Peter Pan: The Cast

This is the original award-winning cast of Peter Pan. We will bring you up-to-date news of The O2 transfer cast very soon.

The Cast of Peter Pan Kensington Gardens

Jonathan Hyde

Captain Hook / Mr Darling

Australian-born Jonathan is best known for playing J Bruce Ismay, the managing director of the White Star Line in Titanic; the Egyptologist in The Mummy; and Sam Parrish/Van Pelt The Hunter in Jumanji. Jonathan is a respected member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), and an Associate Member at RADA, where he trained. In 2007, he played Dr Dorn in Chekhov's The Seagull and the Earl of Kent in King Lear for the RSC in a company that included Ian McKellen, Frances Barber and Sylvester McCoy. He will reprise his role of Kent in the upcoming TV film of King Lear.

Ciaran Kellgren

Peter Pan

Ciaran plays the lead role of Peter Pan in this production of Peter Pan. Ciaran trained at LAMDA where his credits included Others, Breezeblock Park, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Othello, Kes, The Seagull, She Stoops to Conquer, and Julius Caesar. Ciaran's theatre credits include Eric's – a new musical at the Liverpool Playhouse, Macbeth (as McDuff's son), and Christmas Carol (where he played a Young Scrooge). Ciaran's television and short film credits include Shameless, Titanic, Doctors (for the BBC),Cold Blood, Guns and The First (both filmed at Ealing Studios).

Abby Ford

Wendy Darling

Abby plays Wendy in this production of Peter Pan. Abby's theatre credits include Burial at Thebes, Closer, Man of Mode, Coram Boy, The Skin of our Teeth, Playhouse Creatures, Falling, Girl on the Sofa, Les Liaisons Dangereuses and A Midsummer Night's Dream (both at the Theatre Royal, York), and The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe (as Lucy). Abby's film credits include Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Shackleton, and Michael Winterbottom's Wonderland, and I Want You. Abby has appeared on TV in The Queen, Lewis, Raising Baby Rio, Fear of Fanny, Footprints in the Snow, Life Begins (as Samantha), Tipping the Velvet (as Miss Brown), My Family, Casualty, Holby City, Close & True, Dangerfield, The Bill, Game On and Royal Celebration.

Arthur Wilson

John Darling

Arthur Wilson plays John Darling, the middle of the three Darling children. Arthur's theatre credits include: If I Were You and Tom's Midnight Garden (Library Theatre Manchester), Hole In The Fence (White Bear Kennington), Home: Edinburgh (National Theatre of Scotland) and The Borrowers (Glasgow Citizens Theatre). For television, Arthur's starred in Sea Of Souls for the BBC.

Sandra Maturana

Tinkerbell

Sandra trained at La Escuela de Juan Carlos Corazza in Spain. She moved to London in 2007 to complete an MA at RADA. Her credits include Epidemic (Southwark Playhouse, London & Athinais Theatre, Athens), Darkness Cycle (The Place), Danae (Sadler's Wells), Love of Don Perlimplin (Albany theatre), Dead Squad (Tis Theatre, Spain). Her film and TV credits include Trio de Ases, Lo que me contaron los muertos (TVE), Ondamania (Onda 6 TV) and Viva la Blanca (Localia TV). She has also directed plays at Tara Arts, Forest Café and BAC among others.

David Poynor

Michael Darling

David Poynor plays the youngest Darling child, Michael. After sixth form college, David went to train for three years at Drama Centre London. He went straight from Drama Centre to the National Theatre, where he played Lockwood in The History Boys. He also played the role in the original West End production at Wyndham's Theatre. At Salisbury Playhouse, he took the role of Jonny in Touched directed by Rebecca Gatward. For Salmon Productions, David played Absalom in David – The Musical.

Amber Rose Revah

Tigerlily

Amber trained at the RADA Youth Group. Her recent credits include the role of Nichole alongside John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers in From Paris with Love, and Sidonia alongside Rachel Weisz in Agora. Amber's other credits include Saddam Hussein's youngest daughter Hala in the BBC series The House of Saddam. Her other films, I Can't Think Straight and The World Unseen have recently premiered in LA and are due for release in the UK in 2009. Amber has also featured in many commercials and music videos.

Lee Turnbull

Slightly

Lee Turnbull has appeared on TV in The Street, Waking the Dead, Holby Blue, Casualty, Shameless, The Famous Five, Making Waves and The Bill. He appeared on stage at the Old Red Lion in 2004 as part of the cast of Cherry Picnic. Lee's previous theatre credits include The Liberation of Skopje (The Moving Theatre Company), 1953 (Almeida Theatre), The Wake (Soho Theatre) and Snake (Hampstead Theatre). Lee's film credits include the lead role in Willie's War (1994), and the lead in the award-winning Zebra Crossings.

