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{{short description|British actor}}
{{BLP sources|date=December 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| image        = Lee Mead.jpg
| caption      = Mead performing at ''Andrew Lloyd Webber's Birthday in the Park'', September 2008
| name         = Lee Mead
| birth_name   = Lee Stephen Mead
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|7|14}}
| birth_place  = [[Southend-on-Sea]], [[Essex]], England
| occupation   = Actor, singer
| years_active = 2004–present
| known = '''Theatre'''<br />[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]] (2007–09)<br />{{Nowrap|[[Wicked (musical)|Wicked]] (2010–11)<br />[[Legally Blonde: The Musical]] (2011)<br />[[Jack and the Beanstalk]] (2012)<br />[[Robin Hood]] (2013)<br />[[Cinderella]] (2014)<br />[[Aladdin]] (2015)<br />[[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (musical)|Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]] (2015–16)<br />'''Television'''<br />[[Any Dream Will Do (TV series)|Any Dream Will Do]] (2007)<br />[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]] (2014–16)<br />[[Holby City]] (2017–19)}}
| spouse       = {{Marriage|[[Denise van Outen]]|2009|2015|end=divorced}}
| children     = 1
| website      = [http://www.leemead.co.uk/ Official website]
| module       = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| background   = solo_singer
| genre        = [[Musical theatre]], [[Pop music|Pop]]
| label        = Lee Mead Productions Ltd
}}
}}
'''Lee Stephen Mead''' (born 14 July 1981) is an English [[musical theatre]], television actor and occasional singer, best known for winning the title role in the 2007 West End revival of ''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]]'' through the [[BBC]] TV casting show ''[[Any Dream Will Do (TV series)|Any Dream Will Do]]''.  As well as subsequent West End roles in ''[[Wicked (musical)|Wicked]], [[Legally Blonde: The Musical]]'' and The West End Men, Mead has pursued a music career, releasing four solo albums and undertaking concert tours in the UK and Japan.
In 2014, he joined the cast of the BBC One drama ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'', playing the role of [[Lofty Chiltern|Ben 'Lofty' Chiltern]], while continuing to tour the UK with his band between filming commitments. He returned to the stage in May 2016 as Caractacus Potts in the UK Tour of ''[[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (musical)|Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]]''. In 2017, he returned to the role of Lofty, but in Casualty's sister series, the BBC One drama ''[[Holby City]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/holby-city-casting|work=BBC Media Centre|title=Lee Mead swaps Casualty for Holby City|date=10 February 2017|access-date=10 February 2017}}</ref>
On 9 November 2019 Lee sang [[Morning Has Broken]] at the Annual [[Remembrance Day]] celebration service at the [[Royal Albert Hall]].
==Early career==
After studying at performing arts college, Mead gained his first professional stage experience in cabaret as a cruise ship singer on the Portsmouth to Bilbao ferry and then in a summer season at [[The Spa, Bridlington|Bridlington Spa Theatre]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/theatre/article6988086.ece | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615163145/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/theatre/article6988086.ece | url-status=dead | archive-date=15 June 2011 | work=The Times | location=London | title=After Joseph Lee Mead turns to Oscar Wilde | first=Bruce | last=Dessau | date=15 January 2010 | access-date=7 May 2010}}</ref>  He moved into [[musical theatre]] in 2004, playing both Levi and the Pharaoh<ref>[http://www.aord.co.uk/joseph/reviews.htm Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060226235211/http://www.aord.co.uk/joseph/reviews.htm |date=26 February 2006 }}</ref> in the UK touring production of ''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]]''.  Following ''Joseph'', Mead performed in the UK tours of ''[[Tommy (The Who album)|Tommy]]'' (ensemble and first cover Tommy) and ''[[Miss Saigon]]'' (ensemble and first cover Chris) before joining the [[West End theatre|West End]] production of ''[[The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)|Phantom of the Opera]]'' as an ensemble player and understudy for the role of Raoul.
==Any Dream Will Do/Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat==
While performing in ''[[The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)|The Phantom of the Opera]]'', Mead auditioned for the [[BBC]] series ''[[Any Dream Will Do (TV series)|Any Dream Will Do]]'', hoping to win a six-month contract playing [[Joseph (Hebrew Bible)|Joseph]] in the 2007 West End revival of ''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]]''.  From 10,000 initial auditionees, Mead was selected as one of the final 12 potential 'Josephs' who performed live on TV every Saturday night to win the public's vote.
Immediately after he won the final, a single featuring Mead, with fellow ''Any Dream Will Do'' finalists Lewis Bradley and [[Keith Jack]], was released in aid of the [[BBC]]'s annual [[Children In Need]] charity appeal.  The single, featuring ''[[Any Dream Will Do (song)|Any Dream Will Do]]'' (performed by Mead) and ''[[Close Every Door]]'' (performed by all three finalists) reached number 2 in the official UK singles chart.
