Oliver Tompsett

Tompsett was born in Abingdon-on-Thames. His father, John, was an engineer and opera singer, and his mother, Judy, who ran a dance studio. He has an older brother, Ben, who is a musician, and a sister, Amy. Tompsett attended John Mason School. He was a member of the Oxfordshire Youth Music Theatre, which sparked his interest in musical theatre, where he performed in youth productions of Me and My Girl, Godspell and Anne of Green Gables. He is a graduate of Arts Educational School, where he played the lead role of "Tony" in West Side Story.Tompsett made his professional and West End debut in 2002 in the Madness/Tim Firth musical Our House, directed by Matthew Warchus, at London's Cambridge Theatre.

His subsequent London stage appearances include: Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus's musical Mamma Mia!, directed by Phyllida Lloyd, at the Prince of Wales Theatre; Caliph' in Kismet, directed by Tiffany Watt-Smith, at the Arcola Theatre, and "Harry Lytton" in Richard Stirling's Over My Shoulder: The Story of Jessie Matthews, directed by Stewart Nicholls, at Wyndhams Theatre.

Immediately prior to joining the original cast of Wicked, in 2006, he appeared in Trevor Nunn's production of Peter Shaffer's The Royal Hunt of the Sun, at the National Theatre.

Tompsett next played the role of Fiyero in the West End musical Wicked, in 2006. He is a member of the original London cast, having previously performed in the ensemble and serving as the understudy for Fiyero, before replacing Adam Garcia in 2007. He played his final performance in 2010 after three and a half years with the production. He was succeeded by Lewis Bradley who played the role until May 2010, when Lee Mead took over.

In 2011, Tompsett originated the role of Drew in the West End production of Rock of Ages. For this role he was nominated for the whatsonstage.com Theatergoers Choice Award for Best Actor in a Musical.

In 2012, Tompsett replaced Noel Sullivan as Galileo in We Will Rock You, and for this role he was nominated for the WhatsOnStage Theatergoers Choice Award for Best Take Over in a Role.

From November 2014 to 24 January 2015, Tompsett played the role of Phil Davis in the musical White Christmas alongside Darren Day in Leeds.

From 16 March to 14 August 2016, Tompsett played the role of Sky Masterson in the West End revival of Guys and Dolls following its transfer to the Phoenix Theatre in London. Tompsett reprised the role for the show's Israeli premiere at the Opera House in Tel Aviv for 10 performances.

In 2019, Tompsett joined the cast of & Juliet as Shakespeare. The world premiere production opened at the Manchester Opera House on 10 September 2019 and closed on 12 October 2019. He continued on in the role when the musical transferred to the West End, where it began performances at the Shaftesbury Theatre on 2 November 2019. At the 2020 WhatsOnStage Awards, he was nominated for Best Actor in a Musical. Tompsett continued in the role for the entire West End run of & Juliet, until the show closed on 25 March 2023, and reprised the role on Broadway, before Drew Gehling, after the original actor, Stark Sands, departed.

On 4 April 2023, Tompsett took over the role of Edward Lewis in the West End production of Pretty Woman. He will continue to play the role until the show's closing on 18 June 2023.

On 18 May 2023, it was announced that Tompsett will star in the musical In Dreams, which will begin performances at Leeds Playhouse on 3 July 2023.