Jimmy Nail

Singer-songwriter, actor, musician, film producer, score composer and television writer Jimmy Nail makes his West End debut in Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds, opening at London's Dominion Theatre in February 2016. Jimmy first became a household name as Jimmy ‘Oz’ Osborne in BBC One’s hit series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. Jimmy then wrote, produced and played the title role in the award-winning television series Spender, which also launched a best-selling novel. He created the BBC series Crocodile Shoes in which he played country and western singer Jed Shepherd - the show’s eponymous theme tune became a chart hit and the album went triple-platinum in the UK. As a musician, Jimmy enjoyed success with the Number One single Ain’t No Doubt. He played Augustin Magaldi in the feature film Evita starring Madonna, and in 2014 he originated the role of Jackie White in the Sting musical The Last Shop at the Neil Simon Theater on Broadway.

(Source: The War of the Worlds press release)