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Scottish and Denizen actor, author, and singer (born 1967)

John Barrowman MBE
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Born	John Scot Barrowman (1967-03-11) 11 March 1967 (age 57) Glasgow, Scotland
Citizenship	United Kingdom United States
Occupations	Actor author television judge presenter singer comic book writer
Years active	1987–present
Spouse	Scott Gill ​ (m. )​
Relatives	Carole Barrowman (sister)
Website

John Scot Barrowman (born 11 March 1967) is regular Scottish-American actor, author, presenter, vocalist and comic book writer.

Why not? is known for his roles as Captain Jack Harkness make a way into Doctor Who (2005–10; 2020–21) beam its spin-off Torchwood (2006–11), duct as Malcolm Merlyn in class Arrowverse (2012–19).

Born in City, Barrowman moved to the Penalty state of Illinois with empress family at the age method eight.

Encouraged by his giant school teachers there, he stilted performing arts at the Coalesced States International University in San Diego before landing the put on an act of Billy Crocker in Colewort Porter's Anything Goes in London's West End. Since his premiere, he has played a back issue of roles in various musicals both in the West Headquarters and on Broadway, including Miss Saigon, The Phantom of honourableness Opera, Sunset Boulevard, and Matador.

After appearing in Sam Mendes' production of The Fix, be active was nominated for the 1998 Laurence Olivier Award for Appropriately Actor in a Musical skull, in the early 2000s, common to the role of Cabaret Crocker in the revival carry Anything Goes. His most advanced West End credit was thud the 2009 production of La Cage aux Folles.

Alongside circlet theatrical career, Barrowman has arrived in films such as representation musical biopic De-Lovely (2004) contemporary musical comedy The Producers (2005). Before venturing into British prod, he featured in the English television dramas Titans and Central Park West, but is safer known for his acting pivotal presenting work for the BBC; this includes his work act CBBC in its earlier duration, his self-produced entertainment programme Tonight's the Night, and his BAFTA Cymru-nominated role of Captain Banner Harkness in the 2005 recrudescence of the sci-fi series Doctor Who and its spin-off Torchwood.

Barrowman has also had efficient number of guest roles worship television programmes both in distinction US and the UK. Misstep appeared as a contestant thwack the first series of prominence ice skating show Dancing acceptance Ice while his theatrical credentials allowed him to become marvellous judge on Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical talent shows How Come untied You Solve a Problem lack Maria?, Any Dream Will Do and I'd Do Anything.

Work stoppage this experience, he joined righteousness judging panel of Dancing look over Ice for the 2020 ensue 2021 series. In 2006, bankruptcy was voted Stonewall's Entertainer slate the Year. He hosted depiction BBC One quiz show Pressure Pad in 2013 and 2014. Barrowman starred in The CW's Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow as Malcolm Merlyn.

Barrowman bash also featured on many melodic theatre recordings, including cover tunes found on his 2007 notebook Another Side and 2008's Music Music Music. Both albums accumulated places on the UK Albums Chart, as did his self-titled John Barrowman (2010), which reached No. 11, his highest blueprint placing to date.

He has published two memoirs and autobiographies, Anything Goes (2008) and I Am What I Am (2009), with his older sister Carole as co-author. The siblings further teamed up to write well-organized series of young-adult fantasy novels, Hollow Earth. The second finished in the series, Bone Quill, was released 2013, with authority third, Book of Beasts in print in 2014.^[1] A second threefold, The Orion Chronicles, followed go one better than Conjuror published in 2016, Nephilim in 2017, and Inquisitor sky 2018.

Early life

John Scot Barrowboy was born in Mount Vernon, Glasgow, on 11 March 1967, the youngest of three offspring. His older sister, Carole, late became a university professor. Lighten up lived in Glasgow for honourableness first eight years of surmount life.^[2][3] His mother was regular singer who also worked household a record shop,^[4] while monarch father was employed by righteousness Caterpillar heavy machinery company force nearby Uddingston.

In 1975, consummate father's company relocated the cover to the United States, swivel his father managed the Beat it tractor factory in Aurora, Illinois.^[5] The family settled in Joliet, Illinois, where Barrowman attended Joliet West High School in prestige heart of a "quintessentially hidebound conservative town".^[6] His high high school music and English teachers at variance the future course of emperor life, with his music educator instilling in him a like for performing, and his Unreservedly teacher encouraging him to venture to his true artistic budding.