''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat'' opened in the West End on 17 July 2007 to generally good reviews: "Lee Mead... turns out to be both talented and enthusiastic... what distinguishes him is an attractive singing voice and, coming from beneath hair that owes more to Uncle Esau than father Jacob, lots of affable charisma... last night's audience seemed enchanted" wrote [[Benedict Nightingale]] in ''[[The Times]]''.<ref>
{{cite news
| url = http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/article2093549.ece
| archive-url = https://archive.today/20080516042803/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/article2093549.ece
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 16 May 2008
| newspaper = [[The Times]]
| publisher = [[News International]]
| location = [[London]]
| title = Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
| first = Benedict
| last = Nightingale
| author-link = Benedict Nightingale
| date = 18 July 2007
| access-date =7 May 2010
}}
</ref>
"Mead is in excellent form vocally" wrote [[The Stage]]'s Lisa Martland. His performance of ''Close Every Door'', "encapsulating both tenderness and defiance", was a highlight for her.<ref>
{{cite news
| title = Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
| first = Lisa
| last = Martland
| url = http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/17449/joseph-and-the-amazing-technicolor-dreamcoat/
| newspaper = [[The Stage]]
| location = [[London]]
| date = 18 July 2007
| access-date = 20 July 2007
}}
</ref>
After 600 performances in the role, Mead played Joseph for the last time on 10 January 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.andrewlloydwebber.com/lee-meads-final-performance-as-joseph-in-the-west-end/|title=Lee Mead's final performance as Joseph in the West End|first=The Web|last=Kitchen|date=10 January 2009|website=Andrew Lloyd Webber|access-date=25 March 2019}}</ref>
==Post-Joseph career==
Following his run as Joseph in the West End, Mead took a short course at the [[Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute]] in [[New York City]] before taking on his first major play in a UK tour of ''[[Lord Arthur Savile's Crime (short story)|Lord Arthur Savile's Crime]]''.  The play, which was adapted by [[Trevor Baxter]] in the style of a tongue-in-cheek Victorian melodrama from a short story by [[Oscar Wilde]], opened at the [[Theatre Royal Windsor]] on 12 January 2010 and finished at the [[Theatre Royal Bath]] on 24 April 2010.  Mead led the cast playing the title role alongside established performers including  [[Gary Wilmot]], [[Kate O'Mara]], [[David Ross (actor)|David Ross]] and [[Derren Nesbitt]].
Mead went on to appear in the role of [[Fiyero]] in the London production of [[Wicked (musical)|Wicked]],<ref>
{{cite press release
|publisher   = Wicked London Production Ltd
|date        = 10 May 2010
|title       = Wicked proudly welcomes Lee Mead
|url         = http://www.wickedthemusical.co.uk/readnews.asp?id=50wkd
|access-date  = 3 September 2010
|quote       = Wicked... welcomes Lee Mead to the cast as Fiyero from today (10 May 2010).
|url-status     = dead
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20100518084929/http://www.wickedthemusical.co.uk/readnews.asp?id=50wkd
|archive-date = 18 May 2010
|df          = dmy-all
}}
</ref> from 10 May 2010 to 5 February 2011 opposite [[Rachel Tucker]] as Elphaba, the Wicked Witch Of the West and [[Louise Dearman]] as Galinda, the Good Witch.  Mead was nominated for the ''Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers' Choice Award for Best Takeover in a Role'' for this role.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Whatsonstage.com Awards Nominees Announced
| publisher = [[Whatsonstage.com]]
| date = 3 December 2010
| url = http://www.whatsonstage.com/news/theatre/london/E8831291348480/Whatsonstage.com+Awards+Nominees+Announced.html
| access-date = 3 December 2010
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101207014559/http://www.whatsonstage.com//news//theatre//london//E8831291348480//Whatsonstage.com%20Awards%20Nominees%20Announced.html
| archive-date = 7 December 2010
| url-status = dead
}}</ref>
Mead then took over the role of Emmett in ''[[Legally Blonde (musical)|Legally Blonde]]'' in the [[West End theatre|West End]] from 20 June to 8 October 2011.  He made his television acting debut in August 2011, guest starring in an episode of ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' on [[BBC One]] as newly employed teaching assistant Harry Timms<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/2011/wk34/sat.shtml#sat_casualty Casualty – Starting Out] ''BBC''</ref>  He also appeared in the second series of the science fiction drama, Bedlam, in the episode entitled "Jude" playing Scott, the brother of the title character, on Sky Living in June 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.list.co.uk/article/40453-lee-mead-joins-bedlam/ |title=Lee Mead joins Bedlam |publisher=The List |date=15 February 2012 |access-date=28 March 2012}}</ref>  In December 2012, he starred in his first pantomime as the title character "Jack" in Jack and the Beanstalk at the [[Mayflower Theatre]], Southampton alongside Julian Clary and Nigel Havers.
Mead returned to the West End in May 2013, starring in The West End Men in concert at the Vaudeville Theatre alongside Matt Willis, Glenn Carter, Stephen Rahman-Hughes and David Thaxton. In December 2013, he starred in his second pantomime as "Robin" in ''Robin Hood'' at the [[Theatre Royal, Plymouth|Theatre Royal]], Plymouth.
On 1 March 2014, he made his first appearance as [[Lofty Chiltern|Ben "Lofty" Chiltern]] in the BBC drama series ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''. Mead was nominated as ''Favourite Newcomer'' in the 2014 TV Times Awards<ref>{{cite news
| title = TV Times Awards 2014 categories
| publisher = whatsontv.com
| date = 23 September 2014
| url = http://www.whatsontv.co.uk/tv-times-awards/categories
| access-date = 23 September 2014}}</ref> and shortlisted as ''Newcomer'' in the ''2015 National Television Awards''<ref>{{cite news
| title = National Television Awards 2015 shortlists announced
| publisher = www.digitalspy.co.uk
| date = 6 January 2015
| url = http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2/eastenders/news/a619485/eastenders-leads-national-television-awards-2015-soap-nominations.html#~p0A3FSCVgA58xh
| access-date = 6 January 2015}}</ref> for this role. Alongside ''Casualty'', Mead is continuing to tour the UK with his band, starred in his third pantomime as "Prince Charming" in ''Cinderella'' at the [[New Theatre, Cardiff|New Theatre]], Cardiff in December 2014 and stars in his fourth as "Aladdin" in ''Aladdin'' at the [[Birmingham Hippodrome|Hippodrome]], Birmingham in December 2015.
