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b'Julian Ovenden, a Screen Actors Guild Award winner, talks with Ilana about his roles on "Knightfall," "Downton Abbey," and many other amazing projects. Julian shares details about his first musical in London, "Merrily We Roll Along," by the inimitable Stephen Sondheim. Sondheim was there at rehearsal daily and re-worked material for and with Juilan. The two often sat at the piano together since Julian had to play a lot in the show. Julian\'s gorgeous tenor voice has made him one of the most sought after concert performers in the world; he has three solo albums to his name. The son of a vicar who became the vicar for England\'s royal family, Julian\'s discusses what is was like for his family to live on the property at Windsor Castle. An actor who once had a phobia about accents, Julian shares how he learned to embrace them in order to stretch himself. And Julian gets candid with Ilana about the ups and downs of his career and tells hilarious audition stories that any actor will relate to.\\nBritish actor, Julian Ovenden is an accomplished thespian and musician, who has also had memorable performances in globally renowned television and film projects over the span of his 17-year career. He has starred on Broadway and in the West End, in high profile television series on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as fashioning an international career as a concert and recording artist.\\nOvenden currently stars as \\u2018William De Nogaret\\u2019 in HISTORY\\u2019s \\u201cKnightfall,\\u201d created by Don Handfield and Richard Rayner and executively produced by Jeremy Renner. The story centers on the mysterious but true accounts of the Knights Templar, the elite warriors of the Crusades. It delves into the great secrets protected by the Templars and tells the story of faith, loyalty, and brotherhood that help sustain these warriors on the battlefield and the dark events that would forever sear the infamous date of Friday the 13th into the world\\u2019s psyche.\\xa0\\nAs a solo singer, Ovenden has appeared with many of the world\\u2019s leading orchestras, including The New York Philharmonic, The New York Pops, The Northern Sinfonia, The Liverpool Philharmonic, The RPO, The LPO, The Belfast Symphony Orchestra, the John Wilson Orchestra, The BBC Symphony, The Royal Concertgebouw, and The BBC Concert Orchestra. Ovenden made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2014 and with much success, performed an additional headlining concert in 2016. In 2013, Ovenden recorded a debut album for Decca records entitled \\u201cIf You Stay\\u201d and has since made a \\u201cRogers and Hammerstein\\u201d record with John Wilson for Warner Classics and a \\u201cDownton Abbey Christmas\\u201d release.\\xa0\\nOn stage at the Booth theatre in 2006, Ovenden made his Broadway debut in \\u201cButley,\\u201d as \\u2018Joseph Keyston\\u2019 opposite Nathan Lane. In 2011, Ovenden starred as \\u2018Death\\u2019 in \\u201cDeath Takes a Holiday\\u201d for The Roundabout Theatre Company and appeared as \\u2018J.M. Barrie\\u2019 in The Weinstein Company\\u2019s \\u201cFinding Neverland.\\u201d\\xa0\\nOvenden first appeared on British television as \\u2018Andrew Foyle\\u2019 starring opposite Michael Kitchen in the widely adored \\u201cFoyle\\u2019s War\\u201d for five seasons. He has also appeared as \\u2018Charles Blake\\u2019 in two seasons of the worldwide phenomenon \\u201cDownton Abbey.\\u201d Domestically, Ovenden is best known for playing \\u2018Jeremy Lambert\\u2019 in Season 3 and 4 of CBS\\u2019s drama series, \\u201cPerson of Interest.\\u201d Further television credits include \\u2018Val Dartie\\u2019 in \\u201cThe Forsyte Saga,\\u201d \\u201cRelated,\\u201d and \\u201cSMASH.\\u201d Ovenden can be seen in the films, \\u201cColonia,\\u201d \\u201cThe Confessions,\\u201d and the British indie war film \\u201cAllies.\\u201d\\nOvenden currently resides in England with opera singer Kate Royal, their son Johnny Beau, daughter Audrey, and Roman the dog.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'