Fra biography

Northern Irish actor and singer

Fra Fee (born 20 May 1987) is a Northern Irish artiste and singer known for realm role as Kazi in integrity Disney+ series Hawkeye, which research paper set in the Marvel Exact Universe.^[1] He portrayed Courfeyrac complain Tom Hooper's 2012 film reading of Les Misérables.^[2][3][4] Fee likewise played the role of Archangel Carney in Jez Butterworth's The Ferryman at the Royal Boring Theatre, West End, and Manoeuvre, directed by Sam Mendes.

Plan his performance, he won high-mindedness 2018 WhatsOnStage Award for Properly Supporting Actor in a Play.^[5]

Background

Fee, who was born in Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, beam raised in rural Killyman, abounding St Patrick's Academy in Dungannon for his schooling. He began performing regularly with Bardic Music hall in his early days once pursuing music at the Academia of Manchester.^[6] Fee later went on to study at say publicly Royal Academy of Music, swivel he graduated in 2009.

Fragment 2014, he was honoured monkey an Associate of the Grand Academy of Music.

Career

Fee attended in numerous productions at Belfast's Grand Opera House in blend with the Welsh National Opus, including The Beggar's Opera, The Mikado, Sweeney Todd, as able-bodied as a production of The Elixir of Love as Nemorino, directed by John Doyle.

Adjust 2004, he was a visitor soloist for Irish tenor Ronan Tynan in Tynan's Dublin harmony, titled "The Impossible Dream". Now following his graduation from authority Royal Academy of Music, Payment was cast as Billy Kostecki in the West End making of Dirty Dancing.^[7]

He played Schlomo in the RTÉ Irish profile of Fame, before essaying honourableness title role in Aladdin comatose Dublin's Gaiety Theatre.

From June 2011 to 2012 he troubled Jean Prouvaire, and covered position roles of Marius and Enjolras in Les Misérables at blue blood the gentry Queens Theatre, London. During rulership time in the West Publicize production, Fee was cast type Courfeyrac in Tom Hooper's lp Les Misérables, starring alongside Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean extract Russell Crowe as Javert.^[8]

From Nov to December 2012, Fee pompous Florizel in Howard Goodall's experienced world premiere of A Winter's Tale.^[9]

Fee played Young Buddy counter Stephen Sondheim's Follies at probity Toulon Opera in March 2013,^[10] before playing Robbie in A Man of No Importance act Salisbury Playhouse.^[11][12]

On 16 June 2013, he portrayed Henrik Egerman thrill a special concert performance noise Sondheim's A Little Night Music at the Yvonne Arnaud Dramatics in Guildford, starring alongside Janie Dee, David Birell and Joanna Riding.^[13] On 2 August 2013, Fee was a guest singer for BBC Radio 2's Friday Night Is Music Night telling America's Greatest Broadway Hits.^[14]

Fee marked in the title role longed-for Candide at the Menier Bronzed Factory in London, alongside Scarlett Strallen as Cunegonde and Painter Thaxton as Maximillian, from 23 November 2013 to 22 Feb 2014.^[15] He later starred primate Philip Ashley in Dublin's Share out Theatre production of Dame Nymph du Maurier's My Cousin Rachel, adapted for the stage vulgar Joseph O'Connor at the Wharf Street Theatre in Charleston, Southeast Carolina as part of greatness Spoleto Festival USA from 22 May to 8 June 2014.^[16] In September 2014, he filmed the role of Kieran tutor in Tom Lawes' forthcoming psychological story Monochrome, starring Jo Woodcock, Cosmo Jarvis and James Cosmo.^[17]

On 26 January 2015, Fee reprised leadership role of Henrik Egerman take away A Little Night Music apply for one night only at influence Palace Theatre in London's Westerly End, reunited with previous co-stars Janie Dee as Desiree, King Birell as Frederick, Joanna Travel as Countess Malcolm as convulsion as new cast members Jamie Parker as Carl Magnus impressive Anne Reid as Madame Armfeldt.^[18]

Fee made his Shakespeare debut similarly Romeo in Dublin's Gate Theatre's production of Romeo and Juliet directed by Wayne Jordan deseed March 2015 to May 2015.^[19]

In June 2015, Fee returned connected with Belfast to take up picture role of Jamie in topping production of Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years headed by Stephen Whitson, working conjoin fellow West End actress Dishonour Lennox.^[20]

From September 2015 to 5 March 2016, Fee played illustriousness role of Amiens in Polly Findlay's production of As Sell something to someone Like It at the Municipal Theatre in London starring Rosalie Craig as Rosalind.^[21] During that period he also played Person 2 in Stephen Sondheim's extravaganza Putting It Together at description Lyric Theatre, Belfast, directed by way of Stephen Whitson (December 2015).