In 2016, Mead left ''Casualty'' to join the ''[[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (musical)|Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]]'' UK Tour as "Caractacus Potts" and ended the year playing "Prince Charming" in ''Cinderella'' at the [[London Palladium]]. In 2017 he joined the cast of ''[[Holby City]]'', reprising his ''Casualty'' role.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Lee Mead swaps Casualty for Holby City
| publisher = bbc.co.uk
| date = 10 February 2017
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/holby-city-casting
| access-date = 7 February 2020}}</ref> He remained as a series regular until his final episode aired on 17 December 2019.
In 2019, he made a guest appearance as himself in the second series of the BBC sitcom ''[[Motherland (TV series)|Motherland]]''.
In 2024, he played the role of Eddie Souther in the West End production of "[[Sister Act (musical)|Sister Act]]"
==Filmography==
===Film and television credits===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
|-
| 2007 || [[BBC]] series ''[[Any Dream Will Do (TV series)|Any Dream Will Do]]'' || Himself
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' || Harry Timms
|-
| 2012 || ''Bedlam'' || Jude
|-
| 2014-16 || ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' || Ben 'Lofty' Chiltern
|-
| 2017-19 || ''[[Holby City]]'' || Ben 'Lofty' Chiltern
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Motherland (TV series)|Motherland]]'' || Lee Mead (himself)
|-
| 2022 || ''[[The Dumping Ground]]'' || Drew
|}
===Theatre credits===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Theatre
! Location
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]]'' || Ensemble / Understudy Levi & Pharaoh || {{n/a}} || UK National Tour
|-
| 2005 || ''[[The Who's Tommy]]'' || Ensemble / First Cover Tommy || {{n/a}} || UK National Tour
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Miss Saigon]]'' || Ensemble / First Cover Chris || {{n/a}} || UK National Tour
|-
| 2006-07 || ''[[The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)|The Phantom of the Opera]]'' || Ensemble / First Cover Raoul || [[Her Majesty's Theatre]] || [[West End theatre|West End]]
|-
| 2007-09 || ''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]]'' || Joseph || [[Adelphi Theatre]] || [[West End theatre|West End]]
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Lord Arthur Savile's Crime (short story)|Lord Arthur Savile's Crime]]'' || Arthur Savile || [[Theatre Royal Bath]] || [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]]
|-
| 2010-11 || ''[[Wicked (musical)|Wicked]]'' || Fiyero || [[Apollo Victoria Theatre]] || [[West End theatre|West End]]
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Legally Blonde (musical)|Legally Blonde]]'' || Emmett || [[Savoy Theatre]] || [[West End theatre|West End]]
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Jack & The Beanstalk]]'' || Jack || [[Mayflower Theatre]] || [[Southampton]]
|-
| 2013 || ''The West End Men'' || Himself || [[London Palladium]] || [[West End theatre|West End]]
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Robin Hood]]'' || Robin || [[Theatre Royal, Plymouth]] || [[Plymouth]]
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Cinderella]]'' || Prince Charming|| [[New Theatre (Cardiff)|New Theatre]] || [[Cardiff]]
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]]'' || Caractacus Potts || {{n/a}} || UK National Tour
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Cinderella]]'' || Prince Charming||[[London Palladium]] || [[West End theatre|West End]]
|-
| 2022-2023 || ''[[Chicago (play)|Chicago]]'' || [[Billy Flynn (Chicago)|Billy Flynn]] ||{{n/a}}|| UK National Tour
|-
| 2023 || ''[[We Will Rock You (musical)|We Will Rock You]]'' || Khashoggi || [[London Coliseum]] || [[West End theatre|West End]]
|-
| 2024 || ''[[Sister Act (musical)|Sister Act]]'' || Eddie Souther || [[Dominion Theatre]] || [[West End theatre|West End]]
|}
==Concerts==
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===UK and Ireland===
Mead undertook his first solo concert in his home town of [[Southend]] in May 2010 and continued to tour the UK and Ireland during 2010 and 2011 with his own band.  A second tour, ''The Love Tour'', followed in February 2012 to coincide with the release of his third album, ''Love Songs''.  In the summer of 2012, Mead joined forces with Stephen Rahman-Hughes and Matt Rawle to tour as the [http://www.thewestendmen.com/index.html West End Men], supported by special guest, Kerry Ellis.  A further short tour with the West End Men followed in November 2012 with Ramin Karimloo replacing Matt Rawle in the line-up.  Mead also starred in a month-long run of the West End Men from May to June 2013 at the Vaudeville Theatre in London.