Ciaran Joyce

Tootles

Ciaran made his professional theatre debut at the age of 11 as Gaveroche in Les Miserables in London's West End. His theatre roles include Vince in Two Princes and Scot in Brassed Off for Clwyd Theatr Cymru. On TV, Ciaran is best known as Lol in The Story of Tracy Beaker, a role he played for four years. Ciaran's ither TV credits include Holby City, Torchwood, Young Dracula, After You've Gone (BBC), Beacons (Channel 4). During 2008, Ciaran also tried his hand at presenting for CBBC. In 2009, he starred in online series po5t as Travis. Film roles consist of Oscar for Digital Visions and Summer Scars where Ciaran played the supporting role of Bingo.

Benjamin Chamberlain

Nibs

Benjamin graduated from LAMDA this year. His previous roles include Tommy, A Comedy of Errors, Party Time/Celebration, Pennies 'n' Beggars (where he played the Gaoler), Three Sisters (as Fyodor Kulyghin), A Trip to Scarborough (as Tom Fashion), A Midsummer Night's Dream (in the role of Quince), Agamemnon, and 'Tis A Pity She's a Whore (where he played Bonaventura).

Grant Stimpson

Mullins

Grant studied at ALRA, then studied mime and physical theatre with Desmond Jones and clowning at L'Ecole Philippe Gaulier. Grant's theatre credits include Cinderella for Clwyd Theatre Cymru, Noah Babels Ark, Gold Rush and The Wife of Bath for the Rude Mechanicals, Cyrano de Bergerac at Basingstoke Haymarket, Little Wolfs Book of Badness for Hampstead Theatre, Clockwork for the National Theatre, and Greek for the Wildcard Theatre Company. In addition, he's been in On London Fields for Kali Theatre, Fiery Angel Production's BFG, the Theatre Royal Bath's production of Twelfth Night, and Marriage and The Proposal for the Peter Hall Company. Grant's film and TV credits include Warrior Princess (Ideal World Films), A Lady in Waiting (Guild of Thieves Prods), The Message (BBC/Furious Films), Tilted Love (Cat Dog Films), Young Americans and Shallowest Man (Film33) and commercials for Stella Artois, 118 118 and the AA.

Ian Street

Curley

Ian Street trained at East 15. Ian's theatre credits include Michael Rosen's Pinocchio where he played the role of Pinocchio (Polka Theatre), Office Party (Underbelly and Assembly Productions) Invisible Town (Hoipolloi/ National Theatre Studio) Beauty and the Beast (Newbury Corn Exchange / Hiss and Boo) The Deadline (Shifting Sands) The Bitches Ball (Penny Dreadful Theatre) and Happy End (Wilton's Music Hall). Ian's theatre while training includes Ghetto, Man and Superman and The Rimers of Eldritch (Corbett Theatre).

Samantha Hopkins

Jane Darling

Samantha Hopkins graduated from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in 2007. Samantha's credits while training include Madame de Tourvel in Les Liaisons Dangereuses and Sarah in O Go My Man. Since leaving drama school, she has had leading roles in a number of short films, including Dulcie in The Most Important Question You Will Ever Ask (Storm56). Samantha's theatre credits include Lucy Lampeter in Jesus: The Wasted Years (Bowman Productions: Hen & Chickens Theatre), Mira in Pluto (Grit/Mokita Productions: Blue Elephant Theatre) and Gemma in Involution (Mokita Productions: Pacific Playhouse and then Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh). She was a finalist for the 2007 Alan Bates Bursary offered by the Actor's Centre and assessed by a prestigious panel including Janet Suzman and Anton Lesser.

Mohsen Nouri

Nana / Ostrich / Crocodile

Mohsen graduated from The Central School of Speech and Drama. Mohsen's theatre credits include Gods, Mortals and Mayhem! and Tsar Sultan, Romeo & Juliet, King Arthur and the Quest for the Grail and The Secret Garden (Little Angel Theatre). He's also been in Doctor Dolittle (David Ian Productions), In One Ear (Theatre-Rites), Red and Blacks (Ordinary Teeth), Karagoz (Little Angel Theatre), Unfolding Anderson (Theatre-Rites). The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (Mostly Harmless Productions), Dogtail Soup (King Chain Productions) and The Thought That Counts (Theatre-Rites). Mohsen can also be seen in Beth Orton's music video, Conceived (Black Dog Films). He also appeared in Mischief, Lighten Up and more recently Salt (Theatre-Rites), the hit of Germany's Ruhr Triennale Festival. Mohsen can currently be seen in the much acclaimed In The Night Garden (Ragdoll Ltd) for the BBC.