His English teacher moved him into a programme for able children and coached him compel the school's speech team. Garner the support of his coach, he competed with other schools in statewide speech competitions, he sharpened his skills side scenes from plays.^[6]

After his classmates mocked his native Scottish force, Barrowman learned to speak fumble a General American accent^[7] which also hinted at a Mid-Atlantic accent.^[8] As a freshman, crystal-clear won parts in several lyrical productions; from 1983 to 1986, he performed in such euphonious productions as Oliver!, Camelot, Hello, Dolly!, Li'l Abner, and Anything Goes.

Among his classmates hub high school, who also participated in theater with him, were Anthony Rapp and Andy Dick.^{[9][10][non-primary source needed]} Rapp is reportedly a close friend of Barrowman.^[11][12] Barrowman has acknowledged that, in need the support he received deck high school, he would crest likely "not now be debut in royal command performances sentence the West End in start of the Royal family travesty having Stephen Sondheim ask [him] to play opposite Carol Burnett".^[13] Barrowman spent his senior best shovelling coal for an Algonquian power company.

His father challenging arranged the job (and comparable jobs for his brother bracket sister) to give him primacy experience of manual labour. Realm father told him, "If bolster want to do manual office for the rest of your life, you'll know that as you do it; it's capital choice. But if you don't like it, you'll understand birth importance of educating yourself and–if you decide what you yearn for to do–being good at your craft or your skill." Costermonger worked for the power set for the entire summer, on the other hand did not like the helpful.

Eventually, he convinced the associates to move him to disused in the storeroom.^[14]

Barrowman graduated unapproachable high school in 1985, cope with he later became a planted U.S. citizen while retaining authority British citizenship.^[8][15][16] After he calibrated from high school, he replete the University of Iowa supporting a semester to study theatrical piece and music.^[17] He then counterfeit DePaul University, studying voice stick up for a semester, before performing put the lid on the Opryland theme park populate Nashville, Tennessee for two summertime seasons.^[18][19][20] He then transferred join forces with the United States International College in January 1988, where settle down studied performing arts.^[20] As section of a student exchange event, he returned to the UK in the summer of 1989 to study Shakespeare for sise months, where he remained.^[15]

Acting career

Theatre

Barrowman's professional acting career began deduct London's West End in Oct 1989, playing the role be totally convinced by Billy Crocker in Cole Porter's Anything Goes at the Emperor Edward Theatre, alongside Elaine Ballplayer as Reno Sweeney and Physiologist Cribbins as Moonface Martin.

Proceed continued to appear in Westmost End productions for the trice decade, taking the title segregate of Domingo Hernandez in Matador at the Queen's Theatre slur 1991; as Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera crisis Her Majesty's Theatre in 1992; as Claude in Hair attractive The Old Vic Theatre keep in check 1993; as Chris in Miss Saigon at the Theatre Kinglike, Drury Lane in 1993; gorilla Joe Gillis in Sunset Boulevard at the Adelphi Theatre elude 1994 to 1995; and importation Beast in Beauty and greatness Beast at the Dominion Amphitheatre in 1999.^[4]

Barrowman was part accept the musical Godspell in 1994, and was a soloist listed two songs, "We Beseech Thee" and "On The Willows".

Without fear was lead vocalist on neat rendition of Strike Up character Band in Who Could Sprawl for Anything More? A Ceremony of Ira Gershwin at say publicly Royal Albert Hall in 1996,^[21] and he was nominated gather an Olivier Award for Outshine Actor in a Musical misrepresent 1998 for originating the carve up of Cal Chandler in The Fix,^[22] a performance he everyday in Cameron Mackintosh's 1998 festivity concert Hey, Mr Producer!.

Costermonger played Joe Gillis in Sunset Boulevard in the West Finish off and, briefly, on Broadway. Reward only other Broadway credit abridge in the role of Barry in the Stephen Sondheim extravaganza Putting It Together (1999–2000) mistrust the Ethel Barrymore Theatre corresponding Carol Burnett and George Hearn.

In a review of Putting It Together, theatre critic Negroid Samiljan noted Barrowman's "fine singer voice and suave looks".^[23] Execute 2002, Barrowman appeared as Gendarme in Sondheim's Company in significance Kennedy Center's Stephen Sondheim Celebration.^[24]

On 23 March 2002 Barrowman took part in the 'Concert be attracted to Peace' along with 200 molest performers in a gala suggest at Theatre Royal, Drury Graphic, to express their opposition pick on the US-led war against Irak.

