk-tour-new-casting-announced_46619/|title=Hairspray UK tour new casting announced|work=WhatsOnStage|first=Alex|last=Wood|date=18 May 2018|accessdate=26 December 2024}} and the international tour of Cats as Rum Tum Tugger in 2018 and 2019. He was subsequently cast as Danny Zuko on the UK and Ireland tour of Grease, which resumed in 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/interviews/dan-partridge-and-olivia-moore-on-playing-danny-and-sandy-in-grease|title=We go together: Dan Partridge and Olivia Moore on playing Danny and Sandy in 'Grease'|work=London Theatre|first=Sophie|last=Thomas|date=13 May 2022|accessdate=19 September 2024}} Partridge would reprise his role as Danny Zuko in the 2022 West End revival of Grease at the Dominion Theatre opposite Olivia Moore as Sandy, and reprise it again in 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://playbill.com/article/louise-redknapp-dan-partridge-olivia-moore-jocasta-almgill-will-star-in-london-return-of-grease|title=Louise Redknapp, Dan Partridge, Olivia Moore, Jocasta Almgill Will Star in London Return of Grease|website=Playbill|first=Leah|last=Putnam|date=12 January 2023|accessdate=20 May 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://theatreweekly.com/interview-dan-partridge-on-grease-at-the-dominion-theatre/|title=Interview: Dan Partridge on Grease at the Dominion Theatre|work=Theatre Weekly|first=Greg|last=Stewart|date=22 April 2022|accessdate=19 September 2024}} The cast put on a performance at the 2023 Laurence Olivier Awards. After exiting Grease, Partridge played Magaldi in Evita at the Curve in Leicester.{{Cite web|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/evita-at-curve-leicester-first-look-production-shots_1554161/|title=Evita at Curve Leicester – first look production shots|work=WhatsOnStage|first=Tom|last=Millward|date=30 November 2023|accessdate=26 December 2024}}

Also in 2023, Partridge made his television debut with guest appearances in episodes of the BBC One medical soap operas Doctors and Casualty. Later that year, he portrayed Randy Scott in the ITV biographical miniseries Archie.{{Cite web|url=https://www.queerty.com/photos-cary-grant-randolph-scotts-confirmed-bachelor-bromance-over-the-years-20231213/11|title=PHOTOS: Cary Grant & Randolph Scott's confirmed bachelor bromance over the years|work=Queerty|date=13 December 2023|accessdate=30 May 2024}}

Partridge has an upcoming role as Charlie in Kinky Boots with Johannes Radebe and Courtney Bowman, which is scheduled to tour the UK and Ireland in 2025.{{Cite web|url=https://playbill.com/article/johannes-radebe-and-dan-partridge-will-star-in-new-u-k-and-ireland-tour-of-kinky-boots|title=Johannes Radebe and Dan Partridge Will Star in New U.K. and Ireland Tour of Kinky Boots|website=Playbill|first=Andrew|last=Gans|date=11 April 2024|accessdate=20 May 2024}} In the interim, Partridge originated the role of Ben in the Steps jukebox musical Here & Now at the Alexandra in Birmingham.{{Cite web|url=https://www.westendtheatre.com/251710/news/here-now-steps-musical-full-casting-announced-for-birmingham-including-finty-williams-dan-partridge-river-medway/|title=Here & Now Steps musical full casting announced for Birmingham including Finty Williams, Dan Partridge & River Medway|work=West End Theatre|date=4 September 2024|accessdate=14 October 2024}}

Filmography

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Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2017 \| Été \| Rhys \| Short film
2023 \| Doctors \| Jez Gordon \| Episode: "Crash and Burn"
2024 \| Casualty \| Jamie Welles \| Episode: "Too Young, Too Soon"
2023 \| Archie \| Randy Scott \| Miniseries, 1 episode
2025 \| Father Brown \| Ron White \| Episode: "The Lord of the Dance"{{cite news\|last=Anderson\|first=Hayley\|title=BBC Father Brown season 12 episode 6 welcomes Strictly star for The Lord of the Dance\|work=Daily Express\|date=14 February 2025\|accessdate=4 March 2025\|url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/2013800/bbc-father-brown-season-12-episode-6-cast}}

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2017

| Été

| Rhys

| Short film

2023

| Doctors

| Jez Gordon

| Episode: "Crash and Burn"

2024

| Casualty

| Jamie Welles

| Episode: "Too Young, Too Soon"

2023

| Archie

| Randy Scott

| Miniseries, 1 episode

2025

| Father Brown

| Ron White

| Episode: "The Lord of the Dance"{{cite news|last=Anderson|first=Hayley|title=BBC Father Brown season 12 episode 6 welcomes Strictly star for The Lord of the Dance|work=Daily Express|date=14 February 2025|accessdate=4 March 2025|url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/2013800/bbc-father-brown-season-12-episode-6-cast}}

Stage

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Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2015 \| Mamma Mia \| Pepper \| Novello Theatre, London
2016 \| Sleeping Beauty \| Prince Antonio \| Richmond Theatre
2017 \| Starlight Express \| Cover Rusty and Electra \| Starlight Express Theatre, Bochum
2018 \| Hairspray \| Link Larkin \| UK tour
2019 \| Cats \| Rum Tum Tugger \| International tour
2019, 2021 \| rowspan="2" \| Grease \| rowspan="2" \| Danny Zuko \| UK and Ireland tour
2022–2023 \| Dominion Theatre, London
2023 \| Evita \| Magaldi \| Curve Theatre, Leicester
2024 \| Here & Now \| Ben \| The Alexandra, Birmingham
2025 \| Kinky Boots \| Charlie Price \| UK and Ireland tour

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2015

| Mamma Mia

| Pepper

| Novello Theatre, London

2016

| Sleeping Beauty

| Prince Antonio