Mark Evans (actor)

Mark Henry Evans (born 2 January 1985) is a British musical theatre actor, singer, dancer and choreographer from Wales, known for numerous Welsh-language and English-language productions. His various theatre credits include Wicked and Ghost the Musical. Following an 18-month (Dec 2012 – June 2014) engagement in the North American national tour of The Book of Mormon, he is currently based in New York City.

Mark Evans
Birth name	Mark Henry Evans
Born	(1985-01-02) 2 January 1985 St. Asaph, Denbighshire, Wales, UK
Occupation(s)	Actor, singer, dancer, choreographer
Years active	2002–present
Website	www.markevansonline.co.uk

Personal life

Evans was born in St. Asaph, North Wales and raised on a farm in Llanrhaeadr in the county of Denbighshire. He is married to fellow actor Justin Mortelliti.[1]

Career

Beginning performances on 16 July 2007, he joined the ensemble of the acclaimed London West End production of Wicked and served as the second understudy for Fiyero. He departed the cast on 7 June 2008, only to return over three and a half years later, this time, in the lead role of Fiyero. He starred alongside Rachel Tucker and Louise Dearman from 7 February through 10 December 2011, when he ended his run in the musical.[2]

On 13 January 2012, took over the role of Sam Wheat in the London production of Ghost the Musical and starred alongside Siobhan Dillon until the musical closed on 6 October 2012.[3] During his time in the show, he and Dillon released a single cover version of "Unchained Melody".

Some of Mark's theatre other credits included the UK national tours of High School Musical (Troy Bolton), The Rocky Horror Show (Brad) and Oklahoma! (Curly).

He appeared on the US national tour of The Book of Mormon in the lead role of Elder Price. Evans began performances on 28 December 2012 in San Francisco contracted for a six-month run, subsequently twice extended to summer 2014,[4][5] after which he relocated to New York.

Another primary musical achievement of Mark's came when he appeared on Your Country Needs You with Andrew Lloyd Webber. Mark reached the final in this BBC television competition to determine the UK's competitor in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, which saw his talents broadcast to millions of people – he finished in third place. From here he developed on an emerging career in television, particularly in Welsh language broadcast. He has become a regular on S4C, appeared frequently as a presenter on whatsoninthetheatre.com and developed on such Welsh-language programs as "Dechrau Canu Dechrau Canmol", "Wedi 7", "The Eisteddfod Annual Concert", "The Sian Cothi Show", "Noson Lawen" and "The Big Welsh Talent Concert". His other television and film credits include his own special broadcasting produced by Boomerang Productions, "Noson yng Nghwmni Mark Evans", on S4C in March 2012. He played Brett in "Lake Placid 3" (2010) and also starred as Chad in Grain Media's "Dead Hungry". His venture on S4C, "Marcaroni", a children's program in which he stars in title role was well-received by the public.[6][7] Evans recently recorded a pilot for his own Radio programme for "BBC Radio Cymru".

The foundations of theatre are integral to Mark's constant development. As an individual rooted in the traditionalism on the stage, he also has a wide range of experience in theatrics, which includes both singing and dancing. In October 2011, he released a bi-lingual album on contemporary Welsh label, Sain Records, which was so well received that he re-released an English Deluxe edition in 2012.

In 2016, he is performing in a production of "Finian's Rainbow" at the Irish Repertory Theatre as the character, Og.

Having travelled the country acting and performing, Mark also gives something back to his community. The West End in Wales scheme is an initiative created by Mark in August 2006. This inspiring program offers children in North Wales the chance to work alongside Evans and current West End professionals in a week-long musical theatre summer school.[8][9]

Professional Theatre credits

Start date	End date	Production	Role(s)	Venue(s)
December 2003	January 2004	Aladdin	Dancer	Milton Keynes Theatre
December 2004	January 2005	Aladdin	Dancer, Emperor u/s	New Wimbledon Theatre
September 2005	–	Seven Brides for Seven Brothers	Brother Caleb	Dartford
November 2005	–			Manchester
December 2005	January 2006	Dick Whittington	Dick Whittington	The Swan Theatre
January 2006	–	Seven Brides for Seven Brothers	Brother Caleb	Nottingham
July 2006	–			Malvern
October 2006	July 2007	Spamalot	Ensemble	Palace Theatre
16 July 2007	7 June 2008	Wicked	Ensemble, Fiyero u/s	Apollo Victoria Theatre
June 2008	August 2008	High School Musical	Troy Bolton	Hammersmith Apollo
December 2008	January 2009	Cinderella	Prince Charming	Churchill Theatre
April 2009	May 2009	Jet Set Go![10]	Richard	Jermyn Street Theatre
December 2009	January 2010	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs[11]	Prince Harry	Venue Cymru
September 2009	November 2010	The Rocky Horror Show	Brad Majors	Various Venues across the UK
18 January 2010	13 February 2010			Various Venues across the UK
20 March 2010	28 November 2010	Oklahoma!	Curly	Various venues across the UK and Italy
7 February 2011	10 December 2011	Wicked	Fiyero	Apollo Victoria Theatre
13 January 2012	6 October 2012	Ghost the Musical	Sam Wheat	Piccadilly Theatre
28 December 2012	Summer 2014	The Book of Mormon[4]	Elder Price	Various venues across North America
11 August 2015	20 September 2015	The Fix	Cal Chandler	Signature Theatre (Arlington, Virginia)
6 November 2016	29 January 2017	Finian's Rainbow	Og	Irish Repertory Theatre
19 September 2017	6 January 2019	The Play That Goes Wrong	Director	Lyceum Theater
23 July 2019	27 October 2019	Waitress	Dr. Pomatter	Brooks Atkinson Theatre [12]
26 November 2019	4 January 2020	Mrs. Doubtfire	Stuart	5th Avenue Theatre
5 April 2020	Present			Stephen Sondheim Theatre

Recordings

The Journey Home | Adre'n Ôl

In September 2010, Mark began to write his debut album. He decided to make his album personal and almost autobiographical of the 10 years since he had left his home in Wales. "The Journey Home" was released on Sain Records in 2011. The 12-track album features guest vocalists including Ysgol Glanaethwy and former Wicked co-star Ashleigh Gray.