Mead completed further UK solo tours in the autumn of 2013 and in 2014 then in 2015, announced a new collaboration with Stephen Rahman-Hughes to form duo, Steve and Lee, their show ''Both Sides Now'' debuted in October of that year. Mead's new ''Some Enchanted Evening'' tour kicked off in July 2015, followed by the launch of his new album of the same name in February 2016, which is marked by a series of intimate London gigs with further UK-wide tour dates announced for March and October 2016. In November 2016, he joined other West End stars for two ''Broadway in Concert'' dates and a further ''Both Sides Now'' show with Stephen Rahman-Hughes. Mead has announced a monthly ''Up Front and Centre'' residency at London's Pheasantry throughout 2017, the first of its kind for the Chelsea cabaret venue.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Tour
!Venues and dates
|-
|2010/11
|An Evening With Lee Mead
|'''2010 dates''': [[Cliffs Pavilion]], Southend-on-Sea (23 May); [[The Anvil, Basingstoke|The Anvil]], Basingstoke (13 June); [[Alban Arena]], St Albans (27 June); Embassy Theatre, Skegness (25 July); [[Grimsby Auditorium]], Grimsby (22 August); [[Buxton Opera House|Opera House]], Buxton (12 September); [[Leeds Town Hall|Town Hall]], Leeds (17 October); [[Aylesbury Waterside Theatre|Waterside Theatre]], Aylesbury (7 November); [[New Wimbledon Theatre]], London (14 November); [[Royal & Derngate|Derngate Theatre]], Northampton (3 December); [[Alexandra Theatre (Birmingham)|Alexandra Theatre]], Birmingham (4 December) and [[Coliseum Theatre]], London (19 December).
'''2011 dates''': [[Mayflower Theatre]], Southampton (6 February); [[Hawth Theatre]], Crawley (19 February); [[Sage Gateshead|Sage]], Gateshead (22 February); [[Nottingham Royal Concert Hall|Royal Concert Hall]], Nottingham (23 February); [[De Montfort Hall]], Leicester (25 February); [[Venue Cymru]], Llandudno (27 February); ending in [[Wales Millennium Centre]], Cardiff (12 March). Following the tour, there were further solo concerts in [[National Concert Hall]], Dublin (31 March) with the [[RTÉ Concert Orchestra]]; Kilworth House Theatre, Kilworth (16 July); [[The Forum, Bath|The Forum]], Bath (5 November) and [[Barbican Hall]], London (22 December).
|-
|2012
|The Love Tour
|[[Pavilion Theatre (Bournemouth)|Pavilion Theatre]], Bournemouth (11 February); [[Bridgewater Hall]], Manchester (12 February); [[Cliffs Pavilion]], Southend-on-Sea (14 February); [[St David's Hall]], Cardiff (19 February); [[Colston Hall]], Bristol (23 February); [[Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool|Philharmonic Hall]], Liverpool (24 February); [[Symphony Hall, Birmingham|Symphony Hall]], Birmingham (26 February).  A further concert, 'An Evening With Lee Mead' was held at the Assembly Hall, Worthing (10 March).
|-
|2012/13
|West End Men
|[[Fort Regent]], [[Jersey]] (14 July 2012); G Live, [[Guildford]] (18 July 2012); Beau Sejour, [[Guernsey]] (28 & 29 July 2012); [[Glasgow Royal Concert Hall|Royal Concert Hall]], [[Glasgow]] (14 November 2012); [[Sage Gateshead|Sage]], [[Gateshead]] (20 November 2012) and [[De Montfort Hall]], [[Leicester]] (23 November 2012) and [[Vaudeville Theatre]], London (25 May – 22 June 2013).
|-
|2013/14
|Lee Mead in Concert
|'''2013 dates''': The Pheasantry, London (14–17 and 19 August); Villa Marina, Isle of Man (23 August); [[Forum 28]], Barrow in Furness (15 September); Shanklin Theatre, Isle of Wight (24 September); The Platform, [[Morecambe]] (26 September); [[Camberley Theatre]], Camberley (27 September); Civic Hall, [[Bedworth]] (28 September); and [[Cheltenham Town Hall|Town Hall]], Cheltenham (29 September).
'''2014 dates''': [[Sherman Cymru]], Cardiff (4 May); Queen's Theatre, Barnstaple (1 June); Octagon Theatre, Yeovil (29 June); Beck Theatre, Hayes (20 July); [[The Capitol Theatre, Horsham|The Capitol]], Horsham (10 August); G Live, Guildford (13 August); Theatr Hafren, Newtown (20 September); Cliffs Pavilion, Southend (5 October); Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth (2 November); Wycombe Swan Theatre, High Wycombe (12 November); [[West Cliff Theatre]], Clacton (16 November); and Garrick Theatre, London (7 December – Christmas show).
|-
|2015
|Steve and Lee – Both Sides Now
|The Pheasantry, London (31 October – 1 November); [[The Capitol Theatre, Horsham|The Capitol]], Horsham (29 November).
|-
|2015/16
|Some Enchanted Evening
|'''2015 dates''': The Pheasantry, London (26–28 June – warm up gigs); Civic Hall, Bedworth (19 July); Shanklin Theatre, Isle of Wight (2 August); [[West Cliff Theatre]], Clacton (16 August); [[Camberley Theatre]], Camberley (5 September); The Apex, Bury St Edmunds (19 September); [[Sondheim Theatre|Queen's Theatre]], Barnstaple (4 October); Octagon Theatre, Yeovil (25 October); Theatre Royal, Winchester (8 November); [[Lichfield Garrick Theatre]], Lichfield (21 November); and [[Garrick Theatre]], London (6 December – Christmas show).
