Dean McCarthy
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Dean McCarthy (born 25 January 1992) is an Irish actor, dancer and model best known for his performance as Billy in Billy Elliot the Musical based on the hit film Billy Elliot.
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[edit] Biography
Lives in Clondalkin, Dublin with his mother.
[edit] Career
He started dancing when he was 6 years old with Diggs Lane Dance Studio which is now called bFamous and run by Brendan Scully.
2005 saw Dean land the role as The Bully in an Irish short film titled Mac an Athar[1].
In 2006 Dean was selected to play the title role of Billy in Londons West End production of Billy Elliot the Musical[2] in the Victoria Palace Theatre. Shortly after being selected for the role he made a dance appearance on the long running Irish talk show The Late Late Show hosted by Pat Kenny and was interviewed by Dustin the Turkey on Irish children's show The Den[3]. Deans first performance as Billy was on Monday 4 December 2006.
Dean continued to perform as Billy until April 2007 when he sustained a shoulder injury and had to leave the show for several months. He returned to the role on 20 August 2007 however he aggravated his shoulder injury and although he completed the show he never performed the role again. On 4 October 2007 the show held its 1000th performance and Dean was brought on stage to lead the cast in the finale dance after which it was announced that he was officially leaving the company.
