Jon Robyns was born on 8 December 1982 and is a British stage actor, who is best known for playing Jean Valjean in Les Miserables and the title role in The Phantom of the Opera in London's West End.
17 Facts About Jon Robyns
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Jon Robyns worked on new material with Playbox Theatre Company performing NEWS and performed two new operas with MusicBox Youth Opera; Fox at the manger and Brundibar.
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In 1999 Jon Robyns moved to Cardiff becoming involved with Welsh National Youth Opera.
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In 2001 Jon Robyns attended the 3-year Musical Theatre course at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London.
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In June 2006 Jon Robyns played the roles of Princeton and Rod in the original London cast of Avenue Q the musical in London's West End.
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Jon Robyns was part of the company for the concert version of Chess at the Royal Albert Hall on 12 and 13 May 2008.
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Jon Robyns played the role of Marius Pontmercy in Les Miserables at the Queen's Theatre until leaving the show on 23 June 2009.
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Jon Robyns has rejoined the cast of Les Miserables during the 25th Anniversary International Tour as Enjolras and is on the live recording Album.
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Jon Robyns has previously recorded material for Whyte and in 2005 appeared in a showcase of one of the composer's musicals at Greenwich Theatre.
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In 2011 Jon Robyns joined the cast of Spamalot as part of the UK Tour, performing the role of Sir Galahad.
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In 2013 Jon Robyns played Oliver in The Confession Room at the St James Theatre in London.
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In 2014 Jon Robyns joined the original London cast of Memphis, playing the role of first cover Huey.
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In 2016 Jon Robyns played Emmett Forrest in the Leicester Curve production of Legally Blonde, and performed in both the UK tour of Sister Act as Eddie and The Wedding Singer as Robbie Hart.
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In 2018 Jon Robyns joined the West End cast of Hamilton at the Victoria Palace theatre playing King George III.
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In December 2019, Jon Robyns took over the role of Jean Valjean in the new production of Les Miserables at the Sondheim Theatre.
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In 2021, Jon Robyns was cast as Valjean when the Sondheim reopened.
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On 18 January 2023, it was announced that Jon Robyns was cast as The Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, taking over the role from Earl Carpenter on 3 April.