Cleve September (born 15 October 1993) is a South African-born actor. He originated the role of John Laurens/Philip Hamilton in the West End production of ''

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''. For his performance, he was nominated for

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and

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. He also played Sonny in '' In the Heights''.

Early life and education

September was born in South Africa and moved to London at the age of 8. When he was younger, September was interested in sports, particularly basketball, rugby and sprint. September attended the BRIT School. He went on to graduate from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts in Musical Theatre.

Career

Musical theatre

September made his professional debut in '' In the Heights'', playing the role of Sonny. The show started its run at the Southwark Playhouse and September joined for its transfer to the

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in 2015. Original cast included

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as Kevin Rosario,

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as Abuela Claudia, Victoria Hamilton-Barritt as Daniela and Sam Mackay as Usnavi. The cast performed the song "96,000" at the Olivier Awards in 2016, where the show was nominated for Best New Musical. In 2016 September play the role of Tommy Keeler in the Crucible Theatre production of ''Annie Get your Gun'', with

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in the title role. He was part of the ensemble in the summer production of ''

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'' at the Open Air Theatre in 2017. The show opened at the Open Air Theatre in 2016 and returned the following year, after a US tour and a short indoor run at the Barbican Theatre. In 2018 September joined the cast of the UK premiere of ''Hamilton'' in the role of John Laurens/Philip Hamilton. For his performance he was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical in 2018 and the

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for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical in 2019. September joined the cast of ''Bonnie & Clyde'' as Ted Hinton at the Arts Theatre in 2023. The production followed a successful concert run of the show with

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as Clyde and Frances Mayli McCann as Bonnie in 2022. In 2023 September will be playing the role of Will in ''The Little Big Things'', playing at Soho Place from September to November. The cast performed a few songs from the show at West End Live in June 2023.

Theatre credits

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Cleve September
at Spotlight
In the Heights London

Jesus Christ Superstar - Open Air Theatre

Bonnie & Clyde

The Little Big Things
{{DEFAULTSORT:September, Cleve Living people 1993 births 21st-century South African male actors Alumni of the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts Male actors from London People educated at the BRIT School South African expatriates in England South African male musical theatre actors