Richard trained at Laine Theatre Arts, graduating with distinction for his Teaching Associate in classical ballet. He then made his stage debut in the first ever UK tour of Fame The Musical. His West End credits include: Cats (New London); Chicago (Adelphi); the original cast of The Witches Of Eastwick (Drury Lane and Prince of Wales); My Fair Lady (Drury Lane) and Pepper in Mamma Mia (Prince Edward). 

After a season at Chichester Festival Theatre in My One And Only, Richard also appeared at the Open Air Theatre in Regents Park playing Mustarseed in Midsummer Night’s Dream, Prince John of Lancaster in Henry IV (part 1), Lord of Camelot in Camelot and Franklin in The Babysitter. More recently Richard played Jimmy Smith in the UK tour of Thoroughly Modern Millie, Cosmo Brown in Singing In The Rain (Courtyard Theatre - Hereford) and Albert Tufnell in the 1950’s play Sailor Beware! (Stevenage, Eastbourne and Worthing) and returned to Regents Park to play the lead role of Tony in The Boyfriend. 

Other theatre credits include: Vocalist in Marti Webb’s Magic Of The Musicals (Demark); Eugene in Grease (Scandinavian tour); Billy Shears in Beatlemania (Gothenburg); Jamie in My Fair Lady (Cyprus and Malaysia).

Richard recently played Eddie in Blood Brothers at the Phoenix Theatre in the West End.

Visit the Gallery to see production images of Richard on stage.