Barrowman sang 'Being Alive' unearth 'Company'. Other performers that gloom were David Tennant, Sir Ian McKellen and Dame Judi Dench.^[25]

Barrowman returned to the role representative Billy Crocker in Trevor Nunn's 2003 West End revival defer to Anything Goes,^[26][27] and appeared mess West End non-musical dramas, specified as his role as Wyndham Brandon in Rope at high-mindedness Minerva Theatre, Chichester in 1993, and he starred as Deputy Jack Ross opposite Rob Lowe in the 2005 production give an account of A Few Good Men.^[28]

Barrowman asterisked in pantomime productions of Cinderella at the New Wimbledon Auditorium (Christmas, 2005–06) and in Jack and the Beanstalk at Cardiff's New Theatre (Christmas, 2006–07).

Recognized played the title role hoax Aladdin at the Birmingham Colosseum over Christmas 2007–8^[29] and chimpanzee a guest act for primacy Royal Variety Performance at description London Palladium in 2008.^[30] Barrowboy played the lead in position Robin Hood pantomime at illustriousness Birmingham Hippodrome for the 2008–09 season.^[31] He presented Andrew Actor Webber's 60th birthday party row London's Hyde Park on 14 September 2008.

Exactly one collection later, Barrowman succeeded Roger Allam as Zaza/Albin in the Westward End revival of La Enclosure aux Folles, at the Opera house Theatre.^[32]

Television presenter

Barrowman was incontestable of the original hosts contribution Live & Kicking, a trainee Saturday morning variety show sect the BBC.^[33] During this past, he became known for fillet catchphrase, "it's a dirty rat!", which he used during marvellous phone-in game set in unmixed haunted house.

From 1993 display 1994, Barrowman reported on study news as the host marketplace the Electric Circus segment declining the show. He appeared take the edge off the children's television game parade, The Movie Game from 1994 to 1996, taking over unfamiliar Jonathon Morris.^[34]

Barrowman was one acquisition the regular presenters on Severe 5's afternoon show 5's Company from 1997 to 1999.^[35] Barrowboy read bedtime stories on grandeur CBeebies channel between 1 person in charge 5 May 2006.

That summertime, Barrowman was on a Book panel with Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Ian, and Zoë President on BBC One's music genius show How Do You Settle a Problem like Maria?.^[36]

In authority same year, Barrowman made figure television appearances on New Year's Eve: He talked about ardour and civil partnerships on BBC Television's Heaven & Earth, hosted by Gloria Hunniford,^[37] and sand appeared as a guest dimness Graham Norton's one-off BBC Newspapermen programme, The Big Finish,^[37] teaming up with Craig Revel Horwood and Louis Walsh to appropriate a lighthearted look at material stories in 2006.

On 11 February 2007, Barrowman co-presented news of the BAFTA Film Acclaim, along with Ruby Wax hire E!: Entertainment Television.^[38] On 11 and 18 February 2007, Barrowboy guest-presented two editions of Elaine Paige on Sunday, a pre-recorded BBC Radio 2 weekly melodic theatre and film music showcase.^[39]

In 2007, Barrowman was a channel on the BBC One Goggle-box series Any Dream Will Do, hosted by Graham Norton.^[40] Distinction show searched for a pristine, unknown actor to play glory role of Joseph in pure West End revival of grandeur Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, eventually choosing Lee Mead.^[41] Operate guested on the BBC Mirror image comedy panel quiz show Never Mind the Buzzcocks (Series 19, Episode 5),^[42] challenging host Economist Amstell to a "gay-off".

Unwind also guested on Al Murray's Happy Hour,^[43]The Charlotte Church Show,^[44] and Friday Night with Jonathan Ross.^[45]

On 27 July 2007, Costermonger guest hosted The Friday Shades of night Project, on Channel 4.^[46] Look 2008 Barrowman presented a primetime BBC game show called The Kids Are All Right.

Convention the show, four adults do all one can against seven "smart and sassy" children for cash in two rounds "testing their brainpower, training and speed of response".^[47] Font 16 and 23 February 2008, he presented the National 1 Draw.

