Rolan Bell
| Rolan Bell | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Rolan Bell 1983 (age 30–31) London |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2006 - |
Rolan Bell (born 17 October 1983) is a black British actor who was born in Chiswick, west London,[1] of Jamaican heritage. He appeared in the BBC One television soap opera EastEnders as Theo Kelly in 2009.[2]
Trained at the Drama Centre London,[1] Bell was first seen professionally in Doctors in 2006 and also appeared in a number of stage productions, including The Harder They Come,[3] An African Cargo (2007)[4] and The Lion King. Bell also played the role of Fela Kuti in the Broadway show Fela! in December 2010.[5]
More recently, Bell appeared as Coalhouse Walker Jr, in Ragtime, the Musical.[6]
Bell also appeared as Silly Billy in the pantomime Jack and The Beanstalk at the Cambridge Arts Theatre from 6 December 2012 to 13 January 2013[7] (Hugh Homan commented in The Stage: "Rolan Bell as Silly Billy is superb at involving the audience").[8] He will be playing the role of Britney in the We Will Rock You world arena tour 2013.[9]
Bell will be appearing in a new BBC daytime drama Fair Cop in 2013.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gillian Fisher, "Rolan Bell, Ragtime the Musical", Afridiziak Theatre News20 May 2012.
- ↑ Rolan Bell at IMDb.
- ↑ "Rolan Bell On ... His Reggae Education", What's On Stage, 7 July 2008.
- ↑ Colette Lebrasse, "An African Cargo @ Greenwich Theatre", Say It Loud, 2007.
- ↑ Neil Spencer, "Fela Kuti remembered: 'He was a tornado of a man, but he loved humanity'", The Observer, 31 October 2010.
- ↑ "Rolan Bell is in Ragtime the Musical at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre from 18 May to 8 September 2012". Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ↑ "Cambridge Arts Theatre - Jack and the Beanstalk". Retrieved December 10, 2012.
- ↑ Hugh Homan, "Jack and the Beanstalk", The Stage, 17 December 2012.
- ↑ "We Will Rock You UK Tour - Principals - Rolan Bell". Retrieved December 10, 2012.