Sheffield born Roy trained at The Royal Academy of Music. His extensive experience includes the post of Musical Director and pianist for The Royal Ballet For All on their British tours. His work on operatic recordings includes Verdi's Attila, Macbeth, Nabucco, and La Traviata and Bizet's Carmen, coaching both chorus and soloists including Carreras and Domingo.
Roy's versatility as a musician spans from working on many film soundtracks, including Star Wars, Evita with Madonna, Yentl with Barbra Streisand, and The Two Ronnies. He has been Musical Director of a number of hit shows including Chicago, A Chorus Line, Fiddler on the Roof, Half a Sixpence and Scrooge, as well as Royal Variety Shows. As a teacher of singing he is much sought after by the casts of West End musicals and singers from the worlds of pop and opera.
As a singer he has performed roles in many venues around the country, including Tonio in Pagliacci, Marcello in La Bohème, and Frank Maurant in Street Scene By Kurt Weill. He has also sung with The Netherlands Opera , at La Fenice,Venice and at the Royal Opera, Covent Garden.