Darren Charles

Height: 170 cm

Darren began performing at the age of 5 in Dulwich at local Theatre shows and Carnival competitions at The Notting Hill Carnival. Ten years later while doing his A levels he decided to pick up where h ...Show More

Darren began performing at the age of 5 in Dulwich at local Theatre shows and Carnival competitions at The Notting Hill Carnival. Ten years later while doing his A levels he decided to pick up where he left off and trained at South London Dance Studios. He later gained a scholarship for vocational training at The Urdang Academy where he trained extensively in acting, singing and dance. Darren graduated in 2007 with honors and went straight into his first show Carmen Jones at The Royal Festival Hall accompanied by The London Philharmonic Orchestra. Since then he has played lead roles both on the West End and on World Tours, in shows such as Five Guys Named Moe, The Rat Pack, The Screams Of Kitty Genovese, A Harlem Dream and most recently Sister Act at The Gordon Craig Theatre. He has also been a part of UK Hip Hop Dance company BirdGang and has performed in commercials, music videos, studio recordings, Bollywood films, short films, and events such as The London Olympics Opening Ceremony & The National Theatre's 50th Anniversary of Black Theatre. Hide