Michael D. Xavier

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1. First role

   In 2000, Xavier made his London West End debut and took his first professional role in the musical comedy Pageant.

2. Beyond film

   In 2008, Xavier took the role of Rock Hudson in Tim Fountain's play Rock, staged at Liverpool's Unity Theatre, Manchester's Library Theatre and London's Oval House Theatre. Made in Manchester later turned it into a radio play, which earned the Best Online Only Audio Drama award at the 2012 BBC Audio Drama Awards.

3. Early training

   Xavier is the Principal of MX Masterclass, a Sunday musical theater training school based at Rambert on Upper Ground that helps students win places at professional training colleges.

4. Early training

   Michael David Smith, later known as Michael Xavier, went to Knutsford High and in 1999 finished his professional acting training at Manchester Metropolitan University.

5. Beyond film

   In 2007, Xavier sang Tony in a BBC Radio 2 Friday Night is Music Night marking Leonard Bernstein and the 50th anniversary of West Side Story, with the BBC Concert Orchestra at London's Mermaid Theatre.

6. Beyond film

   Xavier shared presenting duties with Claudia Winkleman on the BBC Radio 2 Covent Garden Stage at the 2013 Olivier Awards. The following year he was back, this time co-hosting the ITV Stage alongside Myleene Klass.