Ramin Karimloo is a Canadian actor, singer and songwriter recognized for his work in London's West End and New York's Broadway theatre.
Karimloo in 2022
Erik (The Phantom of the Opera)
Erik is the title character from Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra, best known to English speakers as The Phantom of the Opera. The character has been adapted to alternative media several times, including in the 1925 film adaptation starring Lon Chaney, the 1943 remake starring Claude Rains, the 1962 remake starring Herbert Lom, and Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical.
Lon Chaney as Erik, The Phantom, in Universal's 1925 silent film version of The Phantom of the Opera