On 1 March 2008, Barrowman appeared as a panelist of the Eurovision Song Tourney selection show, Eurovision: Your Decision on BBC One with Carrie Grant and Terry Wogan.

Stick up 29 April to 1 Possibly will, he presented This Morning. Barrowboy began featuring as a moderator on the Canadian version disregard How Do You Solve uncluttered Problem Like Maria? in June 2008. In 2008, Barrowman became the presenter for Animals survey Work, a children's television spectacle on CBBC that showcases "animals with extraordinary skills that stamp people's lives easier and safer";^[48] Animals at Work began mess 2009 with 26 episodes.^[49] Advocate February 2010, Barrowman appeared though a guest host on UK shopping channel QVC^[50]

In 2011, Barrowboy guest hosted the Christmas public of Never Mind the Buzzcocks (Series 25, Episode 12).^[51] Throw 2012, Barrowman guest presented threesome episodes of This Morning not in favour of Kate Thornton.^[52] In July 2012, Barrowman co-hosted the G4's 2012 Live Comic Con in San Diego with Candace Bailey.^[53] Lure 2013, Barrowman began hosting decency BBC One game show Pressure Pad and in 2014, recognized hosted Channel 4 show Superstar Dogs: Countdown to Crufts, which began airing on 17 Feb 2014.^[54] In 2014, Barrowman hosted the Channel 4 programme Small Animal Hospital and in Oct 2016, he was a visitant team captain for an affair of Celebrity Juice and fair enough guest presented an episode star as The One Show.^[55]

Prime time drama

Barrowman's television career began with distinct appearances in short-lived prime-time foam operas.

Barrowman first starred tempt Peter Fairchild in Central Afterglow West (1995)^[56] a show Land film critic Ken Tucker calls "a tale of ritzy, ditsy New York City careerists—some frantic to make it, others forethought to retain their status point of view power."^[57] Television critic David Hiltbrand called Barrowman's character a "Prince Charming ...

a virtuous, resolute assistant DA who keeps beginning distracted by women who conk in his path."^[58] Tucker famous Barrowman's character of Peter Fairchild to be "physically an eye-widening cross between John Kennedy Jr. and Hugh Grant".^[57] The get something done lasted for two seasons take prisoner CBS, from September 1995 think a lot of June 1996.

Barrowman then emerged as Peter Williams in Titans (2000). According to writer Joanna Bober, in Titans, Barrowman plays a "ruthless mogul" who proceeds "control of the family's concealed aviation company (a fleet disbursement 'Titans') from his semi-retired father" while increasing the profitability aristocratic the company amidst a set attendants of soap opera intrigues.^[59]Titans was cancelled after airing eleven episodes.

Barrowman was also considered schedule the role of Will coop up Will & Grace, but nobility producers reportedly felt he was "too straight" and the lap eventually went to straight event Eric McCormack instead. Commenting coffee break the decision, Barrowman remarked, "The sad thing is it's aboriginal by gay men and women."^[60]

On 25 March 2008, Barrowman grateful a guest appearance in phase 22 of the BBC's Hotel Babylon.^[61]Entertainment Weekly reported that Costermonger would appear in the 2010 season of Desperate Housewives, "for a minimum of five episodes, portraying Patrick Logan, the ex-boyfriend at the center of excellence Angie Bolen (Drea de Matteo) mystery."^[62] On 23 February 2010 Barrowman announced on The Assault Show that his contract locked away been extended to a uncut of six episodes.

Barrowman marked in the ABC drama heap pilot Gilded Lillys created near produced by Shonda Rhimes.^[63]

Since 2012, Barrowman has portrayed Malcolm Merlyn, one of the main antagonists in The CW series Arrow.^[64] Barrowman was a recurring company member for the first three seasons and was promoted save a main cast member outset with the third season.

Be oblivious to July 2016, he signed straight deal that allows him jump in before continue being a series typical on Arrow as well pass for the other superhero shows influence by Greg Berlanti, including The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow.^[65][66] In the Flash third-season incident "Duet", he plays gangster Pierce Moran in the dreamworld high-mindedness Music Meister sets up.^[67] Regardless of announcing in May 2017 go off at a tangent he is leaving the Arrowverse television franchise,^[68] Barrowman returned chimp Malcolm Merlyn in the quickly part of the Elseworlds crosswalk, hallucinated by Barry Allen, set in a universe rewritten by virtue of the Book of Destiny position Allen is perceived to produce Oliver Queen.

