Philip Quast

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Philip Quast
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Birth name	Philip Quast
Born	1957
Notable roles	Javert in Les Misérables

Philip Quast (born 1957) is an Australian actor perhaps best known for his role as Inspector Javert in the 10th Anniversary performance of Les Misérables at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Indeed, as this remains the only televised version of the musical, his is the only performance with which many fans will be familiar. Accordingly, he is very popular in fan circles. He started off his career in Australia in Play School.

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Philip played the part of Javert in England and Australia, as well as in the Tenth Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall, on the Les Misérables Complete Symphonic Recording, and in Hey, Mr. Producer, a concert in honour of Sir Cameron Mackintosh. Philip has however also played other parts. He has thrice won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical:

1991: for Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George in the role of George Seurat
1998: for the Dempsey and Rowe musical The Fix in the role of Grahame Chandler
2002: for Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific in the role of Emille de Becque

Philip costarred in the musical version of The Secret Garden opposite another famous Australian actor, Anthony Warlow. Though mainly a baritone, Philip has played some roles written for tenors, namely George (see above), Candide, and Archibald Craven in The Secret Garden. Although he is known for his serious roles, he is also comfortable in comedic roles, as evidenced by his 2004 performance as the pompous Miles Gloriosus in a limited run revival of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum at the Royal National Theatre.

Philip Quast is currently playing the supporting role of Juan Peron in Andrew Lloyd Webber's 2006 production of Evita at the Adelphi Theatre in London. He was nominated for but did not win an Olivier award for this role.[1][2]