Teddy Kempner

Teddy Kempner stars as Mr Gruber in Paddington The Musical at the Savoy Theatre in London.

Teddy Kempner is a British actor and writer. He is knows for his extensive work in theatre, including Girl From the North Country, Cabaret and Caroline, Or Change. He was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance in Snoopy at the Duchess theatre. His film work includes The World’s End, Manderlay and The Murder Room.

Teddy has also co-written Three Friends and Jerry, Something Else, Preston; and a film, Clarence.

Theatre credits

His theatre work includes Girl From the North Country (The Old Vic, UK tour), Cabaret (Playhouse Theatre), Witness for the Prosecution (County Hall), Bitter Wheat, The Solid Gold Cadillac (Garrick Theatre), Caroline, Or Change (Chichester Festival Theatre, Hampstead Theatre, Playhouse Theatre), Driving Miss Daisy, Habeas Corpus, Measure for Measure (Theatre Royal Bath), 42nd Street (Théâtre du Châtelet), Vincent and Flavia: The Last Tango (UK tour), Dance ‘Til Dawn (Aldwych Theatre and UK tour), High Society, Acorn Antiques – The Musical (UK tours), Midnight Tango (Aldwych Theatre and UK tour), 66 Books (Bush Theatre), The Invisible Man (Menier Chocolate Factory), A Month in the Country, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Six Pictures of Lee Miller (Chichester Festival Theatre), Never Forget (Savoy Theatre and UK tour), Where There’s a Will (ETT), Uncle Ron (Savoy Theatre), Pacific Overtures, 3 Guys Naked from the Waist Down (Donmar Warehouse), Kiss Me Kate (Victoria Palace Theatre), Les Misérables (Palace Theatre), A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Swaggerer, Twelfth Night (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre), City of Angels (Prince of Wales Theatre), Company (Donmar Warehouse and Albery Theatre), Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, The Trial (National Theatre), The Merry Wives of Windsor, Nicholas Nickleby, Othello, The Three Sisters (RSC), Snoopy (Duchess Theatre – Olivier Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical), The Kitchen (Royal Court Theatre), and Trilby (Shared Experience).

TV & Film credits

For television, his work includes Birds of a Feather, Hustle, Bad Girls, Murder Room, Sir Gadabout, Company, Henry IV, Love Hurts, The Boot Street Band, and Nicholas Nickleby.

For film his credits include The World’s End, Inside the Twin Towers, De Lovely, Dear Wendy, Manderlay, It’s All About Love, RKO 281; Truly, Madly, Deeply; and Yentl. Kempner is co-writer and producer of several animation series, including Foxy Fables, Tales of a Wise King, Insektors, and Witchworld.

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