Liam Mower

Infobox actor

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caption = Liam Mower, Billy Elliot, 2005, [http://www.billyelliotfans.com The Billy Elliot Fansite]
birthname = Liam Mower
birthdate = birth date and age|1992|05|30
birthplace = Kingston upon Hull, UK
spouse =
yearsactive = 2005–present
awards = awd|Theatre Goers‘ Choice Award|2005|Billy Elliot The Musicalawd|Laurence Olivier Award|2006|Billy Elliot The Musical

Liam Mower (born 30 May, 1992) is an English actor and dancer. Best known for his talent for ballet, he was one of the three boys who shared the lead role in the original London cast of "Billy Elliot the Musical". He's also the youngest person ever to win a Laurence Olivier Award.

Biography

Liam is from Kingston upon Hull. His father is an engineer, and his mother works in a sandwich shop. Liam has three brothers, (Luke, Lewis and Leighton). He became a boarding pupil at the Royal Ballet School (RBS) whilst still auditioning for Billy Elliot, but later scaled down his connection to it, in order to be able to meet his professional commitments without losing out on quality of life.. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/3717354.stm "Dancing in Billy Elliot's footsteps" By Caroline Briggs] from BBC News (accessed February 28, 2006)] Liam attends the Northern Academy of performing arts (NAPA) in Kingston upon Hull.

Career

Billy Elliot

Liam's first performance was on Press night (11 May, 2005) [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/humber/4548893.stm " the best star gets praise for show".] Review of Liam's performance on press night, containing biographical details from BBC News. (accessed on February 28, 2006)] and he continued performing until the end of September 2006. He also appeared in the Elton John video of Electricity and was featured in the BBC's "Children in Need" on 18 November 2005 performing Electricity. He also made several television appearances, such as his famed appearances on "Blue Peter". Liam made his final scheduled appearance in "Billy Elliot" on the 30th September, 2006. His departure was covered by the local and international press, as it spelt the end of the original child cast of 'Billys'. He returned home to study for GCSEs, but made a brief return to "Billy Elliot" on the 22nd November 2006, performing in a charity gala for the children's charity Place2Be. During the show he was joined by both Elton John and the "X-factor" judging panel who made cameo appearances as the RBS panel.

After Billy Elliot

Mower's career after "Billy Elliot" was somewhat calmer, but he still kept up theatrical activities. He appeared as a minor part in October 2006 in "Thoroughly Modern Millie" at Hull New Theatre [ [http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/hullinprint/archive/sept2006/inspirations.php Hull in print ] ] , and subsequently made an appearance in the popular ITV Crime Series, "Wire in the Blood" playing the part of Mikey [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0912564/ "Wire in the Blood" The Colour of Amber (2007) ] ] . His most recent work has been his appearance as the title character in "Pinocchio" during Christmas 2007 at The Priestley Theatre in Bradford. [ [http://www.pinocchiomusical.co.uk/castlist.htm Cast Information ] ] He also appeared on the soundtrack to "Pinocchio"which is available on iTunes.

Awards

He won, jointly with James Lomas and George Maguire, the Theatre Goers‘ Choice Award 2005 for The Most Promising Newcomer.And on February 26, 2006, Liam, James Lomas and George Maguire received a Laurence Olivier Award for their performances in the musical, making them the first to win one in a shared capacity. This makes Liam the youngest ever winner of this award. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4753606.stm "Elliot musical leads stage awards"] from BBC News (accessed February 28, 2006)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4750000/newsid_4755200/4755294.stm "Elliot boys win top theatre gong"] from CBBC Newsround (accessed February 28, 2006)]

References

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1892760/ IMDb Page]
* [http://www.friendsofbilly.com/ Friends of Billy Elliot]
* [http://www.billyelliotthemusical.com Official Billy Elliot the Musical Homepage]
* [http://www.billyelliotthemusical.me.uk/forum/ Unofficial Billy Elliot the Musical Homepage Forum]
* [http://www.jaixa-imaging.net Liam Mower photographs at Jaixa Imaging]
* [http://www.theatre.com/ask_a_star/id/3002181 Article on Liam Mower on Theatre.com]