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Ramin Karimloo (/rəˈmiːn ˈkærɪmluː/; Persian: رامین کریملو; born September 19, 1978) is a Canadian actor, singer, and songwriter known for his work on the West End and Broadway theatre.
He has played the leading roles in both of the West End's longest running musicals: The Phantom and Raoul de Chagny in The Phantom of the Opera, as Jean Valjean, Enjolras, and Marius Pontmercy in Les Misérables. He also originated the roles of Gleb Vaganov in Anastasia, a stage adaptation of the 1997 film, Nick Arnstein in the Broadway revival of Funny Girl, and The Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies, which continues the story of Phantom. He is also known for his many portrayals of Anatoly Sergievsky in the musical Chess. He first played the role at the Kennedy Center in 2018, followed by a 2020 Japan tour and a Broadway concert in 2022. He returned to Broadway in 2025 as the Pirate King in the Roundabout Theatre Company revival of The Pirates of Penzance titled Pirates! The Penzance Musical.
He is also known to many Phantom fans for playing the role of the Phantom during The Phantom of the Opera 25th Anniversary Performance at the Royal Albert Hall, which was shown live in movie theaters around the world in October 2011, appearing opposite Sierra Boggess and Hadley Fraser as Christine Daaé and Raoul de Chagny, respectively. He also appeared in Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary reprising the role of Enjolras in October 2010. In early 2011 it was streamed on PBS and released on DVD and Blu-ray.
He made his Broadway debut as Jean Valjean in the 2014 Broadway revival of Les Misérables, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He can also be heard as Stavros in As The Curtain Rises, Broadway's first original podcast soap opera.
After moving to the United Kingdom, Karimloo's first role was in a pantomime of Aladdin in Chatham, in which he played the title role. He joined the UK national tour of The Pirates of Penzance playing the role of a police officer, as well as understudying the Pirate King in 2001.
In 2002 he took the role of the Pirate King in Bath, England. During this year Karimloo joined the national tour of Sunset Boulevard, playing Artie Green and covering the role of Joe Gillis.
Karimloo made his West End debut in Les Miserables where he played Feuilly and understudied the roles of Marius Pontmercy and Enjolras. He later returned to production in 2004 as the full-time Enjolras.
In 2003, Karimloo took on the role of Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny and three years later was the standby for the Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera. His final matinee performance as Raoul was filmed for use on a behind-the-scenes feature on the DVD of Joel Schumacher's film adaptation of the musical, in which he also appeared in a cameo role as Gustave Daaé.
Ramin Karimloo
Ramin Karimloo (/rəˈmiːn ˈkærɪmluː/; Persian: رامین کریملو; born September 19, 1978) is a Canadian actor, singer, and songwriter known for his work on the West End and Broadway theatre.
He has played the leading roles in both of the West End's longest running musicals: The Phantom and Raoul de Chagny in The Phantom of the Opera, as Jean Valjean, Enjolras, and Marius Pontmercy in Les Misérables. He also originated the roles of Gleb Vaganov in Anastasia, a stage adaptation of the 1997 film, Nick Arnstein in the Broadway revival of Funny Girl, and The Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies, which continues the story of Phantom. He is also known for his many portrayals of Anatoly Sergievsky in the musical Chess. He first played the role at the Kennedy Center in 2018, followed by a 2020 Japan tour and a Broadway concert in 2022. He returned to Broadway in 2025 as the Pirate King in the Roundabout Theatre Company revival of The Pirates of Penzance titled Pirates! The Penzance Musical.
He is also known to many Phantom fans for playing the role of the Phantom during The Phantom of the Opera 25th Anniversary Performance at the Royal Albert Hall, which was shown live in movie theaters around the world in October 2011, appearing opposite Sierra Boggess and Hadley Fraser as Christine Daaé and Raoul de Chagny, respectively. He also appeared in Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary reprising the role of Enjolras in October 2010. In early 2011 it was streamed on PBS and released on DVD and Blu-ray.
He made his Broadway debut as Jean Valjean in the 2014 Broadway revival of Les Misérables, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He can also be heard as Stavros in As The Curtain Rises, Broadway's first original podcast soap opera.
After moving to the United Kingdom, Karimloo's first role was in a pantomime of Aladdin in Chatham, in which he played the title role. He joined the UK national tour of The Pirates of Penzance playing the role of a police officer, as well as understudying the Pirate King in 2001.
In 2002 he took the role of the Pirate King in Bath, England. During this year Karimloo joined the national tour of Sunset Boulevard, playing Artie Green and covering the role of Joe Gillis.
Karimloo made his West End debut in Les Miserables where he played Feuilly and understudied the roles of Marius Pontmercy and Enjolras. He later returned to production in 2004 as the full-time Enjolras.
In 2003, Karimloo took on the role of Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny and three years later was the standby for the Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera. His final matinee performance as Raoul was filmed for use on a behind-the-scenes feature on the DVD of Joel Schumacher's film adaptation of the musical, in which he also appeared in a cameo role as Gustave Daaé.
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