Tim Flavin is the first American actor to be presented with the Laurence Olivier Award for his performance in Rodgers and Hart’s ON YOUR TOES at the Palace Theatre. Other West End credits include the role of Billy Buck Chandler in MY ONE AND ONLY at the Piccadilly Theatre for which he was again nominated for an Olivier Award for best actor in a musical. His performance prompted one critic to say, “When God created musicals, it was because he knew that Tim Flavin would come along.” (The Scotsman 26 Feb. 02) The role of Bobby Child in CRAZY FOR YOU at the Prince Edward garnered another best actor nomination. Most recently he appeared as Buddy Plummer in FOLLIES (London Palladium), Phil Davis in WHITE CHRISTMAS , and Julian Marsh in 42ND STREET.
Other stage roles include: Caractacus Potts in CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG (UK tour); GAY DIVORCE (Palace Theatre); KISS ME KATE for the RSC (Stratford, Old Vic and Savoy); the title role in DRACULA (Lyric Hammersmith); Terence Rattigan’s WHILE THE SUN SHINES (UK tour); the tenth anniversary production of SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM (Donmar Warehouse); Bobby in COMPANY (Oldham Theatre); Milt in WHAT ABOUT LOVE (Holland Park); Brad in THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW (UK tour); Bobby van Husen in DIVORCE ME, DARLING (Chichester Festival Theatre) and Billy Flynn in CHICAGO (Baalbeck International Festival). British premieres include Will Eno’s TRAGEDY: A TRAGEDY (Notting Hill Gate); BABY (Manchester Forum/UK tour); Nick the Tap Dancing Detective in THE CASE OF THE DEAD FLAMINGO DANCER (Thorndike Theatre, Leatherhead and Churchill Theatre, Bromley) and Christopher Gill in NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY (London Arts Theatre).
Tim’s most recent film credits include the role Joe Bulik in the BBC2 film THE SPY FROM MOSCOW and Johnnie Ray in the BBC drama series THE LONG FIRM. Other film credits include COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN for USTV; THE LAUNCH and NEWTON’S CRADLE for Mad Dog Films. He is currently the narrator for the American series AIRLINE.
Radio credits include SONGS FROM THE SHOWS; FRIDAY NIGHT IS MUSIC NIGHT; FINIAN’S RAINBOW; ANYTHING GOES for BBC Radio 2; Will Parker in OKLAHOMA as part of the PROMS at the Royal Albert Hall; and for the Richard Rodgers centennial – Joey in PAL JOEY and Junior in ON YOUR TOES with the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Broadway productions include HAPPY NEW YEAR (Morosco); ZORBA (Broadway); the original cast of THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE (Delacorte, Uris, Minskoff) and THE MOST HAPPY FELLA (Majestic).