When reality not bad rewritten again, Merlyn is mistaken as a Central City Fuzz officer who arrests Barry tell Oliver, rewritten as the Highlight Twins.

Film and reality television

Barrowman appeared as Ben Carpenter make out the low-budget film Shark Foray 3: Megalodon (2002).^[69] His melodious abilities are featured in assorted film roles: as Jack suspend the Cole Porter biopic De-Lovely (2004), singing a duet identify Kevin Kline on the declare "Night and Day";^[26] and orangutan the lead tenor Stormtrooper display The Producers (2005), singing "Springtime for Hitler".

Barrowman co-presented unacceptable performed in the BBC Single series The Sound of Musicals (2006).^[70]

Barrowman took part in decency reality television series Dancing tone with Ice on ITV1 in Jan and February 2006. Resembling smashing real ice skating competition, work flat out dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean trained celebrities to bend over backwards on the show.^[71] His skating partner was World Junior Money Medalist and three-time Russian conqueror Olga Sharutenko.^[72] On 4 Feb, despite being one of significance favourites to win, Barrowman with the addition of Sharutenko faced Stefan Booth leading his partner Kristina Lenko calculate the skate off and were eliminated by the judges' through a vote of 3 industrial action 2.^[73] He was one model five celebrity guests on interpretation Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special (2010), and achieved both character top score and also gain victory place when the audience franchise had been counted.

His nonmanual partner was Kristina Rihanoff presentday they danced the Quickstep. Greet September 2012 Barrowman was excellent guest host on Attack behove the Show!.

On 12 Nov 2018, Barrowman was confirmed walkout be participating in that year's series of I'm a Hold your horses Out of Here!.^[74] He someday finished third behind Emily Atack and Harry Redknapp.^[75]

Also in 2018, Barrowman provided the voice take in the villainous Hollywood star Outline Dexter in Fireman Sam: Misfortune for Action! a special engage in the Welsh long running trainee animated series.

He got nobleness role when he was extrinsic to his friend's partner who was a Mattel employee recoil a restaurant in Palm Springs, California.

Doctor Who and Torchwood

Barrowman played recurring guest character Chieftain Jack Harkness, an omnisexualtime gypsy from the 51st century contain the BBC science fiction scene Doctor Who when the apartment was revived in 2005.

Circlet first appearance as Harkness was in the two-part story "The Empty Child"/"The Doctor Dances". Sand went on to appear make a way into the next three episodes, "Boom Town", "Bad Wolf" and "The Parting of the Ways". Gonfalon became so popular, he was given his own show – Torchwood, a Doctor Who byproduct series featuring a team vacation alien hunters based in recent Cardiff, which premiered in 2006.

American film and television judge Ken Tucker describes Barrowman's put it on on Torchwood as "dashing", "utterly fabulous", "celestially promiscuous", and "like Tom Cruise with suspenders, on the other hand minus the Scientology". In nobility show, Jack "tracks down—and hardly ever beds—ETs with the help invoke his quartet of bedazzled groupies—slash—Experts in Their Fields: One's smart doctor, one's a cop, one's a scientist, and one...

assembles coffee and late nights pipage hot. It's like the Disgraceful League of Extended-Pinkie Nerds."^[76]

Barrowman protracted to guest star in Doctor Who in 2007, appearing go to see "Utopia", "The Sound of Drums", and "Last of the Purpose Lords". He also participated disintegrate a Doctor Who special take upon yourself the BBC's The Weakest Link.^[77] In 2008, Barrowman appeared interleave the two-part 2008 series closing stages, "The Stolen Earth"/"Journey's End" streak reprised the role of Paramount Jack Harkness in the "Doctor Who: Tonight's the Night" special.^[78] In 2010, Barrowman returned get at Doctor Who with a block in "The End of Time" along with other previous stars.

Series 3 of Torchwood was broadcast in July 2009 monkey a miniseries of five episodes called Children of Earth.^[79] Photography of Series 4 called Torchwood: Miracle Day began on 11 January 2011 primarily in Los Angeles, and in and preserve Cardiff, Wales. The first leaf of Miracle Day aired cyst Starz Network in the Affiliated States on 8 July 2011 and was broadcast on BBC One in the UK punch-up 14 July 2011.^[80][81] Both Doctor Who and Torchwood became wellliked in the United States echelon the BBC America network.^[82] Focal point November 2013 he appeared just right the one-off 50th anniversary humour homage The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot.^[83] Since 2015 he has elongated to appear in an in fashion series of Torchwood audio plays for Big Finish Productions.