Fiona Lait

Mermaid / A Wolf

Fiona trained as an aerialist at The Circus Space and in theatre with Philippe Gaulier, after studying literature at Cambridge University. She performs internationally on rope, hoop, and silks as part of the duo Flightgirls and as a soloist, for numerous events, trade shows, galas and launches. Fiona's credits include Hexen, Friedrichstadtpalast, Berlin; The Winter's Tale, The Tempest and Pericles for the Royal Shakespeare Company at The Roundhouse and Stratford-upon-Avon (silks and rope); her film credits include Batman Begins (rope).

Madeline Worrall

Mrs Darling / Neverbird

Madeleine's most recent theatre credits include The Real Thing (Salisbury Playhouse), The House of Bernarda Alba (Belgrade Theatre), Gone with the Wind under the direction of Trevor Nunn, Cinderella (Old Vic) and School for Scandal (Salisbury Playhouse). Madeleine has appeared on the BBC in Judge John Deed as Kate Rankin and The Gentleman Thief as Mags as well as in Foyle's War with Greenlit Productions and in Heartbeat with Yorkshire Television. Her film credits include Complete Female Stage Beauty (Emilia) with Returning Productions. Madeleine is a LAMDA graduate.

Adam Speers

Cookson

Adam trained at the University of Wales in Aberystwyth and The Actors Centre, London. Theatre credits include Romeo and Juliet for No Nonsense Theatre Company; Macbeth, The Spirit of Piaf and Toad of Toad Hall for Troika Productions; Against the Wind for Shoebox Theatre; Twelfth Night for Negative Equity Theatre; An Inspector Calls for Sutton Arts Theatre, and Cinderella and Aladdin for Stephen James Players. Adam's TV credits include One Day In July for Soap and Buttocks. Adam is currently appearing in Wilkinson Sword's Butterfly Effect internet viral and was also in the Christmas 2008 John Lewis From Me To You Commercial.

Dan Wheeler

Alf Mason

Dan trained at LAMDA where his credits included The Cherry Orchard, Richard II, Grace and Conor Mitchell's Otto Klump (or The Young Pornographer's Wife). Since graduating, Dan's theatre credits include Blair on Broadway (Arts Theatre); Rapunzel (Bowen West Theatre); The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari (White Bear); and most recently a national schools and venues tour of Precious Bane (for Interplay Theatre) playing the lead role of Gideon Sarn. Dan has appeared in several short films, including Converse competition entry Shoephone (Brown Car Films), and Letizia Pezzali's The Garden which was screened at the Saint-Petersburg International Youth Film Festival.

Paul Bigley

Smee

Paul's theatre credits include Factors Unforeseen and The Ring of Truth both at the Orange Tree Theatre. He played Jimmy in the world premiere of After The Accident and was in The Lady in the Van for Bath Theatre Royal. He's also been in Breaking the Code, One way Pendulum (Old Vic), The Madness of George Dubya (Arts Theatre) and Much Ado About Nothing (Royal Exchange Manchester). Television credits include: Doctors, Hustle, Vanity Fair (BBC), Fast Show, Men Behaving Badly, Maigret and Grange Hill. Paul has filmed on arctic ice floes in Channel 4's Shackleton with Kenneth Branagh and in Russia and Ukraine in Sharpe with Sean Bean. He played opposite Tony Slattery in the comedy series Just a Gigolo and recently played a serial killer in Sky TV's sketch series No Signal. His Film work includes Shakespeare In Love, Martha meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence, Highlander 4, and Piccadilly Jim.

Darrell Brockis

Starkey

Darrell Brockis trained at The Webber Douglas Academy. His previous stage work includes The BFG, Messenger, Alice In Wonderland, Little Wolf's Book Of Badness, The Arcade, The Taming of The Shrew, Hamlet, Chimneys, Summer Lightning, The Grapes of Wrath, A Number, Dead Funny, Romeo & Juliet, the Dick Barton series at the Warehouse Theatre, The Jew of Malta at the Rose Theatre, Hamlet, As You Like It at Holland Park Opera House and Othello at Southwark Playhouse.

 

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