TONY HARVEY - Scar

Birthplace Sydney, Australia

Training Warehouse Theatre, 1977 – 1979; Axis Workshop, 1983; NATC, 1983 – 1986

Theatre Beauty and the Beast (Disney/Jacobsen), Lend Me a Tenor, Return to the Forbidden Planet (Jacobsen), Barrymore (STC), Me and My Girl (Adelaide Festival Trust), The Graduate (Really Useful Company), Simply Weill (Sydney Opera House Trust), How To Succeed in Business (The Production Company), Fame the Musical (IMG/Jacobsen), Earl (Stables Theatre), Worry Warts (Monkey Baa Productions)

Television A Country Practice, Sons and Daughters, Rafferty’s Rules, Home and Away (Channel 7), The Young Doctors, Grim Pickings (Channel 9), Captain James Cook (ABC), Tanamera-Lion of Singapore, Blonde (Channel 10)

Film The Wiggles Movie (Gladusaurus Productions), As Happy As Larry (Far Sighted Films), The Mooncalf (AFTRS), Young Einstein (Serious Productions), The Night We Called It a Day (Ocean Pictures)

Other Jive Junkys (Writer, Can Do That Productions), The Beverley Spurgeon Hour / Casting Aspersions / Lifting Gertie’s Nurter (Writer/Performer, Tilbury Hotel), Hi Honey, I’m Home (Writer/Voice Overs, 2NSB – FM99.3) Tongue and Groove (Producer/Co-host 2NSB - FM99.3)

GENO SEGERS - Mufasa

Birthplace Winston, Salem, North Carolina, USA

Training Mr. Derrick Lawrence (voice/drama), Mrs.Tichina Vaughn (voice/drama), Mrs. Janise Webb (voice)

Television Various television commercials and campaigns in New Zealand, United States and Canada

Other The Lion King is Geno’s professional musical theatre debut

BUYISILE ZAMA - Rafiki

Birthplace Thekwini, South Africa

Theatre THE LION KING (West End)

Television Guest host on Disney’s Studio D; Guest appearance on Good Morning Australia (Channel 10); Mornings with Kerri Anne (Channel 9), Sunrise (Channel 7); Morning Live (SABC2 South Africa); Selimathunzi (Felicia Mabuza Suttle Show), Ezimtoti, Jam Ally

Other Awarded the 2004 MO Award for Female Musical Performer of the Year and nominated in the 2004 Helpmann Awards for Best Female in a Musical.
Finalist in the Shell Road to Fame; Concert for Two Nations; Nelson Mandela Tribute Concert; Backing vocals for Whitney Houston concert (Johannesburg); Thabo Mbeki Inauguration; Coca Cola, Omo (Radio Advertisements); Kirk Franklin (Supporting Act), Music Video with Rebecca Malope, Haze, Pure Magic.

TERRY BADER - Zazu

Birthplace London, United Kingdom

Training NIDA 1971

Theatre Rocky Horror Show, Arturo Ui (Nimrod Theatre Co.), Norman Conquests (MTC), Shorts at the Wharf (STC), Noises Off, Venetian Twins (Gordon Frost), Henry V (Bell Shakespeare Company), The Rocky Horror Show (Harry M Miller Productions), Buskers & Angels (Pegasus Productions)

Television Trial by Marriage, The Fast Lane, 3 Men and A Baby Grand, Heartbreak High, Sweet & Sour (ABC), Home and Away (Channel 7), Neighbours, Bodyline (Channel 10)

Film Stone, Barnaby and Me, Dark City, Shorts = Nuts, The Shadow Knows

Other Awarded the 2004 MO Award for Male Musical Performer of the Year and nominated in the 2004 Helpmann Awards for Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical for his performance in The Lion King.

