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James Graeme

James Graeme is a British actor and singer who trained at the Royal Manchester College of Music.[1]

In the West End, Graeme has appeared as the title character in The Phantom of the Opera, created the role of Boone in Whistle Down the Wind, and portrayed Pontius Pilate in Jesus Christ Superstar.

Other theatre credits include Clyde Gabriel in the UK tour of The Witches of Eastwick and George Dillingham in the UK tour of Aspects of Love.[2]

Graeme is a founding member of the singing group Wall Street Crash, with whom he has made many television appearances.[1] He has appeared in a number of concerts, including Something Wonderful, featuring the music of Rodgers and Hammerstein at the Savoy Theatre in London; The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber in Kyiv; and Another Kind of Magic, featuring the music of Queen, in Estonia, Helsinki, and London.[2]

Graeme appeared as Ernest Hemingway in the widely panned musical Too Close to the Sun at the Comedy Theatre in July 2009.[3] The musical closed two weeks after opening.

In 2011, Graeme starred in the UK tour of Chess playing the role of Walter de Courcey.

Graeme made a one-off appearance in a January 2025 episode of the British soap opera Emmerdale as elderly patient Henry.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Biography Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine reallyuseful.com, accessed 18, July 2009
  2. ^ a b Biography Archived 2009-03-31 at the Wayback Machine witchesofeastwickthemusical.com, accessed 18 July 2009
  3. ^ Bacalzo, Dan."Jay Benedict, Helen Dallimore, James Graeme, Tammy Joelle Set for West End Too Close to the Sun," theatermania.com, 12 June 2009
  4. ^ Crutchley, Joe (2 January 2025). "Emmerdale Henry's true identity 'revealed' in DNA twist - and Cain is in for a shock". Leicester Mercury. Reach plc. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  5. ^ Crutchley, Joe (2 January 2025). "Emmerdale fans 'work out' identity of hospital patient Henry in shock Dingle DNA twist". Leeds Live. Reach plc. Retrieved 10 January 2025.