Luke Barron

Birthday: March 13, 1978 in Leidscendam, Netherlands

Height: 178 cm

Originally from Canberra, Australia, though spending a majority of his time growing up overseas due to his father being a diplomat, Luke graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Art ...Show More

Originally from Canberra, Australia, though spending a majority of his time growing up overseas due to his father being a diplomat, Luke graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts (Music Theatre).His WAAPA stage credits include: Monteverdi's L'Orfeo; The King Stag; Fiddler on the Roof (Russian); A Streetcar Named Desire (Mitch/Steve); Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (Soloist); Jonah (Pasch); The Witches of Eastwick (Raymond Neff); and Merrily We Roll Along (Joe).Musical Workshops in Australia include: Careful, He Might Hear You (Mr Hood) book and music by David Sale and Ron Creager; and The Hatpin (Edward Cleary) book by James Millar and music by Peter Rutherford. In London he has worked as the lead role of Ciaran and the role of Bulmer in the ongoing workshop of new Irish musical, 1916 by Simon Humphries and the legendary John Cameron.Other appearances in Australia include: Up Close and Personal (2007) & The Official Company Launch (2006) for Peter Cousens' Kookaburra National Theatre Company (Sydney); Hats Off 2006; Annual Cabaret Showcase Competition 2005 (El Rocco Room, Sydney); Legends; and Ten Things I Hate About Cabaret.Theatre Credits include: Mayor Rufus Poindexter in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (The Union Theatre, London); An Evening of Don Black (The Pheasantry, London); Songs For a New World (Battersea Barge, London); The April Revue (Kings Head Theatre/ The Space, London); A Feast of Snacks (Kings Head Theatre, London); 1916 Performs at West End Live 2010; Tall, Grande, Venti! (Leicester Square Theatre, London); The Priarates of Penzance UK Tour (Carl Rosa Opera); Soloist onboard P&O's MV Aurora and MV Oriana (both for Headliners Theatre Company); and Samuel cover in The Pirates of Penzance Australian Tour (Opera Australia).TV/FIlm/DVD Credits include: Lee Nelson's Well Good Show (BBC3); The Female Sketch Show [working title] (Channel 4); Blitz; Mark's Friend in The Domino Effect (dir. Paula van der Oest); Housefull (dir. Sajid Khan); Australian Reporter in an online viral for KNN; Opera Australia's The Pirates of Penzance (2006); and several appearances on Home and Away (Channel 7). Short films include: Harry in Apartment 605; Life Expectancy; I Just Can't Stand Cerise; and the Tropfest Film, Polaroid Pursuits.Recording/Session Credits include: The Last Horseman (John Cameron/ Stephen Clark) and recording tracks for 1916 (Simon Humphries/ John Cameron) at Abbey Road Studios and at Universal Music Studios. Hide