Sebastian Arcelus

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Sebastian Arcelus
Born Sebastian Arcelus
(1976-11-05) November 5, 1976
New York, New York, U.S.
Occupation Actor, singer
Spouse(s) Stephanie J. Block (2007—present)
Website
http://www.sebastianarcelus.com

Sebastian Arcelus (born November 5, 1976) is an American actor. He has made a career in theatre on Broadway, regionally, and internationally. He made his Broadway debut in Rent, first as a swing, covering the male ensemble roles as well as Mark and Roger, and then as Roger. He starred as Jan in the original cast of the Beach Boys musical, Good Vibrations. He played Fiyero on the first national tour of Wicked from January 3 until October 3, 2006. He then reprised the role of Fiyero in the Broadway production from January 9 to December 16, 2007.

He then starred as Bob Gaudio in the Broadway production of Jersey Boys from January 10, 2008 to January 11, 2009.[1] before starring in Happiness, a musical which ran Off-Broadway at Lincoln Center Theater's Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater for 14 weeks beginning on February 27, 2009.[2] He resumed the role of Bob Gaudio in the Broadway production of Jersey Boys on July 14, 2009 and finished the role on October 10, 2010.[3][4] He originated the role of Buddy in Elf the Musical for a limited engagement run from November 10, 2010, through January 2, 2011, at Broadway's Al Hirschfeld Theater.[5] He assumed the role of Jack Chesney in Where's Charley? in a semi-staged production as part of New York City Center's Encores! series from March 17–20, 2011.[6]

Arcelus originated the role of Jake Brigance in the stage production of A Time To Kill, premiering at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. The play, based on the John Grisham novel of the same name, ran May 6 through June 19, 2011.[7]

In November 2011, Arcelus starred in an off-Broadway limited engagement musical production of The Blue Flower at Second Stage, along with Marc Kudisch and Teal Wicks.[8]

Arcelus played Jake Brigance in the Broadway production of A Time To Kill at the Golden Theatre in New York City, which premiered on October 20, 2013.[9]

Arcelus played journalist Lucas Goodwin in the Netflix TV series House of Cards in 2013.

Biographical Information

Arcelus attended Williams College. He married his Wicked co-star Stephanie J. Block on October 25, 2007. Block played Elphaba in Wicked, both on the national tour and on Broadway. [citation needed]

Arcelus's grandmother was Princess Catherine Ioannovna, daughter of Prince Ioann Konstantinovich of Russia, and the last member of the Romanov family born before the Revolution.[10] Princess Catherine died in 2007. The mother of Princess Catherine was Princess Helen of Serbia, daughter of King Peter I of Yugoslavia and his wife Princess Zorka of Montenegro, and the elder sister of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia.

Voice roles

Other projects

In 2004, Arcelus appeared in the Movie Musical Temptation, with Broadway stars Alice Ripley, Adam Pascal, Anika Noni Rose, and film actress Zoe Saldana. among many others.[11]

Arcelus was featured on iChannel, an interactive web-series about "a self-conscious young man who finds his life taken over by a video blog." He played I's brother, who frequently called or visited. Over 40 episodes were produced, each of 3–9 minutes in length.[12]

During summer 2011, Arcelus filmed and helped produce the independent feature film, The Last Day of August, which was scheduled for release on August 31, 2012.[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Andrew Rannells is the New Bob Gaudio in Jersey Boys Starting January 13". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2011-11-12. 
  2. ↑ Gleason, Arcelus, Powers and Sapp Cast in Lincoln Center Theater's Happiness
  3. ↑ "Sebastian Arcelus Returns to Jersey Boys July 14". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2011-11-12. 
  4. ↑ Sebastian Arcelus Plays Final Performance in Broadway's Jersey Boys Oct. 10
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ Where's Charley? at New York City Center "Encores!" Nycitycenter.org
  7. ↑ "A Time To Kill at Arena Stage in Washington, DC". Broadway.com. 2011-04-14. Retrieved 2011-11-12. 
  8. ↑ Sebastian Arcelus, Marc Kudisch, Graham Rowat, Teal Wicks Will Help Blue Flower Grow at Second Stage, Playbill, September 8, 2011. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
  9. ↑ "A Time to Kill Stars Sebastian Arcelus, Patrick Page & More Hold Court on a Star-Studded Opening Night". Broadway.com. 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2013-10-28. 
  10. ↑ "Royal Russia - The Fate of the Romanovs: The Survivors". Angelfire.com. Retrieved 2011-11-12. 
  11. ↑ Arcelus IMDb profile
  12. ↑ "View I Channel here". Connectwithi.com. Retrieved 2011-11-12. 
  13. ↑ Facebook profile

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