'''2016 dates''': The Pheasantry, London (4–6 March – album launch gigs); [[The Playhouse, Weston-super-Mare|The Playhouse]], Weston-super-Mare (10 March); Lighthouse Theatre, Kettering (18 March); [[The Lighthouse (Poole)|The Lighthouse]], Poole (23 March); [[Royal Spa Centre]], Leamington Spa (2 October); [[Leeds City Varieties|City Varieties Music Hall]], Leeds (6 October); Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl (7 October); [[Marina Theatre]], Lowestoft (12 October); Embassy Theatre, Skegness (13 October); Pomegranate Theatre, Chesterfield (14 October); [[The Brewhouse Theatre & Arts Centre|Brewhouse Theatre]], Taunton (19 October); [[Cheltenham Town Hall|Town Hall]], Cheltenham (20 October); Oakengates Theatre (The Place), Telford (21 October); [[New Theatre Royal]], Portsmouth (26 October); [[Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells|Assembly Hall Theatre]], Tunbridge Wells (27 October) and [[Cliffs Pavilion]], Southend (28 October).
|-
|2016
|Broadway in Concert
|[[Wales Millennium Centre]], Cardiff (16 November); [[London Palladium]], London (17 November).
|-
|2016
|Steve and Lee – Both Sides Now
|Hippodrome Casino, London (27 November).
|-
|2017
|Up Front and Centre
|The Pheasantry, London (26 March, 30 April, 28 May, 25 June, 30 July, 27 August, 24 September, 29 October and 26 November); Princess Alexandra Auditorium, [[Yarm School]] Stockton-on-Tees (7 October).
|-
|2017
|The Glamis Prom
|[[Glamis Castle]], Forfar (15 July).
|-
|2018
|Lee Mead – 10 Years – The Anniversary Tour
|[[Corn Exchange, Newbury|Corn Exchange]], Newbury (24 February); [[The Stables]], Milton Keynes (25 February); [[Lincoln Drill Hall|Drill Hall]], Lincoln (10 March); [[The Lowry]], Salford Quays (23 March); [[Woodville Halls Theatre|The Woodville]], Gravesend (24 March); [[The Capitol Theatre, Horsham|The Capitol]], Horsham (25 March); Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury (27 April); Lowther Pavilion, Lytham St Anne's (28 April); The Spotlight, Hoddesdon (29 April); [[Riverfront Arts Centre]], Newport (19 May); [[Festival Theatre, Malvern|Festival Theatre]], Malvern (20 May); Regal Theatre, Redruth (22 June); [[Tivoli Theatre (Wimborne Minster)|Tivoli Theatre]], Wimborne Minster (23 June); [[Royal Hippodrome Theatre]], Eastbourne (24 June); [[Plaza Cinema, Stockport|The Plaza]], Stockport (27 July); [[Loughborough Town Hall|Town Hall]], Loughborough (28 July); [[Epsom Playhouse]], Epsom (29 July); Medina Theatre, Newport Isle of Wight (28 September); Octagon Theatre, Yeovil (29 September); Theatre Royal, Winchester (30 September); Palace Theatre, Newark-on-Trent (26 October); [[The Castle Theatre, Wellingborough|Castle Theatre]], Wellingborough (27 October); [[Palace Theatre, Redditch|Palace Theatre]], Redditch (28 October); Corn Exchange, King's Lynn (23 November); [[West Cliff Theatre]], Clacton-on-Sea (24 November); [[Palace Theatre, Westcliff-on-Sea|Palace Theatre]], Southend-on-Sea (25 November).
|}
===Japan===
Mead completed his first international concert tour of Japan in December 2011.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Tour !! Venues and dates
|-
| 2011 ||Tomomi Nishimoto Christmas Adagio||Mead toured Japan in December 2011 in concert with Sojung Lee also a vocalist. Civic Cultural Centre Muse, [[Tokorozawa]] (3 December); Suntory Hall, Minato-ku, [[Tokyo]] (4 December); Mihara Performing Arts Centre "Popolo", [[Hiroshima]] (6 December); Aichi Prefectural Arts Theatre, [[Nagoya]] (8 December); The Symphony Hall, [[Osaka]] (9 December); Alpha Anabuki Hall, [[Kagawa Prefecture|Kagawa]] (10 December); Minato Mirai Hall, [[Yokohama]] (11 December); Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara, [[Sapporo]] (15 December); City Cultural Hall, [[Aomori, Aomori|Aomori]] (17 December); Opera City Concert Hall, [[Tokyo]] (18 December)
|}
==Guest appearances==
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Mead has appeared as a guest artist at a range of concerts and events.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Date
!Concert
!Notes
|-
|1 July 2007
|Concert for Diana
|Performed at a concert in [[Wembley Stadium]], [[London]] in honour of the late [[Diana, Princess of Wales]], singing ''[[Any Dream Will Do (song)|Any Dream Will Do]]'' with other former Josephs [[Donny Osmond]] and [[Jason Donovan]].<ref>{{cite news
| title = International stars join Concert for Diana as more tickets are announced
| publisher = royal.uk
| date = 14 June 2007
| url = https://www.royal.uk/international-stars-join-concert-diana-more-tickets-are-announced
| access-date = 6 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|19 August 2007
|[[Andrew Lloyd Webber]] Gala
|Performed ''[[Close Every Door]]'' and ''[[Any Dream Will Do (song)|Any Dream Will Do]]'' in a gala concert recorded at the [[Mermaid Theatre]] in [[London]] for [[BBC Radio 2]].<ref>{{cite news
| title = Mead, Fisher, Roger, Etc. Set for Sold Out UK Webber Gala
| publisher = broadwayworld.com
| date = 25 July 2007
| url = https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/Mead-Fisher-Roger-Etc-Set-for-Sold-Out-UK-Webber-Gala-20070725
| access-date = 6 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|16 November 2007
|Children in Need 2007
|Opened the [[Children in Need 2007]] charity event by singing ''[[Any Dream Will Do (song)|Any Dream Will Do]]''<ref>{{cite news
