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Rowan Witt is an Australian film, television and theatre actor. He is best known for starring in The Book of Mormon Hamilton , Totally Completely Fine , She Loves Me ,Dogfight , Gloria , Into The Woods South Pacific , Home and Away ,The Matrix
Early life [ edit ]
Witt was born in Australia.
A talented artist, his secondary school graduating artwork topped the state, and was exhibited at the NSW Art Gallery , and was awarded the Julian Ashton drawing scholarship.
He undertook intensive acting training throughout school, and received his classical degree from the highly-competitive Sydney Conservatorium , where he majored in Voice.[1]
Witt also trained in acting at various notable institutions including ATYP and NIDA , with a background in theatre and improvisation.[2]
Witt was discovered at an early age and started working extensively in film and television, with credits including The Matrix [3] [4] Somewhere in the Darkness , Escape of the Artful Dodger Underbelly Home and Away [5] Harry Potter Leavesden Studios in England to screen-test.[6]
He continued acting through school, and a few weeks after graduating university, Witt made his musical theatre début at the Sydney Opera House in The Lincoln Centre's production of South Pacific [7] opera house 's history, and was directed by Bartlett Sher and starred Teddy Tahu Rhodes and Lisa McCune .[8] Into The Woods Melbourne Arts Centre ,[9] [10] [11] [12]
Witt was then cast in the Australian premiere of Pasek and Paul 's musical, Dogfight Hayes Theatre , as the abusive Vietnam marine, Bernstein.[13] [14] [15]
Midway through the Dogfight season, Witt was cast and started work on Cameron Mackintosh 's production of Les Misérables [16]
Other theatre roles during this time include John Hinckley in the Australian tour of Sondheim's Assassins [17] Baby Hayes Theatre , Leaf Coneybear in William Finn 's The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Chandler Bing in the Australian production of Friends: the Musical , and Young Buddy in the acclaimed concert production of Sondheim's Follies Philip Quast , Debra Byrne , Lisa McCune , and David Hobson .[5] [18]
Witt's breakout role came as Elder McKinley in the original Australian cast of mega-musical The Book of Mormon The Princess Theatre in Melbourne and the Sydney Lyric Theatre in Sydney.[19] [20] Sydney Theatre Award , and a Helpmann Award nomination.[21] [22] [23] [24]
Directly after, Witt signed on as the romantic lead in the acclaimed revival of Bock and Harnick's, She Loves Me Hayes Theatre , before playing Dean in the acclaimed Sydney premiere of Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins' play, Gloria [25] [26]
In 2021, Witt starred opposite Katherine Parkinson (The IT Crowd ) in the first Paramount+ original television series, Spreadsheet [27] [28] [29] [30] King George III in the Australian production of Hamilton .[31] [32] [33] Sundance 's "wild and darkly poignant" Totally Completely Fine , in which he starred as John, opposite Thomasin Mackenzie , John Noble , and Devon Terrell .[34] [35] [36]
Personal life [ edit ]
Witt has a sister, a pop musician, who performs under the stage name, ELKI.[37] [38]
References [ edit ]
^ Rowan Witt at IMDb
^ "Spoon Boy in 'The Matrix' . TMZ . 28 May 2015.
^ a b "FOLLIES in CONCERT" . www.folliesinconcert.com.au .
^ "Rowan Witt is totally, completely fine" . ABC listen . 14 April 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023 .
^ "Aussie cast of South Pacific is filmed for DVD | News" . AussieTheatre.com .
^ "South Pacific – Sydney | Reviews" . AussieTheatre.com .
^ "Victorian Opera 2014 – Into the Woods Programme" . Issuu .
^ "Review: Into the Woods (Victorian Opera)" . www.limelightmagazine.com.au .
^ "Into the Woods review (Arts Centre Melbourne) | Daily Review" . dailyreview.com.au . 21 July 2014.
^ "Victorian Opera: Into the Woods | Reviews" . AussieTheatre.com .
^ "Review: Dogfight — Hayes Theatre Co | Reviews" . AussieTheatre.com .
^ "Dogfight – Review" . Jo Litson: Scene and Heard . 16 May 2015.
^ "Favourite moments in 2015: Sydney theatre | News" . AussieTheatre.com .
^ "Les Misérables wins 5 Helpmann Awards, including Best Musical!" . Michael Cassel Group .
^ "Assassins | Australian Arts Review" . artsreview.com.au . 12 September 2014.
^ "Rowan Witt - ACTOR" . Rowan Witt . Retrieved 11 June 2020 .
^ "The Book of Mormon breaks box office records in Melbourne but only opens in 2017" . The Sydney Morning Herald .
^ "Cast - The Book of Mormon Musical - Melbourne | Official Website" . The Book of Mormon Musical - Melbourne . Retrieved 31 March 2017 .
^ "2017 Nominees | Helpmann Awards" . www.helpmannawards.com.au .
^ Cooper, Nathanael (25 July 2017). "Helpmann Awards 2017: What about the locals?" . The Sydney Morning Herald .
^ "2018 Sydney Theatre Awards: The Winners" . AUDREY Journal . Retrieved 19 March 2019 .
^ Jefferson, Dee (22 January 2019). "Sydney Theatre Awards Winners 2018" . ABC NEWS . Retrieved 20 March 2019 .
^ "BWW REVIEW: SHE LOVES ME Is An Utterly Adorable Confection Of Captivating Classic Musical Charm" . www.broadwayworld.com . Retrieved 10 September 2018 .
^ "Rowan Witt | film theatre actor | ABOUT" . Rowan Witt - Australian Actor . Retrieved 2 February 2020 .
^ Mitchell, Thomas (November 2021). "The very best of TV: everything you should be streaming in November" . Sydney Morning Herald .
^ Mathieson, Craig (24 July 2021). "From Succession to The Newsreader, here are 16 shows to watch next" . The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 22 February 2023 .
^ Frater, Patrick (11 July 2021). "Paramount Plus Starts 'Spreadsheet' Sex Comedy in Australia" . Variety.com .
^ Donnelly, Keryn (20 January 2023). " . Mamamia . Retrieved 22 February 2023 .
^ "New Cast to join the Australian #HamFam" . Arts Review . Retrieved 22 February 2022 .
^ "Hamilton Australian Cast EXCLUSIVE" . StageWhispers . 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022 .
^ "Broadways Smash Hit Musical 'Hamilton' Finally Heading To Australia In March 2021" . forum-theatre.com . Retrieved 22 February 2023 .
^ Bałaga, Marta (22 May 2023). "In 'Totally Completely Fine,' 'Last Night in Soho' Star Thomasin McKenzie Proves There Can Be Joy in the Midst of Despair (EXCLUSIVE)" . Variety . Retrieved 17 August 2023 .
^ Masia, Laura (20 April 2023). "Stan's New Aussie Comedy 'Totally Completely Fine' Shows Us That Grief Really Isn't Linear" . PEDESTRIAN.TV . Retrieved 17 August 2023 .
^ "Totally Completely Fine Review: A Dark Comedy That's Utterly Absolutely Good" . MovieWeb . 21 April 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023 .
^ "ELKI on Apple Music" . iTunes .
^ "ELKI" . TripleJ .
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