Paul Baker (actor)

Paul Baker (born 26 April 1967) is British musical theatre actor. He is noted for his roles in Taboo, for which he won his Olivier Award in 2003,{{cite web|last=Bosanquet|first=Theo|title=Paul Baker reprises Olivier-winning role in Boy George's Taboo|url=http://www.whatsonstage.com/west-end-theatre/news/06-2012/paul-baker-reprises-olivier-winning-role-in-boy-ge_3689.html|work=What's On Stage|accessdate=4 December 2013|date=27 Jun 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20131204144826/http://www.whatsonstage.com/west-end-theatre/news/06-2012/paul-baker-reprises-olivier-winning-role-in-boy-ge_3689.html|archivedate=4 December 2013}} and for the 2000 West End Musical Napoleon in the title role.{{cite web|title=Napoleon (review)|url=https://variety.com/2000/legit/reviews/napoleon-3-1200464651/|work=Variety|accessdate=4 December 2013|date=October 23, 2000}}

Early life and education

Baker trained at the Guildford School of Acting and continued collaborating with the school as a teacher of presentation and audition technique.{{Cite web |last=Webb |first=Paul |date=September 20, 2003 |title=Taboo's Paul Baker Chats About New Role in West End Chicago |url=https://playbill.com/article/taboos-paul-baker-chats-about-new-role-in-west-end-chicago-com-115330 |website=playbill.com}}

Career

Baker was part of the cast of Boy George's musical Taboo in 2003 at The Venue as Philip Sallon. For this role he won Best Supporting Actor in a Musical in the 2003 Olivier Awards.{{cite web|last=Hemley|first=Matthew|title=Paul Baker reprises Taboo role for new London run|url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2012/06/paul-baker-reprises-taboo-role-for-new-london-run/|work=The Stage|accessdate=4 December 2013|date=June 27, 2012}} In the cast Luke Evans in the role of Billy, Dianne Pilkington as Kim and Matt Lucas as Leigh Bowery. Baker reprised the role in the 2012 version of the show at the Brixton Club House.{{Cite web |last=Shenton |first=Mark |date=June 27, 2012 |title=Paul Baker to Reprise Olivier Award-Winning Performance in Return of Boy George's Taboo to London |url=https://playbill.com/article/paul-baker-to-reprise-olivier-award-winning-performance-in-return-of-boy-georges-taboo-to-london-com-195109 |website=playbill.com}}

In 2003 he joined the cast of Chicago at the Adelphi Theatre as Amos, alongside Ruthie Henshall as Velma and Frances Ruffelle as Roxie.{{Cite web |last=Webb |first=Paul |date=September 4, 2003 |title=London Chicago to Welcome Richardson, Ruffelle, Dobson and Baker |url=https://playbill.com/article/london-chicago-to-welcome-richardson-ruffelle-dobson-and-baker-com-115073 |website=playbill.com}}

Baker last appeared in the concert version of A Tale of Two Cities as the evil Marquis St. Evermonde in Brighton, England. He can be seen in the DVD release of the concert.

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!Year

!Show

!Role

!Theatre

1994-1995

|Starlight Express

|Rusty

|Apollo Victoria

|Carousel

|Les Miserables

|Joly