Richard Lloyd King

John (London)

Richard's career began with extensive apperances in Dougie Squires' Second Generation, which involved television and live performances throughout the UK. This was closely followed by joining Arlene Philip's Hot Gossip, and he has made frequent apperances in many television programs. From then on, Richard's career followed a number of different paths and in recent years he has spent most of his time appearing on stage in the West End - as Richie in A Chorus Line, directed by Michael Bennett at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. This was followed by Children of Eden at the Prince Edward Theatre, directed by John Caird, portraying The Snake, and then The Cotton Club at the Aldwych Theatre directed by Billy Wilson, playing Jim Carlton. This was followed by a sucessful run as Four-Eyed Moe in Five Guys Named Moe, directed by Charles Augins at the Lyric Theatre, moving on to play the role of Pooh-Bah in the Hot Mikado, directed by David H Bell at the Queen's Theatre. Richard is the presenter of Dance Workshop for BBC Radio 5 and has recently finished working on a new children's animation series The Junk Yard, as the voice of FM. Richard is delighted to return to the Theatre Royal to play the role of John.