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Biography
Dan Burton is an actor best known for his work in musical theatre. He trained at Laine Theatre Arts.
Career
Early credits included ensemble roles in the UK tour of Miss Saigon, and the West End productions of Chicago and Dirty Dancing. He then went on to play Bernardo in the UK tour of West Side Story.
Dan played the role of Nikos/Padamadan as part of the original London cast of Legally Blonde. He then moved on to appear in the ensemble of Betty Blue Eyes, in which at one point he appeared as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He was also part of the cast of the Chichester Festival Theatre production of The Pajama Game, which subsequently transferred to the West End.
He played Tulsa in the 2015 revival of Gypsy, for which he was nominated for the 2016 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical.