Julian Bleach (born 29 December 1963) is an English actor, singer and playwright, who is known as co-creator and " MC" of ''

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'', a musical entertainment based on the works of

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, which won the 2002

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for Best Entertainment. He is also known for playing

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in the 2005 revival of ''

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'' (in 2008 and 2015).

Early life

Bleach was born in

Bournemouth Bournemouth () is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491, making it the largest town in Dorset. It is situated on the Southern ...

. He was educated at Summerbee School and studied drama at

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. After that he trained at

London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) is a drama school located in Hammersmith, London. It is the oldest specialist drama school in the British Isles and a founding member of the Federation of Drama Schools. LAMDA's Principal is ...

Career

Bleach's other theatre work includes playing

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's Prospero in the

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's 2007 production of '' The Tempest'', directed by

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, and Mr. Sowerberry (to

Louise Gold Louise Gold (born 1956) is an English puppeteer, actress and singer whose career has spanned more than four decades. She is best known for her work as a puppeteer on television and for roles in musical theatre in the West End. Gold was raised ...

's Mrs. Sowerberry) and Dr. Grimwig in the 2009

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production of the musical

Oliver! ''Oliver!'' is a coming-of-age stage musical, with book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the 1838 novel '' Oliver Twist'' by Charles Dickens. It premiered at the Wimbledon Theatre, southwest London in 1960 before op ...

. On television, he has starred as " The Monster" in the 2007

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adaptation of ''

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''. He played the Grand Master from the second series of children's drama ''

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'' and guest-starred as the villainous "Ghostmaker" in

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's "

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" in the second series of ''

'' spin-off series ''

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''. Bleach was later recruited by the parent series as

, enemy of The Doctor and creator of the

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, in "

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" and "

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", the two-part season finale of the 2008 series, and live at the Doctor Who Prom, before returning to the role in the 2015 series opener, "

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", and its conclusion, "

The Witch's Familiar "The Witch's Familiar" is the second episode of the ninth series of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It was first broadcast on BBC One on 26 September 2015. It was written by Steven Moffat and directed by Hettie MacD ...

". In 2010, it was announced that he would star as the eponymous character in '' The Nightmare Man'', the opening story of Series 4 of ''

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''. This makes him one of only two actors (the other being

Paul Marc Davis Paul Marc Davis (born 16 April 1974) is a British actor who has appeared on ''Doctor Who'' (the episode "Utopia") and three of its spin-off series: ''Torchwood'' ("Exit Wounds"), ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' (as recurring villain " The Trickst ...

) to appear in not only Doctor Who, but two of its spin-offs, Torchwood and The Sarah-Jane Adventures. In 2011, he appeared as

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in the Showtime series '' The Borgias''. In 2016 Bleach appeared as Barkilphedro in the critically acclaimed new musical ''

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'' at

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which transferred in late 2017 to

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. In the same year he also appeared in

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's new play Saint George and the Dragon at the

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Video games

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bleach, Julian 1963 births Living people Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors English male stage actors English male television actors English male musical theatre actors English male Shakespearean actors English dramatists and playwrights English male dramatists and playwrights Actors from Bournemouth Royal Shakespeare Company members