Terrence Mann

Terrence Vaughan Mann is an American theatre, film, and television actor and baritone singer. He is best known for his appearances on the Broadway stage, including roles such as Chester Lyman in 'Barnum,' The Rum Tum Tugger in 'Cats,' Inspector Javert in 'Les Misérables,' and The Beast in 'Beauty and the Beast.' Mann has received three Tony Award nominations, an Emmy Award nomination, and an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical. In film, he has appeared in the Critters series, 'A Chorus Line,' 'Big Top Pee-wee,' and 'Solarbabies.' He also starred as the villain Whispers in the Netflix series 'Sense8' from 2015 to 2018. Mann is currently a distinguished professor of musical theatre at Western Carolina University and serves as an artistic director of the Carolina Arts Festival and the North Carolina Theatre.