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James Byng (born 1985) is an English actor and vocalist. Acting since the age of ten, James made his West End debut in the title role of ''Oliver!'' at the London Palladium. He played the same role in the national tour of ''Oliver!'' and at the Royal Charity Gala ''Hey! Mr. Producer'', honoring theatrical producer Cameron Mackintosh at the Lyceum Theatre on 8 June 1998. Byng also played Gavroche in ''Les Misérables'' at the Palace Theatre. From 2007 to 2008 he was seen on stage at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, first playing various ensemble roles and then taking over the part of Frodo Baggins in Matthew Warchus' theatrical adaption of ''The Lord of the Rings''. In 2008-09 Byng appeared in the role of John Darling in the musical ''Peter Pan'' at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds. He just finished a tour with the West Yorkshire Playhouse production of ''The History Boys'' by Alan Bennet, in which he played Posner. From September until November 2010 Byng was on tour with a production of ''Carrie's War'' in the role of Nick Willow. After performing in ''Secret Cinema - Back to the Future'' he can currently be seen in ''The Grimm Tales'' at The Bargehouse at Oxo Tower Wharf. 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''. James has also been seen and heard as 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 ''The Lord of the Rings'', Theatre Royal Drury Lane * Frodo Baggins in ''The Lord of the Rings'', Theatre Royal Drury Lane * John Darling in ''Peter Pan'', 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 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Byng」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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