| title = In pictures: Children In Need 2007
| publisher = news.bbc.co.uk
| date = 17 November 2007
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7090000/newsid_7098200/7098234.stm
| access-date = 6 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|25 November 2007
|Trillogy at the Movies
|Performed at charity concert in [[Southend]] in aid of [[Children In Need]].<ref>{{cite news
| title = Lee Mead at charity show
| publisher = echo-news.co.uk
| date = 26 November 2007
| url = https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/local_news/1858232.lee-mead-at-charity-show/
| access-date = 6 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|18 March 2008
|[[The Prince's Trust]] Celebrating Success Awards
|Performed ''[[Any Dream Will Do (song)|Any Dream Will Do]]''  and new single ''[[You and Me (Lifehouse song)|You and Me]]'' at an awards ceremony held in the [[Odeon Leicester Square]].<ref>{{cite news
| title = Lee Mead sings for prince
| publisher = echo-news.co.uk
| date = 22 March 2008
| url = https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/local_news/2139213.lee-mead-sings-for-prince/
| access-date = 6 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|21 June 2008
|West End Live, [[London]]
|Performed ''[[Close Every Door]]'' and ''[[Any Dream Will Do (song)|Any Dream Will Do]]'' at West End Live, a free event held each year in [[Leicester Square]], [[London]] to give the public a taster of a range of [[West End Theatre|West End]] shows.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Theatre shows take to the streets
| publisher = news.bbc.co.uk
| date = 21 June 2008
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7467362.stm
| access-date = 6 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|17 August 2008
|Lyrics by Don Black
|Performed ''Some Of Us Belong To The Stars'' from the musical ''[[Billy (musical)|Billy]]'' (based on the novel [[Billy Liar]]), and ''Love Changes Everything'' from ''[[Aspects of Love]]'' in a concert at the [[London Palladium]] to celebrate the work of lyricist, [[Don Black (lyricist)|Don Black]].<ref>{{cite news
| title = Lyrics by Don Black celebrated at London Palladium
| publisher = johnbarry.org.uk
| date = 17 August 2008
| url = https://johnbarry.org.uk/index.php/arc/2008/item/552-lyrics-by-don-black-celebrated-at-london-palladium
| access-date = 6 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|14 September 2008
|[[Andrew Lloyd Webber]] 60th Birthday concert.
|Performed four songs at Birthday In The Park in [[Hyde Park, London]]: ''[[Love Changes Everything (song)|Love Changes Everything]]'' and ''[[All I Ask of You]]''; a duet from ''[[The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)|The Phantom of the Opera]]'' with [[Hayley Westenra]]; ''[[Close Every Door]]'' and ''[[Any Dream Will Do (song)|Any Dream Will Do]]''.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Andrew's 60th birthday celebrated by BBC concert in Hyde Park
| publisher = andrewlloydwebber.com
| date = 14 September 2008
| url = https://www.andrewlloydwebber.com/andrews-60th-birthday-celebrated-by-bbc-concert-in-hyde-park/
| access-date = 6 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|5 October 2008
|Tribute to [[Ian Fleming]]
|Performed ''[[From Russia with Love (soundtrack)|From Russia with Love]]'' at a concert in the [[London Palladium]] in honour of the creator of [[James Bond]].<ref>{{cite web
| title = A Tribute To Ian Fleming
| website = mi6-hq.com
| date = 10 October 2008
| url = https://mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/event_fleming_tribute.php3?id=2035
| access-date = 6 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|29 March 2009
|Australia Flood and Fire Benefit
|Performed ''Nothing Else Matters'' from his second album at the [[Palace Theatre, London]]<ref>{{cite web
| title = Australian Fire & Flood Benefit
| website = leemead-timeline.co.uk
| date = 29 March 2009
| url = http://leemead-timeline.co.uk/files/music/concerts/2009-fire-and-flood-benefit.html
| access-date = 6 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|10 May 2009
|Rhydian Roberts Concert
|Appeared as a guest star at [[Rhydian Roberts]]' concert in the [[Bristol Hippodrome]], singing ''[[You Raise Me Up]]'' with Rhydian.
|-
|17 September 2009
|TOG Chorus
|Performed a duet of 'We All Stand Together' with [[Hayley Westenra]] and two solo numbers at an event organised by [[Terry Wogan]] fans in aid of [[Children In Need]] at [[Longleat]].<ref>{{cite web
|title=Bandaged
|url=http://www.bandaged.org.uk
|website=Bandaged.org.uk
|access-date=25 March 2019}}</ref>
|-
|25 October 2009
|Helping the Heart of Music
|Performed at [[Royal Albert Hall]] concert in aid of the PRS for Music Members Benevolent Fund, singing two [[Marc Bolan]] songs.
|-
|24 November 2008
|An Audience with [[Tim Rice]].
|Performed six songs at this event in [[Monaco]], including four solos: ''[[Any Dream Will Do (song)|Any Dream Will Do]]"''; ''Anthem'' from the musical ''[[Chess (musical)|Chess]]''; ''A Winter's Tale'';and ''Heaven on Their Minds'' from ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'' as well as two duets, ''[[Can You Feel The Love Tonight]]'' and ''[[A Whole New World]]'' with Emma Munro-Wilson.
|-
|10 December 2009
|Spirit of Christmas
|Headlined concert at [[Lincoln Cathedral]] in aid of the Muscular Dystrophy campaign.
