Martin Crewes is an Australian stage, television and movie actor.

Early life

Crewes was born in Barnet borough, London in 1968. He moved to

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when he was 10 years of age, and attended the

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, in

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, Western Australia. Since graduating, Crewes has taken part in many stage plays and musical productions, both in Australia and internationally, and has also appeared in various television and movie productions.

Career

Crewes' stage musical theatre roles include Lt. Joe Cable in ''

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'', Marius in ''

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'', Claud in ''

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'' and Chino in ''

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''. Other stage musicals include ''

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'' is a sung-through musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice, based on the character of Joseph from the Bible's Book of Genesis. This was the first Lloyd Webber and Rice ...

'', ''

The Wizard of Oz ''The Wizard of Oz'' is a 1939 American Musical film, musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). Based on the 1900 novel ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' by L. Frank Baum, it was primarily directed by Victor Fleming, who left pro ...

'' and ''

Aspects of Love ''Aspects of Love'' is a musical with music and book by Andrew Lloyd Webber, and lyrics by Don Black and Charles Hart. It is based on the 1955 novel by David Garnett. The piece focuses on the romantic entanglements of actress Rose Vibert, ...

''. Crewes originated the leading role of Walter Hartright in the West End production of '' The Woman in White'' (in which he starred from September 2004 to July 2005). For his horse riding role as Jim Ryan in the Australian musical theatre production of '' The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular'', Crewes, who could already ride, was given intensive riding lessons by expert riding teacher Steve Jefferys so that he would not require a

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for the difficult riding feats he had to accomplish in the show. Jefferys also taught Crewes the difficult art of being a

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. Horse whispering usually takes years to learn, but Crewes was able to master this difficult skill in only two weeks. From 2011, he originated the role of Pasha/Strelnikov in the Australian premiere of '' Doctor Zhivago''. His performance earned him a nomination for a

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. Following this in 2012, he performed in

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's season of ''

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'' as Frederick "Freddie" Trumper. Directed by

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, and ran for 10 performances (as standard for The Production Company). Crewes was nominated for a

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for Actor in a Leading Role. In 2019, he played Utterson in the 25th Anniversary Concert of ''Jekyll & Hyde''. Other roles he’s played in Australia are Sky Masterson in ''

Guys and Dolls ''Guys and Dolls'' is a musical theater, musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It is based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" (1933) and "Blood Pressure", which are two short stories by Damon Run ...

'', Larry Murphy in ''

Dear Evan Hansen ''Dear Evan Hansen'' is a stage musical with music and lyrics by Pasek and Paul, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and a book by Steven Levenson. The musical follows Evan Hansen, a high school senior with social anxiety, "who invents an important rol ...

'' and Monsieur Andre in ''The Phantom of the Opera''. Crewes' television and movie roles include Luis Amor Rodriguez in '' Dream Team'', '' DOA: Dead or Alive'' as Guy on Boat, and a major role as Chad Kaplan in the 2002 film ''

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''.

Awards

Green Room Awards The Green Room Awards are Australian peer awards which recognise excellence in cabaret, dance, theatre companies, independent theatre, musical theatre, contemporary and experimental performance, and opera. The awards, which were established in ...

* Winner (2002) for Male Artist in a Leading Role (Claude in ''

'')Green Room Awards
* Nominee (2002) for Male Artist in a Leading Role (Jim Ryan in '' The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular'') * Nominee (2012) for Male Artist in a Leading Role (Freddy in ''

'')

Helpmann Awards The Helpmann Awards are accolades for live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group Live Performance Australia (LPA) since 2001. The annual awards recognise achievements in the disciplines of musical theatre ...

* Nominee (2002) for Best Male Actor in a Musical (Rik in ''Oh! What a Night'') * Nominee (2011) for Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical (Pasha/Strelnikov in ''Doctor Zhivago'')

Filmography

References

External links

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Martin Crewes and ''The Man From Snowy River: Arena Spectacular''
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