website years_active birth_date article_title name occupation
http://www.jamesbyng.com/ 1995 - present 1985 james byng
 james byng actor
james byng

james byng -lrb- born 1985 -rrb- is an english actor and vocalist .
acting since the age of ten , james made his west end debut in the title role of `` oliver ! ''
at the london palladium .
he played the same role in the national tour of `` oliver ! ''
and at the royal charity gala `` hey !
mr. producer '' , honoring theatrical producer cameron mackintosh at the lyceum theatre on 8 june 1998 .
byng also played gavroche in `` les misérables '' at the palace theatre .
from 2007 to 2008 he was seen on stage at the theatre royal , drury lane , first playing various ensemble roles and then taking over the part of frodo baggins in matthew warchus ' theatrical adaption of `` the lord of the rings '' .
in 2008-09 byng appeared in the role of john darling in the musical `` peter pan '' at the west yorkshire playhouse in leeds .
he just finished a tour with the west yorkshire playhouse production of `` the history boys '' by alan bennet , in which he played posner .
from september until november 2010 byng was on tour with a production of `` carrie 's war '' in the role of nick willow .
after performing in `` secret cinema - back to the future '' he can currently be seen in `` the grimm tales '' at the bargehouse at oxo tower wharf .
byng 's television and film work includes the role of george hawthorne in the 2002 television adaptation of `` goodbye mr. chips '' , starring martin clunes which aired both in great britain and in the united states .
in this made for television film he appeared as james malcolm .
he also played wayward american montague bear in the independent film `` rupert brockstein 's blood red letters '' .
james has also been seen and heard as host and resident jazz vocalist at the starlight theatre , manchester , and the grove inn jazz club in leeds .
