Tim Hardy

Tim trained at the The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. In Vienna he has appeared as The Spartan in Lysistrata directed by Peter Hall and sung Don Magnifico in Cenerentola for Music Theatre London which played in the Music Festival. For Vienna’s English Theatre he played Michael in Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me and last year directed Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier.

London appearances include Marat Sade directed by Peter Brook and Henry V both for the RSC and the Broadway transfers, Perchik in Fiddler on the Roof, Hotspur in Henry IV and Dauphin in Henry V, Rupert in Melon by Simon Gray, Dougie in Mary Barnes by David Edgar, Joe Manjkiewicz in Judy, Dad in Mad and her Dad, and Cavafy in Days of Cavafy.

In America Tim has played Leontes in Winter’s Tale and Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet.

For Music Theatre London he has sung the roles of Sarastro in Magic Flute, Bartholo in Figaro, Commendatore in Don Giovanni all of which were performed in London, Hamburg and Amsterdam.

Tim’s TV work includes Arthur Taylor in Oscar Wilde, running characters in Take Three Women, Eastenders and Families, Ross in Macbeth and Eleventh Hour.

His film credits inlude The Duellist, Marat Sade, Nothing But The Best and most recently Captain Corelli’s Mandolin. Tim has also narrated over 100 documentaries for the Discovery and History channels.

After playing Michael in Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me in Vienna two years ago, Tim returned to London to sing the role of Don Magnifico in Rossini’s Cenerentola at the Drill Hall. He then played Peer in Ibsen’s Peer Gynt at the Battersea Arts Centre, also in London.

Tim has directed since 1989. His productions include The Royal Hunt of the Sun, by Peter Shaffer, in Michigan, and The Merchant of Venice in Illinois. In England he has directed an all-female production of Troilus and Cressida, The Doll’s House by Ibsen and An Absolute Turkey by Georges Feydeau at the Electric Theatre Guildford.

Tim is on the audition panel at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where he also directs and teaches.