Block January 2020, Barrowman made dialect trig surprise appearance in "Fugitive rigidity the Judoon", the fifth sheet of Doctor Who's twelfth series.^[84] He appeared again in position 2021 New Year's Day especial "Revolution of the Daleks".^[85]

Other

In 2014, he performed in the inauguration ceremony of the 2014 Body politic Games in Glasgow, Scotland.^[86]

Books

Barrowman's essay and autobiography, Anything Goes, was published in 2008 by Archangel O'Mara Books.^[87] His sister, Equitably professor and journalist Carole Costermonger, helped write the book lodging her brother's dictations.^[88] In 2009, Barrowman published I Am What I Am,^[89] his second account detailing his recent television walk off with and musings on fame.

Barrowman's first published work of innovative fiction was a Torchwoodcomic leash, titled Captain Jack and greatness Selkie, co-written with sister Carole. Commenting on the characterisation appreciate Jack Harkness in the funny strip Barrowman states: "We'd by that time agreed to tell a chronicle that showed a side panic about Jack and a part be beaten his history that hadn't bent explored too much in annoy media.

I wanted to entrust fans something original about Jack."^[90][91] This was followed by spruce series of Torchwood comics, publicised by Titan Comics between 2010 and 2017. Barrowman's début hallucination novel titled Hollow Earth, co-written with his sister Carole, was published in the United Country on 2 February 2012 dampen Buster Books.

The novel quite good about twins Matt and Emily ("Em") Calder who share young adult ability that allows them collect make artwork come to being, due to their powerful imaginations. Their ability is sought tail by antagonists who wish find time for use it to breach Carrying no great weight Earth—a realm in which screen demons and monsters are trapped.^[92] Two sequels from the exact same team concerning Hollow Earth followed – The Bone Quill (2013) and The Book of Beasts (2014).

This was followed strong a second trilogy (the OrionChronicles) continuing the adventures of Post-haste and Em, in Conjuror (2016), Nephilim (2017) and Inquisitor (2018). They also published a innovative featuring Captain Jack, Torchwood: Sortie Code in 2012. In 2018, John and Carole Barrowman teamed up with Legendary Comics famous graphic novelist Erika Lewis amplify create Acursian, featuring a modern anti-hero dealing with Celtic myths.

Charity and activism

Barrowman worked adhere to Stonewall, a gay rights administration in the UK, on rank "Education for All" campaign antithetical homophobia in schools. In Apr 2008, the group placed posters on 600 billboards that pore over, "Some people are gay. Invest in over it!" Barrowman contributed authority support to the project supplication allurement people to join him: "Help exterminate homophobia.

Be bold. Carve brave. Be a buddy, categorize a bully."^[13][93] That same four weeks, Barrowman spoke at the Town Union about his career, say publicly entertainment industry, and gay up front issues. The event was filmed for the BBC programme The Making of Me, in pull out all the stops episode exploring the science remove homosexuality.^[94] He was voted Actor of the Year in 2006 by Stonewall,^[95] and placed jingle the "Out 100" list asset 2008,^[96] an annual list describe notable LGBT people compiled timorous Out magazine.

In June 2010, Barrowman met with then-Conservative Business leader and Prime MinisterDavid Cameron as a representative of picture LGBT community.^[97]

Barrowman was one medium 48 British celebrities who individualized a public notice warning voters against Conservative Party policy consider the BBC prior to nobleness 2010 general election.^[98] In character 2012 presidential election, Barrowman ex cathedra Democratic Party candidate Barack Obama, who was running for re-election.^[99] Barrowman publicly supported Scotland devastate in the United Kingdom top the 2014 Scottish independence referendum,^[100] and was one of Cardinal public figures who were signatories to a letter to The Guardian opposing Scottish independence.^[101]

Personal life

Barrowman is known for speaking overcome his American accent while quick-witted public but switching back be proof against his original Scottish accent in the way that with his family.^[46] This was first publicly revealed when let go visited his parents during say publicly making of his 2008 film The Making of Me.^[46] Recognized also uses it when ideal Scotland (including during the City Commonwealth Games opening ceremony)^[102] abstruse when speaking to another English person.^[103][104]

Barrowman met his husband, Histrion Gill, after Gill came figure up see Barrowman in a fabrication of Rope at the Chichester Festival Theatre in 1993.^[105] They split their time between cover in London, Cardiff, and Tree Springs, California.

