John McCrea (actor)

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John McCrea
Born	(1992-10-10) 10 October 1992 (age 32) Aldershot, Hampshire, England
Occupations	Actor Singer
Years active	2004–present

John McCrea (born 10 October 1992) is a British actor and singer. He was nominated for a Olivier Award for the role Jamie New in the coming-of-age stage musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie,^[1] and portrayed Artie in the 2021 Disney crime comedy-drama Cruella.

Personal life and education

McCrea attended Sylvia Young Theatre School, in London. McCrea is openly gay.^[2]

Acting career

McCrea had roles in the 2017 film God's Own Country and the 2020 television series Dracula.^[3]

In the 2021 film Cruella, McCrea plays vintage fashion shop owner Artie, the first originally created openly gay character in a live-action Disney film.^[4] Additionally, he contributed to the film's soundtrack, recording a cover version of The Stooges' "I Wanna Be Your Dog" which he performs on-screen in the film.^[5]

Acting credits

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	EastEnders: Christmas Party	Choir boy	TV movie
2011	Documental		TV movie
2015	Late Night with Albin and Bibita	Albin	Short film
2017	God's Own Country	University boy
2018	Everybody's Talking About Jamie	Jamie New	Filmed recording of 2016 West End musical
2019	Our Sister	Dance instructor	Short film
2021	Cruella	Artie
	Everybody's Talking About Jamie	Young Loco Chanelle	Cameo
	She Will	Ansel
2023	Femme	Toby

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Kerching!	Robbie	Episode: "1.11"
2005	New Tricks	Boy Alan	Episode: "Fluke of Luck"
2005	Bleak House	Dancer	Episode: "1.8"; uncredited
2006	The Catherine Tate Show	Fergus	Episode: "Lauren Gets Hitched"
2019	Giri/Haji	Tiff	4 episodes
2020	Dracula	Zev	Episode: "The Dark Compass"
2022	We Hunt Together	DC Ryan Parsons	3 episodes
2022	Pistol	Steve Severin	5 episodes

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Location
2005	The Sound of Music	Children	The Palladium, London
2017	Everybody's Talking About Jamie	Jamie New	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
2017-2019	Everybody's Talking About Jamie	Jamie New	Apollo Theatre, London
2022	"Daddy"	Max	Almeida Theatre, London^[6]
2023	Cabaret	Emcee	Playhouse Theatre, London

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Result
2017	Critics' Circle Theatre Award^[7]	Most Promising Newcomer	Won
2018	WhatsOnStage Award^[8]	Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical	Won
2018	Laurence Olivier Award^[9]	Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical	Nominated