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Noel Sullivan | |
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| Born | (1980-07-28)28 July 1980 (age 44) Cardiff,Wales, United Kingdom |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2000–present |
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| Formerly of | Hear'Say |
Noel Sullivan (born 28 July 1980, as Noel John Hayes) is a British singer and actor fromCardiff, Wales. He was a member of the British pop groupHear'Say. Like the other members of the group, he won his part through theITV talent showPopstars.
2001-2002:Hear'Say At this time Sullivan was living with his mother, Claire inCaerau, Cardiff. He auditioned in 2001 for the first series of the reality television documentaryPopstars broadcast onITV. He impressed the show's expert judges (who includedNigel Lythgoe andNicki Chapman) enough to win selection as a founder member of the pop groupHear'Say, alongsideDanny Foster,Myleene Klass,Kym Marsh andSuzanne Shaw.
After the formation of the group Sullivan gave up a part-time job as a waiter to move to London. Hear'Say went on to sell about three million records worldwide. The group's debut single "Pure and Simple" became the fastest selling number one single of theUK Singles Chart at the time. The group also released another UK number one single and a number one album, as well as performing a sell out arena tour across the UK and Ireland. The group disbanded 18 months later after four singles and two album releases.
After the split of Hear'Say, Sullivan appeared in several musical theatre productions includingFame,Love Shack andWhat a Feeling and performed at the Royal Gala opening of theWales Millennium Centre. In 2003, Sullivan appeared inGrease asDanny Zuko oppositeClaire Buckfield as Sandy andAmanda-Jane Manning as Rizzo at theJersey Opera House.[1] In 2006, Sullivan briefly returned to reality television inTrust Me – I'm a Holiday Rep, broadcast onFive. Sullivan then moved to the United States for 18 months, working inLas Vegas hostingSimply Ballroom and then moving toReno and Branson as part of the Twelve Irish Tenors. Starting in July 2008, Sullivan played the lead male role in the world premier production ofFlashdance. From November 2009, he starred in the West End theatre production ofGrease as the male lead, Danny Zuko.
Sullivan made a cameo appearance inGavin & Stacey broadcast onBBC One on 1 January 2010. Sullivan sang with Jessica Cervi and Sarah O'Connor in the final ofRTÉ One'sFame: The Musical in Dublin on 13 June 2010.[2] Sullivan played the lead role of Galileo Figaro in the 2011 UK tour ofWe Will Rock You.[3] Sullivan took over fromAlex Gaumond in the lead role of Galileo inWe Will Rock You in the West End Production of the musical at the Dominion Theatre. The role reunited Sullivan with his formerGrease co-star,Lauren Samuels, who plays Scaramouche in the show.[citation needed]
Beginning in May 2013, Sullivan shared the role of Tick/Mitzi withJason Donovan in the UK tour ofPriscilla, Queen of the Desert.[4]
Sullivan played Freddy in the 2015/16 UK Tour ofDirty Rotten Scoundrels.[5]
In 2016, Sullivan co-starred in the second series of the BBC dramaOrdinary Lies. He starred in the UK premier ofIt's Only Life at The Union Theatre in London, in 2018. In 2019, Sullivan featured in the BBC seriesYears and Years. That same year, Sullivan was a guest onHeston's Marvellous Menu: Back to the Noughties in which chefHeston Blumenthal recreated The Fat Duck restaurant as it was in 2001.
Sullivan appeared in BBC'sCall the Midwife Christmas Special in 2021.[citation needed] A year later, he appeared in the BBC soap operaDoctors asOscar Baxter.[6]
In 2017 Sullivan came out as gay on Instagram and announced that he had married his partner.[7]
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