David Thaxton

David Thaxton (born 12 May 1982) is a Welsh singer, actor and musical theatre and opera performer. He starred in the Donmar Warehouse's Passion, for which he won the 2011 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical.

His West End credits include playing Enjolras and Javert in Les Misérables, The Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera, Kevin T in Come from Away, and Raoul de Chagny in Love Never Dies. In 2023, he starred as Max von Mayerling in the West End revival of Sunset Boulevard and reprised the role for his Broadway debut in 2024. He was nominated for a second Olivier Award for his performance. He returned to the West End in the summer of 2026 as Pontius Pilate in Jesus Christ Superstar.