JAMIE McGREGOR - Timon

Birthplace Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

Training New Zealand College of Performing Arts, 1997-1999

Theatre The Cripple of Inishmaan, Dirty Weekends (Centrepoint Theatre), Sweeney Todd (Downstage Theatre), The Little Mermaid, 3 Little Pigs (Actor/Director, Kidstuff Theatre), Noises Off and Wind in the Willows (Circa Theatre), Blood Brothers (NZ Tour, 2001), Mime International (Wellington), 4 Doors and a Sofa, (Actor/Director, Bats Theatre), Kennedy's Children (Wellington Fringe)

Television Tribe (BBC), Cloud Nine (Production Co.); Television Commercials: various, including Land & Transport Safety, Charity Appeal, New World Supermarkets

Other Lord of the Rings - Motion Capture (WETA Digital '03)

JOHN XINTAVELONIS– Pumbaa

Birthplace Hobart, Australia

Theatre Island of Slaves (10 Days Festival); Monkey Magic (Big Monkey); Annie; Sound Of Music; Allo Allo; Are You Being Served? (Exit Left); He Died With A Felafel In His Hand (Fifth Wall); Alice in Wonderland; Comedy of Errors; Cosi (Zootango); Wind in the Willows; Robin Hood; Treasure Island; Aladdin; Sindbad (Theatre Alfresco); Guys and Dolls; Anything Goes; Sweet Charity (Theatre Royal/XWWX); 42nd Street (Hills Centre).

Television Something Hot Before Bed (ABC); TODAY (Nine) Sunrise (Seven); Football Life (WIN TV).

Film Sound Of One Hand Clapping (Artist Services)

Other Time Cracks; Dog & Cat News (Animation Voices) Nights Across Tasmania (Host, ABC Local Radio); Blueback (Terrapin)

TURANGA MERITO - Simba

Birthplace Rotorua, New Zealand

Training Charisma Church, 1997 - 2003, Rotorua Lakes High School 1997 - 2003

Theatre Joseph (Christian City Church), The Wizard of Oz

Television Pukana (New Zealand), Coca-Cola Christmas in the Park (New Zealand)

Other Jireh Performing Arts Group.

PATRICE TIPOKI - Nala

Birthplace Palmerston North, New Zealand

Training WAAPA (BA Music Theatre) 2001-2003, Conroy Dance Centre (RAD, CSTD) 1993-2000, AMEB Classical Voice, Violin, Theory & Musicianship
Toni Higginbotham Screen Workshops

Theatre WE WILL ROCK YOU (Australia/Tokyo), THE KING AND I (Gordon/Frost)
Prodigal (Bryant/Frank) WAAPA productions: Fiddler on the Roof (Hodel),
Spurboard (Amy), The Wild Party, Perfectly Frank, Pacific Overtures,
The Crucible (Workshop), Up

Other Arrow Foundation 1st Annual Benefit Concert, Gulf Air Corporate (Abu Dhabi), ABC Children's Shows; Fireman Sam, Pingu & Pinga 1999 Starz Production Team 1993-1996, Tropical Passion 1996-2000, Journey to Paradise 1986-1995

LAVINA WILLIAMS - Shenzi

Birthplace Auckland, New Zealand

Television Various commercial jingles (NZ)

Other Former member of New Zealand girl group Ma-V-Elle who released two albums; Released two Gospel albums with Invasion band; Maitime Award for Best Female Vocalist (TV2); NZ Tui Award Nomination for Best Female Vocalist
The Lion King is Lavina's professional musical theatre debut

KENNETH MORALEDA - Banzai

Birthplace Cambridge, Massachussetts, USA

Training ATYP, 1992; NIDA, 1995

Theatre A Man With 5 Children (STC), Shattered Jade (Carnivale), Afterplay (Marian St Theatre), Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens (Mardi Gras), The Wedding Song (NIDA Company), Twelfth Night, White Paper Flowers (ATYP)

Television White Collar Blue, Big Sky (Channel 10), Water Rats, Stingers, Comedy Inc. (Channel 9), Playhouse Disney (Disney Channel, Asia), Bondi Banquet (SBS), Wildside (ABC), City Life (TV2, New Zealand), Get a Life (Comedy Channel)

Film The Great Raid (Miramax), Sweet and Sour (Linden Goh Films)

Other Le Van Tai Readings (ABC Radio National), Dangerously Asians (Belvoir St, Co-writer)

MATTHEW BAKER - Ed


Birthplace Auckland, New Zealand

Training Ken Cornish (singing) 2000 – 2004; Unitec S.P.A.S.A (2002 – 2004)

Theatre Measure for Measure (Unitec Tour 2004), Michael Hurst's Macbeth (The Large Group)

Film Bigger Fish (Plutonium Shores)