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Tim Parker Phone Man/Manolito the Drummer
Training: Guildford School of Acting. Tim has had a diverse career, ranging from banging dustbins to singing opera.
Theatre includes: Barliman Butterbur and Theoden in The Lord of the Rings (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, and original cast album), Billy Elliot (Victoria Palace), Coup in Jailhouse Rock (Piccadilly), Stomp (world tour), Freddie Marsden in Ferry Cross the Mersey (UK tour), Norman Petty and Clearlake Drummer in Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story (Victoria Palace, UK and European tour), Tex Ako in Return to the Forbidden Planet (UK and European tour), Charlie Dick in Patsy Cline (UK tour), Dan in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Camille in Too Little Toulouse, Just George (London Palladium) and Nine (Royal Festival Hall and original UK cast album).
Film, television and radio include: VW Surprise ad, Goal! 2, Richard King in Mark King, Something For The Lamppost, A Letter to Rothko, Top of the Pops 1,000th UK show, BBC Haka ident, Blue Peter, The National Lottery, Good Morning Moscow, Newsround, The Royal Variety Performance, Jerry Allison in Hold Tight It’s 50’s Night (Radio 2), Loose Ends (Radio 4), Wetten Dass and aphotoshoot for Italian Vogue (photographed by Peter Linbergh). Recently, Lenny the barman innew sitcom Open Mike.
As a musician, Tim has played with Gerry Marsden. He runs his own photographic practice, as well as working as a freelance director and production coordinator for the Discovery Channel, Canal Plus and Screen Paris. He lives in South London with his wife Chrissie and their cat.
