<P> Mat Fraser is an English rock musician, actor, writer and performance artist . He has thalidomide - induced Phocomelia . In 2017, he was cast to play Shakespeare's Richard III at the Hull Truck Theatre as part of Hull City of Culture 2017 . </P> <P> Between 1980 and 1995 Fraser was a drummer with several rock bands including "Fear of Sex," "The Reasonable Strollers," "Joyride," "The Grateful Dub," and "Living in Texas," who had a number one single in Italy . Fraser played the drums with Graeae Theatre Company's "Reasons to be Cheerful" at the 2012 Paralympics opening ceremony, where he also hosted the pre-televised section, and with Coldplay during the closing ceremony . </P> <P> Fraser left drumming to join Graeae Theatre Company, Europe's leading disabled theatre company after their production of Ubu inspired him to change careers . He worked in forum theatre for Graeae for several months, then landed the part of Dr Prentice in Joe Orton's What the Butler Saw . He is now a patron of Graeae . Subsequent theatre roles in the' 90s included the Group K production of Marisol and the title role in Johnny Sol at the Croydon Warehouse . </P> <P> He wrote 2005's Thalidomide!! A Musical, in which he and Anna Winslet played all the roles . </P>

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