Aaron Michael Sidwell (born 12 September 1988) is an English actor and singer. He is known for portraying the role of

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on the

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'', originating the role of Michael Dork in ''Loserville in the West End'' and fronting his own pop group, The Boston Plan. He was also the first British actor to play "Johnny" in

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's musical, '' American Idiot''.

Career

Sidwell was born in 1988 in

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and grew up in the village of

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. He was given a drama scholarship when he was eleven years old at Bethany School. He started his acting career on stage and was a member of All Saints Choir. He worked for several years on the stage. Shortly after leaving, his big break came when he was cast as

in the

soap opera, ''

''; he took over the role from Edward Savage, who last appeared in 2002. Sidwell left the role in 2008. At the end of April 2010, Sidwell started working on an online show called ''Almost, But Not Quite'', playing the part of Josh Newell. In August 2011, he starred in a new musical called ''The Prodigals'' alongside ''

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''s

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, which made its debut at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. In 2012, Sidwell made his West End debut in ''Children of Eden'' at the Prince of Wales theatre, starring alongside

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and

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. Sidwell took the part of

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's musical. In June 2012, Sidwell headed up the cast of the brand new production '' Loserville: The Musical'', playing Michael Dork at the

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, alongside Gates,

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and

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. ''Loserville'' was then transferred to the West End's

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from October. ''Loserville: The Musical'' closed in January 2013. Sidwell received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Michael Dork, and the show was viewed as a cult hit. Sidwell posted on his Twitter account about the show saying, "This show has changed my life in more ways than you will ever know. I am proud to say that I was part of something special." Sidwell then returned to ''EastEnders'' in 2016, after an eight-year break from the soap. However, in August 2017, he announced his decision to leave the soap again. In May 2021, he appeared in an episode of the

soap opera ''

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'' as Joel Cooke. In 2022, he made his debut with the

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appearing in their productions of ''Henry VI Rebellion'' and ''War of the Roses''. He played

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in both plays and "The Son" as well in ''War of the Roses''.

Stage

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sidwell, Aaron English male soap opera actors 1988 births People from Maidstone Living people Male actors from Kent People educated at Bethany School, Goudhurst