Nick Afoa

As a singer, Afoa was a soloist for the Rugby World Cup Choir who performed the National Anthems (for their respective countries) at the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia. In Auckland he performed at Christmas in the Park in 2003, Sky City Symphony Under the Stars in 2004, and has been the National Anthem singer for other international rugby sides. In 2013 he was cast (for a season due to last into 2015) as Simba in a Sydney musical production of Disney's The Lion King, a role he last auditioned in 2004. He was cast to play Simba in London’s West End musical The Lion King in 2016. His first performance in London was on 10 May 2016; and his last performance was on 14 March 2020. He recently played John in the Australian production of Miss Saigon. In 2024, he played Tom Collins in an Australian tour of Rent.