Julian Bleach (born 29 December 1963) is an English actor, singer and playwright, who is known as co-creator and " MC" of '' Shockheaded Peter'', a musical entertainment based on the works of

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, which won the 2002

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for Best Entertainment. He is also known for playing

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in the 2005 revival of ''

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'' (in 2008, 2015, and 2023).

Early life

Bleach was born in

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. He was educated at Summerbee School and studied drama at

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. After that he trained at

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Career

Bleach's other theatre work includes playing

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's Prospero in the

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's 2007 production of ''

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'', directed by

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, and Mr. Sowerberry (to

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's Mrs. Sowerberry) and Dr. Grimwig in the 2009

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production of the musical

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. On television, he has starred as " The Monster" in the 2007 ITV adaptation of ''

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''. He played the Grand Master from the second series of children's drama '' M.I.High'' and guest-starred as the villainous "Ghostmaker" in Peter J. Hammond's "

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" in the second series of ''

'' spin-off series ''

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''. Bleach was later cast by the parent series as

, enemy of

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and creator of the

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, in "

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" and "

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", the two-part season finale of the 2008 series, and live at the Doctor Who Prom, before returning to the role in the 2015 series opener, " The Magician's Apprentice", and its conclusion, "

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". In 2010, it was announced that he would star as the eponymous character in '' The Nightmare Man'', the opening story of Series 4 of ''

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''. This makes him one of only two actors (the other being

Paul Marc Davis Paul Marc Davis (born 16 April 1974) is a British actor who has appeared on ''Doctor Who'' (the episode "Utopia (Doctor Who), Utopia") and three of its spin-off series: ''Torchwood'' ("Exit Wounds (Torchwood), Exit Wounds"), ''The Sarah Jane Ad ...

) to appear in not only Doctor Who, but two of its spin-offs, Torchwood and The Sarah-Jane Adventures. In 2011, he appeared as

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in the Showtime series '' The Borgias''. In 2016 Bleach appeared as Barkilphedro in the critically acclaimed new musical '' The Grinning Man'' at

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which transferred in late 2017 to

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. In the same year he also appeared in

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's new play Saint George and the Dragon at the

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Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Theatre

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bleach, Julian 1963 births Living people Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors English male stage actors English male television actors English male musical theatre actors English male Shakespearean actors English dramatists and playwrights English male dramatists and playwrights Male actors from Bournemouth Royal Shakespeare Company members