Philip Quast (born 1957) is an
Australian actor perhaps best known for his role
as Inspector
Javert in
Les Misérables.
Personal life
Quast was born in 1957 in Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia, but
currently lives in Great Britain.He is married with three children.
Quast also teaches at the
National Institute of
Dramatic Art in Sydney, Australia.
Musical theatre
Quast
played the part of Javert in Les
Miserables in Great
Britain
and Australia, as well as in Les Misérables -
The Dream Cast in Concert at the Royal Albert
Hall
, on the Les Misérables Complete Symphonic
Recording, and in Hey, Mr.
Producer, a concert in honour of Sir Cameron Mackintosh.He has
thrice won the
Laurence Olivier
Award for Best Actor in a Musical:
Quast co-starred in the musical version of
The Secret Garden opposite
another famous Australian actor,
Anthony
Warlow. Though mainly a baritone, Quast has played some roles
written for tenors, namely George (see above),
Candide, and Archibald Craven in
The Secret
Garden.
Although he is known for his serious roles,
he has also performed comedic parts, such as his 2004 appearance as
the pompous Miles Gloriosus in a limited run revival of
A
Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum at the
Royal National
Theatre
.
Philip
Quast more recently played the supporting role of Juan Peron in Andrew Lloyd Webber's 2006 production of
Evita at the Adelphi Theatre
in London
. He
was nominated for but did not win an Olivier award for this
role.
In July
2007, Quast performed the role of Judge Turpin in a concert version
of Sweeney Todd at
London's Royal Festival Hall
.
Quast was
most recently in the Menier Chocolate Factory
production of Jerry
Herman's La Cage
aux Folles as Georges.
Quast rejoined the cast of
La Cage
Aux Folles on May 4 2009 with
Roger
Allam. Coincidentally, both actors have performed in the role
of Javert in
Les Miserables
Recordings
Philip Quast has appeared in the cast recordings for many musicals,
but has also released his own album,
Live at the Donmar,
containing both covers and original material.
Other work
Quast has also made numerous appearances on television and the big
screen. Major roles include:
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