Tom Randle plays Monostatos. Tom was born on 21 December 1958 in Hollywood, California, USA.

Tom's operatic debut came in the English National Opera's performance of 'The Magic Flute' where he payed Tamino.

Tom wasn't always a singer, he began his musical studies in conducting and composition.

Unlike many of the actors in the film, 'The Magic Flute' is not Tom Randle's first appearance on the big screen.

Tom played The Snake in 'The Little Prince' directed by Francesca Zambello based on the children's book by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Molqui in 'The Death of Klinghoffer' (2003) directed by Penny Woolcock based on John Adams opera and Gardner and Trio in 'Trouble in Tahiti' (2001) directed by Tom Cairns based on the short opera by Leonard Bernstein.

In concert, Tom Randle has sung with many of the world's leading orchestras including the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, The London Symphony, Philharmonic and Philharmonia Orchestras, the Israel Philharmonic and The English Concert Orchestra.

The role of Monostatos requires a singer with a Tenor vocal range. Tom's character of Monostatos is a villain. Generally, opera villains aren't played by tenors, this makes Monostatos a very special role.

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Here is a diagram of how the tenor vocal range is represented on the keyboard of a piano: