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Oliver Savile
Born (1989-07-08) July 8, 1989 (age 36)
Buxton, England
OccupationActor
Known forMusical theatre
Notable workWicked, Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera

Oliver Savile (born 8 July 1989 in Buxton) is an English actor, best known for his performances in musical theatre. He has performed leading and supporting roles in major productions such as Wicked, Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Falsettos, Annie Get Your Gun, Pretty Woman and The Rocky Horror Show[1].

In addition to his stage work, Savile has appeared in television and film productions. His screen roles include Luca in the television series Ted Lasso and Mike in the film Tomorrow Morning Movie.[1]

Life and career

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Oliver Savile was born on 8 July 1989 in Buxton[2], Derbyshire. His father worked as a salesman and his mother was employed in the IT sector[3]. He developed an interest in acting after attending with his father a performance of Blood Brothers at Buxton Opera House, which led him to join a local drama group[2][3].

Savile has spoken openly about his struggles with severe dyslexia, which contributed to him failing his GCSEs.[3][2]. After retaking the exams, he enrolled in a BTEC course in Musical Theatre[3][2]. In 2007, he was accepted into the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts[2][1], where he pursued a degree in Musical Theatre, although his initial intention had been to study drama[2][3]

Short before completing his training in 2010[2][3], he was cast in the role of one of the brothers in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat[1][2][3]. Soon after, he appeared at the Theatre Royal in Wakefield in Sleeping Beauty[1]. In 2011, he joined the international tour of Mamma Mia! as a member of the ensemble, also serving as the understudy for the role of Sky[1][2][3]. In 2012, he appeared in the musical Monkey Business, based on the biography of The Monkees, portraying William/Peter Tork[1][3][4]. That same year, he performed Enjolras in Les Misérables at the Queen's Theatre[1][2]. In multiple interviews, he revealed that he once fell into the orchestra pit - landing on its safety net - during a matinee performance of Les Misérables, an incident he considers one of his most significant on-stage mishaps[2][5][6].

Following his performance as Rum Tug Tugger in Cats[1] in 2013, Savile was cast in The Phantom of The Opera in 2014 as a member of the ensemble and understudy for the role of Raoul[1]. His West End debut came in 2016, when he played Fiyero in Wicked at the Apollo Victoria Theatre as part of the musical's 10th anniversary celebrations[2][3][7]. In 2018, he portrayed Sir Hugo in Knights of the Rose[1][8] and Robert in Company in 2018[1]. In the following year, he appeared as Whizzer in Falsettos at The Other Palace[1][9], alongside Daniel Boys, Laura Pitt-Pulford, Joel Montague and Gemma Knight-Jones[9]. In 2019, he was cast as Gideon in Sting's musical The Last Ship[2][10] for its U.S. tour, which was later interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2].

During the COVID-19 pandemic, with theatrical productions suspended and without an acting contract, Savile trained to become a certified arborist and worked for a company providing garden maintenance services[2][11]. In 2021, he made a brief television appearance as Luca in the series Ted Lasso[1][2]. In 2022, he was cast in the role of Frank N. Furter for the European tour of The Rocky Horror Show, performing in Germany, Austria and Switzerland[1][12][13][14]. Upon returning to the United Kingdom, in the same year, he played the Prince in Emojiland[15][16], working together with Olly Dobson, Louise Dearman, Hannah Lowther and Natalie Paris[16]. In 2023, he took on the role of Frank in Annie Get Your Gun[1][17] at the London Palladium, and later that year began touring the United Kingdom as Edward Lewis in Pretty Woman, alongside Amber Davies, Natalie Paris and Ore Oduba[1][2][18]. In 2024, he reprised the role of Frank N. Furter for a second Swiss-Austrian-German tour of The Rocky Horror Show, which concluded in spring 2025[19][20].

Savile follows a vegan lifestyle[5]. He was previously in a relationship with fellow performer Melissa James, whom he met while working on Cats[3][21]. He later began dating actress Sydnie Hocknell, with whom he worked on Pretty Woman and The Rocky Horror Show[20][22]. He is an avid motorcycle enthusiast and owns a Triumph Bonneville[19][20][23]. He is also a keen video game player[3][5].