|-
|21 December 2009
|Christmas with [[Hayley Westenra]]
|Performed two solo numbers and two duets with [[Hayley Westenra]], including their first live performance of 'When the Stars Go Blue' from Mead's second album, at the [[Barbican Centre]].
|-
|3 October 2010
|A Handful Of Songs: A Tribute to [[Lionel Bart]]
|Performed at a BBC Radio 2 'Friday Night Is Music Night' concert at the [[Hackney Empire]], singing two songs, 'From Russia With Love' and 'Do You Mind' by [[Lionel Bart]]. Broadcast 24 December 2010.
|-
|10 October 2010
|[[Apollo Victoria]]'s 80th Birthday Concert
|Performed at concert celebrating the [[Apollo Victoria]]'s 80-year history, singing '[[Paint It Black]]' by [[The Rolling Stones]], who performed there in 1961.
|-
|4 March 2011
|[[Daniel Boys]] cabaret
|Joined Boys to sing duet version of 'More Than Words' from Mead's second album.
|-
|18 June 2011
|West End Live, [[London]]
|Made his debut as Emmett from [[Legally Blonde: The Musical]] at West End Live 2011, a free annual event showcasing the best of London theatre, performing 'Chip On My Shoulder' with Carley Stenson as Elle
|-
|28 June 2012
|Top That! A Tribute to Irving Berlin, [[Watford]]
|Performed at a BBC Radio 2 'Friday Night Is Music Night' concert devoted to the songs of Irving Berlin at the [[Watford Colosseum]]. Broadcast 7 September 2012.
|-
|6 July 2012
|Olympic Torch Relay Event
|Performed a new song, 'Gold' especially composed for the occasion at ''Sparks Will Fly'', an Olympic Torch Relay event in [[Chelmsford]].
|-
|25 November 2013
|[[The Salvation Army]] Christmas Concert
|Performed 'Bring Him Home' and 'Blue Christmas' at this annual Christmas Concert at the [[Royal Albert Hall]], London.
|-
|29 March 2014
|Stephen Rahman-Hughes cabaret
|Sang 'Father and Son' and two duets with Rahman-Hughes, 'Luck Be a Lady' and 'I Believe (When I Fall In Love)'.
|-
|5 April 2014
|ISS Choral Spectacular
|Guest at [[The Salvation Army]] [[International Staff Songsters of the Salvation Army|International Staff Songsters]] Choral Spectacular at [[Regent Hall]], London.
|-
|11 July 2014
|Stephen Rahman-Hughes cabaret
|Sang three numbers at The Pheasantry, London.
|-
|28 August 2014
|[[Daniel Boys]] cabaret
|Mead joined Boys in an unusual all-male duet of '[[As Long As You're Mine]]' from [[Wicked (musical)|Wicked]].
|-
|12 October 2014
|Gala Spectacular
|Performed three songs at [[Bobby Davro]]'s charity concert in aid of Woking & Sam Beare Hospices at the [[New Victoria Theatre]], Woking.
|-
|10 May 2015
|Let's Hear It for the Boys
|Performed at charity concert hosted by [[Louise Dearman]] in aid of [[Alzheimer's Society]].
|-
|7 June 2015
|In Harmony with your Gut
|Performed at charity concert in aid of Crohn's and Colitis UK and the St Mark's Hospital Foundation at [[St Paul's, Covent Garden]], London.
|-
|18 October 2015
|Brian McCann 40..15! Cabaret
|Mead joined an impressive line-up of West End talent to sing at this cabaret at The Phoenix Artist Club, London.
|-
|8 December 2015
|Christmas with the Stars
|Performed two songs at the annual charity concert in aid of [[Bloodwise]] at the [[Royal Albert Hall]], London.
|-
|25 February 2016
|Music of the Movies
|Performed a number of songs from his new album, released the same day, and [[Pure Imagination]] accompanied by a massed children's choir at this annual event in aid of youth charity Hybu at the [[Motorpoint Arena Cardiff|Motorpoint Arena]], Cardiff.
|-
|30 June 2017
|Don't Stop Us Now!
|Co-hosted and performed three songs at this 10th anniversary event in aid of youth charity Hybu at the [[Motorpoint Arena Cardiff|Motorpoint Arena]], Cardiff.
|-
|3 September 2017
|Sennybridge Show Concert
|Joins Rhydian and others to perform at the annual Sennybridge Show Concert at [[Sennybridge]], Brecon (3 September).
|}
==Discography==
===Albums===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Album Title
!Notes
|-
|1 October 2007
|Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
|Mead's version of ''[[Any Dream Will Do (song)|Any Dream Will Do]]'' was added to a special edition re-release of the 1991 [[London Palladium]] cast recording.
|-
|19 November 2007
|Lee Mead
|Mead's debut solo album achieved double gold status.
|-
|5 May 2008
|Three and Out
|Mead features on two songs on the ''[[Three and Out]]'' soundtrack, ''[[You've Got A Friend]]'' and ''[[Somebody Help Me]]''.
|-
|6 October 2008
|Andrew Lloyd Webber 60
|Mead's version of [[Any Dream Will Do (song)|Any Dream Will Do]] features on this triple CD album of the best of [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]].
|-
|23 February 2009
|Connie Fisher – Secret Love
|Mead duets with [[Connie Fisher]], winner of ''[[How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?]]'', singing ''Next Time You Fall In Love'' from the musical ''[[Starlight Express]]''.
|-
|9 March 2009
|Nothing Else Matters
|Mead's second solo album includes a mixture of covers and new songs, including some co-writes, and a duet of ''[[When The Stars Go Blue]]'' with [[Hayley Westenra]].
