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Harry Stott (born 30 September 1995), from
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stage and television actor and a journalist. As a child he starred in the West End production of ''
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'', and later as the lead role in Andrew Lloyd Weber's ''
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''. He also had television roles, most notably as the character of Lupus in the BBC's ''
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''.


Acting career

Stott's
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experience includes the role of Michael Banks in the West End theatre production of Mary Poppins for which he also sang in the cast recording. In 2008, he was one of three boys selected on the TV show '' I'd Do Anything'' to share the title role in
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's 2009 West End revival of ''
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'' at the
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. He alternated the role with Gwion Wyn Jones and Laurence Jeffcoate. The cast featured
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who won her role of Nancy on '' I'd Do Anything'',
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as
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and
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as
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. He performed on the show's opening night of 14 January 2009, and is featured on the cast recording. He played the role from January until July 2009. He played the character of Lupus in the television series ''
Roman Mysteries ''The Roman Mysteries'' is a series of historical novels for children by Caroline Lawrence. The first book, '' The Thieves of Ostia'', was published in 2001, finishing with '' The Man from Pomegranate Street'', published in 2009, and totaling ...
'', based on the novels of the same name by
Caroline Lawrence Caroline Lawrence (born 1954) is an English American author, best known for '' The Roman Mysteries'' series of historical novels for children. The series is about a Roman girl called Flavia and her three friends: Nubia (a freed slave girl), Jo ...
. Lupus cannot speak, and interacts with his friends through sign language, writing and drawing.


Later career

Stott is now an independent journalist, and has worked as a producer at Adrift Entertainment. He hosts a monthly radio show on London's TWR (Totally Wired Radio).


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