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sheffield , england , uk theatre musical laurence olivier award 2006 billy elliot the musical goers ` choice award 2005 billy elliot the 01 march 1990 2005 & ndash ; present james lomas.jpg james lomas -lrb- actor -rrb-
 james jacob-lomas
james lomas -lrb- actor -rrb-

james jacob lomas -lrb- born 1 march 1990 -rrb- is a british olivier award-winning actor best known for his role as billy elliot in `` billy elliot the musical '' .
lomas was one of the three original billy elliots of the original west end production of `` billy elliot the musical '' .
he continued performing until 7 january 2006 .
together with his two original colleagues liam mower and george maguire , alternating in the role of `` billy '' , he performed again in a first anniversary gala show on 12 may 2006 .
lomas started dancing with the sharon berry school of theatre dance in sheffield at around the age of 12 , after his drama teacher suggested he pursue dancing in order to be able to perform on a west end stage .
he attended ecclesfield school , in chapeltown .
lomas was featured in strictly dance fever performing part of the musical finale , and in several tv interviews and short clips related to the musical .
in july 2006 he played the title role of young blind nicholas saunderson in the new musical `` no horizon '' in penistone / northern england and was well received for his performances .
he has won the variety club 's 2005 outstanding new talent award , and , jointly with liam mower and george maguire , the theatre goers ` choice award 2005 for the most promising newcomer , as well as - unique in british theatre history - again jointly with his two mates , the most prestigious sir laurence olivier award 2006 for best actor in a musical .
billy elliot the musical has won several awards : the evening standard award 2005 , the critics ` circle theatre award 2005 , the theatre goers ` choice award 2005 , and the sir laurence olivier award 2006 , all for best british musical .
lomas got a place at the dance and drama school `` millennium '' in london , where he started his studies from september 2006 onwards .
he also starred in the short film `` king ponce '' , which debuted at the 2007 cannes film festival .
he also featured in an episode of `` super sweet 16 uk '' as a dance partner for the party .
after leaving drama school james jacob-lomas was in dirty dancing , as swing/understudy : jordan .
and toured with joseph and his amazing technicolor dream coat understudy joseph .
lomas played `` espresso '' in `` starlight express '' in bochum , germany .
he is currently in the band gypsy queens based in france : vocalist and drummer