|-
|9 November 2009
|Bandaged Together
|Mead appears on this double album, duetting with [[Hayley Westenra]] and the TOGS Chorus on ''[[We All Stand Together]]'' as well as singing ''[[All You Need Is Love]]''. This charity album consists of a mixture of nostalgic and children's songs from years gone by.
|-
|13 February 2012
|Love Songs
|Mead's third solo album is, as the cover states, dedicated to different Love Songs. It includes moving covers of Falling Slowly, Hallelujah, Fix You and She.
|-
|26 February 2016
|Some Enchanted Evening
|Mead's fourth solo album harks back to the golden age of the Hollywood film musicals. Tracks include ''[[Luck Be a Lady]]'', ''[[Singin' in the Rain (song)|Singin' in the Rain]]'' and the title track ''[[Some Enchanted Evening]]''.
|-
|15 May 2017
|Rachel Tucker – On The Road
|Mead duets with West End and Broadway star [[Rachel Tucker]], singing ''You Matter To Me'' from the musical ''[[Waitress (musical)|Waitress]]''.
|-
|26 June 2017
|Keith Jack – Movie Nights
|Mead duets with [[Keith Jack]], runner-up to Mead in the [[Any Dream Will Do (TV series)|Any Dream Will Do]] TV series, singing ''You've Got A Friend In Me'' from the film ''[[Toy Story]]''.
|-
|4 October 2017
|Dan Burton – Broadway Melodies
|Mead duets with West End triple threat [[Dan Burton (actor)|Dan Burton]], singing [[Cole Porter]]'s ''[[Well, Did You Evah!]]'' from the film ''[[High Society (1956 film)|High Society]]''.
|-
|23 February 2018
|Lee Mead – 10 Years
|Mead's fifth album celebrates the 10 years since his first West End lead role in ''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]]'' and features 12 of his favourite songs from the musical theatre shows he has been in and from his own concerts.
|}
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Single title
|-
|18 June 2007
|[[Any Dream Will Do (song)|Any Dream Will Do]] #2 single.
|-
|3 December 2007
|[[Gonna Make You A Star]]
|-
|10 March 2008
|[[You and Me (Lifehouse song)|You And Me]]
|-
|7 November 2009
|We Will Remember Them ([[Help For Heroes]])
|-
|9 November 2009
|[[All You Need Is Love]] ([[Children In Need]])
|-
|14 December 2020
|In My Arms For Christmas
|}
==Awards==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Award
|-
|19 September 2007
|[[Rear of the Year]] accolade.
|-
|16 October 2007
|lastminute.com People's Choice Theatre Award for Favourite Theatre Actor.
|-
|18 November 2007
|Variety Club Award for "Outstanding New Talent."
|-
|8 December 2007
|TV Times award for "Favourite Newcomer"
|-
|15 April 2008
|Gold disc for debut album "Lee Mead."
|}
==Personal life==
Mead was born in [[Southend-on-Sea]] to Joan (née Horning) and Stephen Mead. He has a younger brother, Casey Michael Mead, who is four years his junior.<ref>{{cite news
|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/relative-values-lee-mead-and-his-mother-jo-5m92zk5q977
|title=Relative Values: Lee Mead and his mother, Jo
|work=The Times
|date=18 November 2007
|access-date=12 December 2020}}</ref>
In November 2007, Mead began dating ''[[Any Dream Will Do (TV series)|Any Dream Will Do]]'' judge [[Denise van Outen]]. The couple married on 25 April 2009 and their daughter was born on 1 May 2010. In July 2013, the couple released a joint statement stating that they had separated.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Denise van Outen and Lee Mead confirm they are to split
| publisher = bbc.co.uk
| date = 29 July 2013
| url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/23486881/denise-van-outen-and-lee-mead-confirm-they-are-to-split
| access-date = 7 February 2020}}</ref>
Lee got engaged to girlfriend Issy on Sunday 5 February 2023.
===Charity===
Mead is the patron and active supporter of Equal People Performing Arts, a charity based in [[Rayleigh, Essex]] that makes the performing arts available to all, and brings together disabled and non-disabled children and young adults to socialise and perform.<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.equalpeople.org.uk/index.html
|title=About Us
|publisher=Equal People
|access-date=28 March 2012
}}
</ref>
He also was ambassador of Vodafone's 2008 Cut It Out Campaign in 2008 which aimed to reduce bullying.<ref>{{cite news
|url=https://www.vodafone.co.uk/cs/groups/public/documents/assets/vftst073275.pdf
|title=Vodafone UK News
|publisher=Vodafone UK
|date=5 November 2009
|access-date=7 February 2020
}}
</ref> The campaign worked alongside the [[West End Theatre|West End]] stage production of ''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]]''.  Children were invited to design their own 'dreamcoat' and the winning entries were then worn on stage by Mead during Anti-Bullying week.<ref>{{cite news
| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/student/student-life/music-film/antibullying-campaign-in-the-west-end-928069.html
| work=The Independent
| location=London
| title=Anti-bullying campaign in the West End
| first=Alison
| last=Stacey
| date=12 September 2008
| access-date=7 May 2010}}</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.leemead.co.uk/ Official website]
*[http://www.lee-mead.co.uk/ Lee Mead Appreciation Society (unofficial fan website)]
*[http://leemead-timeline.co.uk/ Lee Mead Timeline (unofficial fan website and news archive)]
*[http://www.biogs.com/joseph/lee.html Lee Mead's biography at Biogs.com]
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