Sean Pol McGreevy
Sean Pol McGreevy (born 11 January 1980) is a Northern Irish actor, singer, composer and musical director best known for Musical Theatre and singing/playing piano in the West End of London. Notable roles include, Mark in Jonathan Larson's "Rent" 2000, Frank Capra in "Mack and Mabel" London 2008 and JJ Brown in "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" London 2009. Early career. McGreevy was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He won an Irish Arts Council Award to study at the Samuel Beckett Centre, Trinity College Dublin where he gained a BA hons in acting studies, graduating in  2002. He starred in the Irish premier of Jonathan Larson's "Rent", playing the leading role of 'Mark' in the Olympia Theatre, Dublin in 2000. He went on to play 'JJ Brown' in "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" alongside Abi Finley in London in 2009. Stage career. Although a graduate of Trinity College Dublin, he also attributes credit to YouthAction NI's The Rainbow Factory, school of the performing arts, in Belfast where he played a variety of roles including 'Ralph' in "The Lord of the Flies" at the Lyric Theatre (Belfast). Whilst at Trinity he appeared in Caryl Churchill's  Mad Forest; "Interludes", based on from "Viaje del Parnaso" by Miguel de Cervantes; and "The Three Sisters" by Anton Chekhov culminating in performances at the Abbey Theatre and The Ambassadors Theatre London. After college he has gone on to star in mostly stage musicals, playing 'Brad' in "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change" in the Dublin premier and Irish tour, 'Prez' in "The Pajama Game", Union Theatre (London) 'Frank' in "Mack and Mabel" Broadway Theatre, Catford and more recently as 'Willie Mossop' in "Hobson's Choice", London 2010. Singing. One of the highlights of his singing career was  performing at Glastonbury Festival in 2005. In 2010, he joined the cast of 1916 the musical recording at Abbey Road Studios. He also composed the successful musical "Ovid's Transformations" which toured Ireland in 2008. As musical director and composer. McGreevy works as a musical director in both London and Northern Ireland, and as singing coach to many theatre companies including the National Youth Theatre since 2003. His many productions include "Oklahoma!" at the Broadway Theatre, Catford, "Guys and Dolls" in 2003 at the Waterfront Hall Belfast, "The Pajama Game" 2008 at the Union Theatre (London) and "Little Shop of  Horrors" in Belfast 2008.