Stage credits

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Year Title Role Location
2010 Sleeping Beauty Prince Theatre Royal, Wakefield
2010 Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Brother/Cover Joseph UK Tour
2011 Mamma Mia! Ensemble/Cover Sky International Tour
2012 Monkee Business - The Musical William/Peter Tork UK Tour
2012 Les Misérables Enjolras Queen's Theatre
2013 Cats Rum Tug Tugger UK Tour
2014 The Phantom of The Opera Ensemble/Cover Raoul Her Majesty's Theatre
2015-2016 Wicked Fiyero Apollo Victoria Theatre
2017 I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical Himself Edinburgh Fringe Festival
2018 Knights of The Rose Sir Hugo Arts Theatre
2018 Company Robert Aberdeen Arts Centre
2019 Falsettos Whizzer The Other Palace
2019-2020 The Last Ship Gideon UK, Canada, U.S. Tour
2022 The Rocky Horror Show Frank N. Furter Germany, Austria, Switzerland Tour
2022 Emojiland Prince Garrick Theatre
2023 Annie Get Your Gun Frank London Palladium
2023 Pretty Woman Edward Lewis UK, Irland Tour
2024-2025 The Rocky Horror Show Frank N. Furter Germany, Austria, Switzerland Tour

Filmography

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Year Title Role
2021 Ted Lasso Luca
2022 Tomorrow Morning Movie Mike

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Profile". app.spotlight.com. Retrieved 2025-08-02.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Call To Stage with Amber Davies (2024-05-08). Oliver Savile on Discovering His Voice | Your 5 Minute Call with Amber Davies. Retrieved 2025-08-02 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Queer Theatre (2025-06-20). The Show People Podcast - 028: Oliver Savile sings Go The Distance for everything. Retrieved 2025-08-02 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ "Monkee Business, Featuring Songs of The Monkees, Premieres March 30 at Manchester Opera House - Playbill.com". www.playbill.com. Archived from the original on 2012-08-30. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  5. ^ a b c Charlie Kristensen #CheerUpCharlie (2021-09-24). Musical Chairs | Interview with Oliver Savile | September 24 2021 | #CheerUpCharlie. Retrieved 2025-08-03 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ about events (2025-05-16). An Evening with Oliver Savile - Highlights. Retrieved 2025-08-03 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ "Rachel Tucker and Anita Dobson join Wicked 10th anniversary cast". 2016-05-20. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  8. ^ "Knights of the Rose tickets – Arts Theatre London". Official Theatre. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  9. ^ a b BUILD Series LDN (2019-09-10). The Brilliant Cast of West End Musical 'Falsettos' Chat & Perform on BUILD. Retrieved 2025-08-03 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ "Cultural Attache". culturalattache.co. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  11. ^ "ABOUT". Keep Up My Garden. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  12. ^ "Rocky Horror Show im Deutschen Theater München". www.ganz-muenchen.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  13. ^ Gedon, Christoph (2022-03-17). "[Musical-Kritik] - "Rocky Horror Show" auf Tour". Musicalzone.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  14. ^ claudia.proell (2022-06-19). "Frivol, freizügig und immer mit einem Augenzwinkern". kurier.at (in German). Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  15. ^ "Emojiland to have one-off concert in the West End". 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  16. ^ a b "West End debut for Off-Broadway hit Emojiland | Musical Theatre Review". Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  17. ^ Dillon, Luke (2023-03-19). "Oliver Saville to replace Julian Ovenden in Annie Get Your Gun concert at the London Palladium | West End Theatre". www.westendtheatre.com. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  18. ^ "Oliver Savile". Pretty Woman The Musical. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  19. ^ a b ""Ich habe mich wie ein Supermodel gefühlt"". www.fr.de (in German). 2025-04-08. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  20. ^ a b c Cvjetković, Mirjana (2025-03-10). ""Rocky Horror Show" in Hannover: Oliver Savile ist Frank'N'Furter". www.neuepresse.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  21. ^ "Diary of a Showgirl - actor Melissa James discusses her role as showgirl Dora Chance in Emma Rice's Wise Children, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, April 2 - 6 2019 | Muddy Stilettos". Diary of a Showgirl - actor Melissa James discusses her role as showgirl Dora Chance in Emma Rice's Wise Children, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, April 2 - 6 2019 | Muddy Stilettos. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  22. ^ Märkl, Hannah (2025-01-05). "Wahnsinn und Ohrwürmer: Die "Rocky Horror Show" ist zurück in Köln – Darsteller geben Einblicke". Rundschau Online (in German). Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  23. ^ about events (2025-06-03). An Evening with Oliver Savile I ABOUT: Trains and Motorbikes. Retrieved 2025-08-03 – via YouTube.
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