Biography
Tompsett trained at Arts Educational School, and during his final year he played: "Cinderella’s Prince" in Into the Woods; "Tommy" in The Who's Tommy and "Tony" in West Side Story.
Tompsett made his professional and West End debut in October 2002 in the Madness/Tim Firth musical Our House, directed by Matthew Warchus, at London’s Cambridge Theatre. He is featured on the DVD of the production, recorded for BBC3 in 2003, as the character Callum and as a member of the ensemble.
His subsequent London stage appearances include: Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus’ Mamma Mia!, directed by Phyllida Lloyd, at the Prince of Wales Theatre; Notes From New York at the Trafalgar Studios and Christmas In New York at the Apollo Theatre, both directed by David Randall; 'Caliph' in Kismet, directed by Tiffany Watt-Smith, at the Arcola Theatre and "Harry Lytton" in Richard Stirling’s Over My Shoulder: The Story of Jessie Matthews, directed by Stewart Nicholls, at Wyndhams Theatre.
Immediately prior to joining the original cast of Wicked, in September 2006, he appeared in Trevor Nunn’s production of Peter Shaffer’s The Royal Hunt of the Sun at the National Theatre. He has twice appeared on the Royal Variety Performance, in 2002 and 2006.
Tompsett recently finished playing the role of Fiyero in the West End musical Wicked, which opened September 27, 2006. He is a member of the original London cast having previously played in the ensemble and serving as the understudy for Fiyero, before replacing Adam Garcia on July 16, 2007. He played his final performance on March 27, 2010 after three and a half years with the production. He was succeeded by Lewis Bradley who played the role until May 2010, when Lee Mead took over.
Tompsett originatied the role of Drew in the West End production of Rock of Ages. For this role he was nominated for the whatsonstage.com Theatergoers Choice Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
It has been announced that Rock Of Ages run has been extended until March 2013. However Oliver left the show on September 23rd 2012 when his contract ended.
On the 12th September 2012 it was confirmed that Oliver will replace Noel Sullivan as Galileo in We Will Rock You on October 6th 2012. For this part he was nominated for the whatsonstage.com Theatergoers Choice Award for Best Take Over in a Role.
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