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Adre'n Ôl (Homeward Bound)"	Mark Evans	4:20
2.	"Reach The Sky"	Mark Evans	4:54
3.	"Brand New You"	Mark Evans	3:02
4.	"Yn Ei Llygaid Hi (In Her Eyes)"	Mark Evans	4:54
5.	"Fyddi Di Byth Yn Hapus (You'll Never Be Happy)"	Mark Evans	3:53
6.	"Flight"	Mark Evans	5:05
7.	"Siglo'r Byd i'w Seilie (Roller Coaster)"	Mark Evans	3:36
8.	"Until Then"	Mark Evans	3:52
9.	"Tu Hwnt i'r Sêr (To Where You Are)"	Mark Evans	3:41
10.	"Alive"	Mark Evans Ft Ashleigh Gray	3:18
11.	"Dal i Gredu (Keep on Believing)"	Mark Evans	4:13
12.	"The Journey Home"	Mark Evans	4:49
Total length:			50:00

The Journey Home | Deluxe Edition

Mark released his debut album The Journey Home on Sain Records in 2011. A Deluxe version of the album was released in 2012 and translates all the Welsh songs into English, with bonus tracks in Welsh. The single, "Unchained Melody", made for Evans' and Dillon's turn in Ghost, was added to the album.

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Comin' Home"	Mark Evans	4:19
2.	"Unchained Melody"	Mark Evans Ft Siobhan Dillon	3:29
3.	"Reach The Sky"	Mark Evans	4:55
4.	"Brand New You"	Mark Evans	3:02
5.	"Flight"	Mark Evans	5:02
6.	"Alive"	Mark Evans Ft Ashleigh Gray	3:20
7.	"In her Eyes"	Mark Evans	4:52
8.	"Until Then"	Mark Evans	3:52
9.	"To Where You Are"	Mark Evans	3:44
10.	"Keep on Believing"	Mark Evans	4:03
11.	"The Journey Home"	Mark Evans	4:49
12.	"Brand New You (Acoustic Version)"	Mark Evans	2:28
13.	"Adre'n Ôl (Homeward Bound)"	Mark Evans	4:20
14.	"Siglo'r Byd i'w Seilie (Roller Coaster)"	Mark Evans	3:35
Total length:			56:00

Professional Television/Screen Credits

Television

Year	Title	Role(s)
2009	Eurovision: Your Country Needs You	Finalist
March 2009	Dechrau Canu, Dechrau Canmol	Headlining Guest Artist
May 2009	Dechrau Canu, Dechrau Canmol	Headlining Guest Artist
May 2009	Shan Cothi	Guest Performer
July 2009	Llangollen Gala Concert	Performer
August 2009	Eisteddfod Bala	Presenter
October 2009	Ysgoloriaeth Bryn Terfel	Mentor
October 2009	Noson Lawen	Main Guest Performer
December 2009	Carolau Llangollen Carols	Headlining Artist
August 2010	Cymru'r West End	Headlining Artist
October 2010	Big Welsh Talent Concert	Artist
April 2011	Marcaroni	Marcaroni
June 2011	Noson Lawen	Main Guest Performer
September 2011	Gwyl Gobaith	Artist
2011	Llanrhaeadr i Llundain	Himself

Film

Year	Title	Role(s)
May 2009	Dead Hungry	Chad
July 2009	Lake Placid 3	Brett

Dancing/Choreography

Year	Title
2002	Royal Variety Performance
2003	Royal Variety Performance
2003	Grease Mania
2004	Madonna Mania
2004	Top of the Pops
2004	Ministry of Mayhem
2004	X-Change
2005	Elvis Mania
2005	Record of the Year

H&M clothing commercial, Playing Fred Astaire. European Christmas campaign.

Guest on TV shows

Year	Title
13 February 2009	Bwrw'r Bar
1 May 2009	Unes 5
May 2009	Ffermio
12 June 2009	Wedi 7
June 2009	Y Garej
2 August 2009	Brecwast Bala
20 August 2009	Wedi 7
2009	Eisteddfod Yr Urdd
28 February 2010	Uned 5
1 August 2011	Wedi 7
1 August 2011	Eisteddfod Wrexham

References

1. "Mark Evans & Justin Mortelliti Talk Falling in Love, Making Their Broadway Debuts on the Same Block, and Getting Engaged". BroadwayBox.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
2. Mark Evans to star in Wicked Archived 26 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
3. Mark Evans and Siobhan Dillon to Join Ghost the Musical. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
4. Mark Evans to Join Book Of Mormon. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
5. Book Of Mormon, You had me at Hello. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
6. Mark Evans stars in Marcaroni. Retrieved 2012.19.07.
7. Mark Evans has a Touch of Magic Archived 8 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012.23.07.
8. West End in Wales. Retrieved 2012.19.07.
9. Mark Evans on his West End in Wales Foundation Archived 2 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012.19.07.
10. Mark Evans to star in Jet Set Go!. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
11. Mark Evans returns To North Wales for Snow White. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
12. Moynihan, Caitlin (13 September 2019). "Waitress Star Mark Evans on His The Greatest Showman Dreams & Becoming a Leading Man". broadway.com. Retrieved 8 November 2019.

External links

• markevansonline.co.uk