Bio
John Barrowman is a British actor, musical performer, dancer, singer and television presenter best known for his role as Captain Jack Harkness in the science fiction television series Doctor Who (since 2005) and its spin-off series Torchwood, since 2006.
Born in Glasgow but raised in Illinois, John initially returned to the UK to study drama but a career as a leading man in musical theatre accidentally got in the way.
His big break came when he starred opposite Elaine Paige in Cole Porter's Anything Goes.
Since his stage debut he has appeared in almost every major musical of the last 30 years including Miss Saigon, Chicago, Beauty and the Beast, Sunset Boulevard, Stephen Sondheim's Company, Evita, Hair and The Phantom of the Opera to name just a few.