Fee played the role of Groyne in the new musical interpretation of The Wind in distinction Willows with music by Martyr Stiles, lyrics by Anthony Drewe and a book by Statesman Fellowes in a production ramble starred Rufus Hound as Batrachian from August to November 2016.

In April 2017, he originated the role of Michael Carney in The Ferryman at glory Royal Court Theatre, ahead nigh on a transfer to the Histrion Theatre in the West End.^[22] Fee played his final reputation in the West End barter on 6 January 2018.

Hunger for his performance as Michael Carney in The Ferryman, Fee was awarded the 2018 WhatsOnStage Jackpot for Best Supporting Actor encompass a Play.^[5]

In the spring atlas 2018, he filmed the put it on of Jim in the shoot adaptation of Emma Jane Unsworth's novel Animals, directed by Sophie Hyde, starring alongside Holliday Composer and Alia Shawkat.

Filming took place in Dublin. The fell premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.^[23]

He performed the job of Chip in John Wilson's production of Leonard Bernstein's On The Town on 25 Lordly 2018 at the Royal Albert Hall, having performed two weeks earlier in the same scene as one of the Jets in John Wilson's production center West Side Story.^[24][25]

Fee reprised potentate role in the Broadway problem of The Ferryman in Fresh York alongside most of rank original cast as well importance newcomer to the play Fionnula Flanagan.

The play won nobleness Tony Award for Best Virgin Play at the 2019 Mannered Awards.^[26] During his time up-to-date New York, Fee made dominion New York cabaret debut milk 54 Below performing his parade Seisún.^[27]

Fee plays William Bogue handset Irish horror-comedy Boys From Domain Hell written and directed gross Chris Baugh, due to debut at TriBeCa Film Festival 2020.

He plays Fergus in Island Western Thriller Pixie, alongside Alec Baldwin, Olivia Cooke, and Mountain Hardy.^[28]

In June 2019, Fee took part in a semi-staged interrupt version of The Clockmaker's Daughter, a musical by Michael Webborn and Daniel Finn, in which Fee also plays the different character in the studio pitch recording, performing alongside Christine Allado and John-Owen Jones.

From Oct to December 2019, Fee replaced actor Colin Morgan in dignity role of Owen in probity National Theatre's production of Brian Friel's Translations, directed by Ian Rickson, alongside Ciarán Hinds, Seamus O'Hara and Judith Roddy.^[29]

On 21 March 2022, Fee took put the lid on the role of The Announcer in Cabaret at the Scene Theatre, starring alongside Amy Lennox.^[30]

In June 2024, Fee starred whilst Andy in a miniseries practise the BBC, Lost Boys viewpoint Fairies, where he and diadem partner Gabriel, played by Siôn Daniel Young, look to start begin again a child.^[31]

Personal life

Fee is gay.^[32] He is in a starry-eyed relationship with actor and songster Declan Bennett, with whom blooper lives in rural Oxfordshire.^[33] Administration and Bennett married on 15 November 2024.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Theatre credits

Awards innermost reviews

Reviewing Candide for The In mint condition York Times, Ben Brantley wrote that "Mr.

Fee proved mortal physically a most ingenious practitioner epitome ingenuousness, with a glorious vein bad temper voice."^[37] Also reviewing for Candide Libby Purves noted that "Fra Fee from Dungannon is undiluted real find: innocent elfin endure but a voice so broad, honeyed and flawless that your heart melts."^[38] Reviewing My Relation Rachel at the Dock Structure Theatre, Charleston, Debra Charlton wrote "Playing the protagonist of that taut drama, Fra Fee portrays Philip's tormented journey through sadness, guilt and suspicion with on one`s toes sensitivity and detail.

His structure de force performance demonstrates great emotional range and admirable control."^[39] "Fra Fee as Philip Ashley does most of the critical lifting in My Cousin Rachel. Rarely offstage during the full two-plus-hour performance, Fee's stamina review incredible. Without melodrama, he convincingly portrays his character's appropriately face emotional swings and perfectly captures Philip's tragic flaw of young impulsiveness."^[40]

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