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Piers Stubbs is a successful young British actor who was born just outside London. At the age of eight and having never acted before, Piers landed his first role at the Royal Shakespeare Company as William Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor at the historic Old Vic in London's West End. Piers then relocated to London to devote full time to his acting career. Piers other lead roles in London's West End productions include Gavroche in Les Miserables, Reigart in Voyage Around My Father and his biggest part when he was cast in the role of Kurt after 9,000 children lined the streets of London to audition for Andrew Lloyd Webber's production of The Sound Of Music at the London Palladium. Piers and the cast of The Sound of Music also performed to Prince Charles at The Royal Variety Show and was one of a select few to record the Sound of Music album. Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber then handpicked Piers as the lucky actor to have his life followed on the renowned BBC television program Blue Peter. He later starred in the award winning production of Macbeth alongside Patrick Stewart.

Piers has done numerous voice-overs for the BBC. He won the lead role of Leo in the popular animated TV series Little Einsteins and went on to voice the character of Young Moha in the blockbuster film 10,000 BC.

Piers was cast in the role of Eli/Liquid starring opposite Kiefer Sutherland in the blockbuster video game franchise Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, for which he received a BTVA Video Game Voice Acting Award nomination for his body/facial capture and voice work performance.

He has guest starred on the TV series Oscar and Michaels Phineas and Ferb, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., American Horror Story and Days of Our Lives.

Piers joined Usher in Justin Simien's film Bad Hair which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was released on Hulu.

Piers appeared in the comedy series To Act or Not to Act which was released to festivals as Deadline. It won numerous awards, including Best Ensemble Cast. He recently wrapped production on The Distance, a short film by J.R. Niles, which will be released to film festivals later this year, for which he received the Emerging Actor Award at the Hollywood Women's International Film Festival. He is set to continue his collaboration with J.R. Niles in her upcoming film A Hui Hou.

Piers is based in London but frequently travels internationally for work on television and in movies.

Piers is the great grand nephew of Jane Austen.

Piers and the cast of The Sound of Music sung to Prince Charles at The Royal Variety Show.

Andrew Lloyd Webber handpicked Piers as the lucky actor who would have his life followed on the renowned BBC television show &quot;Blue Peter&quot;.

Was chosen by Andrew Lloyd Webber to record the soundtrack of &quot;The Sound of Music&quot;.

Has starred alongside Poppy Lee Friar in London&#39;s West End productions of The Sound Of Music, Macbeth and on the TV series Little Einstein&#39;s.

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