Martin Crewes is an Australian stage, television and movie actor.

Early life

Crewes was born in London. He moved to Australia when he was 10 years of age, and attended the

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, in Perth, Western Australia. Since graduating, Crewes has taken part in many stage plays and musical productions, both in Australia and internationally, and has also appeared in various television and movie productions.

Career

Crewes' stage musical theatre roles include Lt. Joe Cable in '' South Pacific'', Marius in ''

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'', Claud in ''

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'' and Chino in ''

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''. Other stage musicals include ''

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'', '' The Wizard of Oz'' and ''

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''. Crewes originated the leading role of Walter Hartright in the West End production of '' The Woman in White'' (in which he starred from September 2004 to July 2005). For his horse riding role as Jim Ryan in the Australian musical theatre production of '' The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular'', Crewes, who could already ride, was given intensive riding lessons by expert riding teacher

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so that he would not require a

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for the difficult riding feats he had to accomplish in the show. Jefferys also taught Crewes the difficult art of being a

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. Horse whispering usually takes years to learn, but Crewes was able to master this difficult skill in only two weeks. From 2011, he originated the role of Pasha/Strelnikov in the Australian premiere of ''

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''. His performance earned him a nomination for a

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. Following this in 2012, he performed in

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's season of ''

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'' as Frederick "Freddie" Trumper. Directed by

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, and ran for 10 performances (as standard for The Production Company). Crewes was nominated for a

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for Actor in a Leading Role. Crewes' television and movie roles include Luis Amor Rodriguez in ''

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'', '' DOA: Dead or Alive'' as Guy on Boat, and a major role as Chad Kaplan in the 2002 film ''

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''.

Awards

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* Winner (2002) for Male Artist in a Leading Role (Claude in ''

'')Green Room Awards
* Nominee (2002) for Male Artist in a Leading Role (Jim Ryan in '' The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular'') * Nominee (2012) for Male Artist in a Leading Role (Freddy in ''

'')

Helpmann Awards The Helpmann Awards are accolades for live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group Live Live Performance Australia (LPA) since 2001. The annual awards recognise achievements in the disciplines of musical t ...

* Nominee (2002) for Best Male Actor in a Musical (Rik in ''Oh! What a Night'') * Nominee (2011) for Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical (Pasha/Strelnikov in ''Doctor Zhivago'')

Filmography

References

External links

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