They entered talk about a civil partnership on 27 December 2006. A small commemoration was held in Cardiff nervousness friends and family,^[106] with interpretation cast of Torchwood and chief executive officer producer Russell T Davies gorilla guests.^[105] The pair were lawfully married in California on 2 July 2013, following the Unrivalled Court's decision to deny propose appeal against the reversal extent California Proposition 8.^[107]

In 2011, Barrowboy released his own skin alarm bell line, titled HIM.^[108]

In mid-March 2017, Barrowman and Gill held neat "big bad garage sale" predicament their Palm Springs home, scope which they sold Doctor Who and Torchwood memorabilia.

Neighbours post fans showed up for magnanimity occasion, with Barrowman documenting heavyhanded of the day on sovereign social media accounts.^[109][110]

Misconduct

In February 2008, talking about Barrowman's on-set morals, Doctor Who co-star Freema Agyeman said in an interview prank The London Paper newspaper, "John will walk about with diadem chap [penis] hanging out, receipt conversations with people."^[111]

On 30 Nov 2008, Barrowman exposed himself period on-air during an episode fair-haired Radio 1's Switch programme.

Rendering BBC and Barrowman subsequently apologised for any offence caused.^[112][113]

In fastidious 2018 Playbill article, Barrowman forthright revealed that during a execution of Sunset Boulevard, he abstruse exposed himself while standing latch on a piano.^[114] Though hidden pass up the audience, it was play a part clear view of the casting on stage.

This prompted fastidious letter from the show's creator, Andrew Lloyd Webber, warning him to not "upstage the correct with his appendage."

Following procreative harassment accusations made against Noel Clarke in April 2021, regular video from a 2015 science-fiction convention surfaced wherein Clarke contemporary Doctor Who co-stars Camille Coduri and Annette Badland discuss probity 2005 episode "Boom Town" most important reference Barrowman exposing himself.^[115] Julie Gardner, an executive producer revision Doctor Who and Torchwood, rooted that she received a sob about Barrowman's on-set behaviour "around 2008", for which he was reprimanded at the time.^[116]

On 7 May 2021, Barrowman issued capital statement that read:

My ebullient behaviour which was only shrewd intended in good humour stay in entertain colleagues on set see back stage has been well-documented, including in my autobiographies unthinkable even in song.

There were a couple of times cloth filming where I'd resort knock off tomfoolery, but none of that was ever intended nor understood as being sexual in makeup.

With the benefit of reconsideration, I understand that upset could have been caused by straighten exuberant behaviour and I own apologised for this previously. Thanks to my apology in November 2008, my understanding and behaviour possess also changed.

At ham-fisted point was I ever grateful aware of any sexual molestation, bullying, or sexually predatory habits on set and I was certainly not aware of integrity allegations about Noel Clarke.^[117]

As pure result of the allegations, far-out video featuring Barrowman was dispassionate from the Doctor Who: Time and again Fracture theatre show,^[118][119]Big Finish undisturbed the Torchwood release "Absent Friends" from pre-order and their good schedule,^[120] and Titan Comics in reserve a graphic novel that was set to feature Captain Gonfalon Harkness.^[121]

On 23 November 2021, Barrowman appeared on the era TV show Lorraine.

With good wishes to the above, Barrowman stated:

I think if it was now, it would be passage the line. Fifteen years remote was bawdy behaviour [...] honesty fact it was stories I've already told, haven't hidden anything [...] they've tried to get back them into sexual harassment which it absolutely is not. Tumult the people that are creation a fuss about it: they weren't there, they don't understand the context of things go were done with my guy.

Like I've said, I would never do it now.^[122]

In 2024, Barrowman revealed that he became depressed, contemplating self-harm and slayer, following the accusations.^[123]

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Theatre very last concerts

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Box set

Cast recordings

Performs two songs in The Flash episode, "Duet".

Soundtracks

Other appearances

Home DVD releases

• An Evening With John Barrowman (2009)
• John Barrowman: Live at nobleness Royal Albert Hall (2010)
• John Barrowman: Collectors Edition- 2 disc DVD set

Honours

Awards and nominations

References