- Danny Jay
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Danny Jay (born 18 January 1993) is a Croatian Born English Actor.
Danny Jay grew up in Jadranovo in Croatia. His mother Helena Kovarbasic was Croatian born whereas his father Oliver Jones was Welsh. This made for an interesting upbringing where he was taught the cultures of both countries. He moved to England when he was 7 with his father and brother. He attended King Edwards School.[1] till he was 16. There he was the captain of the rugby team and a prominent figure in the performing arts sector. He was also a choir boy at King Edwards' Cathedral until the age of 14.
He has been a huge figure in the teenage music scene playing many a gig and has even played at Glastonbury festival.[2] As well as professional acting jobs Danny has been a significant part of Bath's amateur dramatics being involved in over 40 productions for 4 different amateur dramatic companies. His most famous of which was Titanic (2010).
His first professional piece of acting was as Billy Elliot in Theatre Royal, Bath. From then he has been in over 50 professional and amateur productions. He is currently starring as Jonathan in the West End production of Raged In. Danny's rise to fame came when he first appeared in Raged In (Bath Production) from then he has become a more respected figure in the British performing arts world attracting the attention of huge theatre gods such as Cameron Mackintosh and Time rice who have both praised Danny for his raw acting talent.
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Theatre credits
- 2001 - Billy Elliot - Billy Elliot[3] (Bath Production)
- 2003 - Tom Thumb - Barnum (Swansea Production)
- 2006 - Peter Cratchit - A Christmas Carol (Bath Production)
- 2007 - Enoch Snow ,Jr - Carousel (Bath Production)
- 2008 - Tobias - Sweeney Todd (Taunton Production)
- 2008 - Ren - Footloose, The Musical (Bath Production)
- 2009 - Jonathan - Raged In (Bath Production)
- 2009 - Ugly - HONK! (London Production)
- 2009 - Marius - Les Misérables (Swindon Production)
- 2010 - Nick - FAME (Birmingham Prodcution)
- 2011 - Jonathan - Raged In (London Production)
Television credits
Film credits
- 2010 Sonny - Sonny
Awards
- 2001 - Bath Chronicle Entertainment Awards for Best Performance in a musical (Billy Elliot - Billy Elliot)
- 2003 - Rose Bowl Awards[4] for Outstanding Young One (Tom Thumb - Barnum)
- 2007- Bristol Hippodromes One to watch in the future
- 2008 - Rose Bowl Award for outstanding performance (Tobias - Sweeney Todd)
- 2010 - Bath Chronicle Outstanding Contribution to entertainment for his service to amateur dramatics
- 2011 Queens Theatre Award for Best Newcomer (Jonathan - Raged In)
References
- ^ "King Edward's Bath - King Edward's School Bath". Kesbath.com. http://www.kesbath.com. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ "Welcome To". Glastonbury Festivals. http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
- ^ "Theatre Royal Bath: Theatre Royal Bath Productions". Theatreroyal.org.uk. http://www.theatreroyal.org.uk/theatre-royal-bath-productions. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
- ^ TIN.TodaysDate (2010-12-14). "Rose Bowl Awards Slideshow and Images". Thisisbristol.co.uk. http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/galleries/Rose-Bowl-Awards-gallery-411889-detail/gallery.html. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
Categories:- 1993 births
- Living people
- English actors
- Croatian actors
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