Colm Wilkinson (born June 5 1944 in Dublin) is an Irish musical theatre actor and singer, probably best known for playing the role of Jean Valjean in Les Misérables. He was among the most frequent players of that role, and appeared on several cast albums as well as at the 10th anniversary concert in 1995. Earlier he had sung the part of Che in the concept album for the musical Evita in 1975. Since his retirement from Les Misérables in the 1990s, he has played the Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera.