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The Lion King

1994

Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his father Mufasa; all the while his villainous uncle Scar conspires to take the throne for himself. Amid betrayal and tragedy, Simba must confront his past and find his rightful place in the Circle of Life.

The Lion King

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Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his father Mufasa; all the while his villainous uncle Scar conspires to take the throne for himself. Amid betrayal and tragedy, Simba must confront his past and find his rightful place in the Circle of Life.

The Lion King

2019

Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub's arrival. Scar, Mufasa's brother—and former heir to the throne—has plans of his own. The battle for Pride Rock is ravaged with betrayal, tragedy and drama, ultimately resulting in Simba's exile. With help from a curious pair of newfound friends, Simba will have to figure out how to grow up and take back what is rightfully his.

Mufasa: The Lion King

2024

Mufasa, a cub lost and alone, meets a sympathetic lion named Taka, the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of a group of misfits searching for their destiny.

Chance the Rapper

Cast · Known for The Lion King

Chancelor Johnathan Bennett (born April 16, 1993), known professionally as Chance the Rapper, is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. Born in Chicago, Bennett released his debut mixtape 10 Day in 2012. He began to gain mainstream recognition in 2013 after releasing his second mixtape, Acid Rap. He then released his third mixtape, Coloring Book in 2016, which garnered further critical acclaim and attention. It earned him three Grammy Awards, including the award for Best Rap Album; upon winning, it became the first streaming-only album to win a Grammy Award, and peaked at number eight on the Billboard 200. His debut studio album The Big Day was released in 2019. He is also an actor and composer, known for The Lion King (2019), Slice (2018) and Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021).

Chante Carmel

Chante Carmel is currently touring with the hit Broadway show, Disney's 'The Lion King' as Queen Sarabi. Chante Carmel was born Chante Carmel Lynn Frierson in Los Angeles, California. She began her pursuit of the arts at the age of 5 when she fell in love with ballet dance and discovered her love for vocal music.

Tosh Wanogho-Maud

Tosh began on the West End as a child, starring as Young Simba in Disney’s The Lion King. Wanogho-Maud went on to study at the BRIT school for Performing Arts & Technology and graduated from Bird College of Dance and Theatre Performance. Thereafter, he won starring roles in West End productions of Show Boat and The Book of Mormon, as well as numerous other touring shows around the country. Tosh’s status as leading man was crystalised via the part of Jimmy Early in Dreamgirls at The Savoy Theatre in 2018, after which he began to diversify into film and television; securing credits in Netflix’s Bridgeton and Jingle Jangle, as well as BBC’s Roadkill. 2021 saw some of his biggest role(s) to date, as one of the five stars of Michael Harrison’s The Drifters Girl at The Garrick Theatre. Alongside Oliver Winners Beverley Knight, Matt Henry MBE, the all black cast and co-creator team told the decades-spanning story of The Drifters and their female manager, Faye Treadwell. Alongside waitresses, record execs and a gamete of other characters, The Drifters Girl saw Tosh bring musical legends Ben E. King and Rudy Lewis to life via songs like Stand By Me and Under The Boardwalk. Shortly after the Drifters ended their run on the West End, Tosh traveled to Toronto/Egypt for a Pharaoh-stopping star-turn in Joseph & The Amazing Technicolored Dreamcoat. It was seven fat cows by night and rehearsals for the biggest challenge of his career by day…the role of David Ruffin in the brand-new transfer of Broadway’s Aint Too Proud, opening in April 2023 and playing at the Prince Edward Theatre until 2024. Outside of Theatre, Tosh is an avid reader, writer, gym-goer and self-described geek; one who hopes to answer the call for greater representation behind-the-scenes and in positions of power by producing stories of his own in the world of the arts that he knows so well. Whilst weathering the post-pandemic alongside his contemporaries Tosh continues to add to his past work alongside some of entertainment’s biggest names, as well as forge ahead in new multi-faceted, equitable, minority-lead roles on both stage and screen.

Alayna Martus

Alayna Martus is a young actress and singer best known for playing Young Nala in The Lion King on Broadway.

Andre Jackson

Andre Jackson was born the first of two children in the small Arkansas Delta town of Forrest City. His father is of African American and Native American (Lakota Sioux) descent and his mother is of African American and Irish descent. He and his sister Nikky spent much of their childhood in Forrest City being raised by their paternal grandmother. For more than a decade Andre has performed extensively in award-winning theatrical productions nationwide. He is a noted alumnus of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA). As an actor, Andre has been awarded the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, NAACP Theatre Award, Los Angeles Ovation Award, and was nominated for the BroadwayWorld Best Lead Actor Award for his role as “Simba” in the Tony Award-winning Disney’s The Lion King. In addition to television and film appearances in the Amazon series BLACK, NBC's Law & Order: SVU, and Netflix's Luke Cage, Andre is the writer, producer and star of the multiple award-winning film STOP. He is also the Overall Winner of the 2020 Filmmatic TV Pilot Award for his original series Boley U.S.A. and a television writer for CBS/Paramount and NBC/Universal.

Linda Woolverton

Writer · Known for Alice in Wonderland

Linda Woolverton is a writer best known for the screenplay for Disney's animated feature film Beauty and the Beast and co-wrote the screenplay for the The Lion King. Woolverton then went on to write the Broadway musical version of Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King to the stage. She also co-wrote the book for the Broadway musical Aida and wrote the book for Lestat.  She also co-produced and wrote the screenplay for the Tim Burton film Alice in Wonderland.

Andrew McKeough

Andrew McKeough has a vast knowledge in the music, film, and theater departments. He is a three-time Cappie nominee and is a performer with the American Music Abroad Bronze Tour (2012 & 2014). He is close with classical-crossover singer Jackie Evancho. Andrew has performed at different venues across the United States and throughout Europe. He has also performed for many world leaders and politicians. Andrew has also been in many films and television shows. Andrew currently stars in The New York Psycho film series. He has worked alongside some of the greatest performers on Broadway, like Sutton Foster in the show Anything Goes. He has also worked with the casts and been a guest performer in different shows, like Mary Poppins, The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, and more! His vocal and theatre coach is Mrs. Jennie Eisenhower. He will be touring this year so look for him when he comes to a location near you!

Michelle Horn

Cast · Known for Strong Medicine

Michelle Horn (born February 28, 1987) is an American actress known for her work in the TV shows Strong Medicine and Family Law. Horn is also known for her voiceover work in Disney's Lion King 2: Simba's Pride as the lion cub Kiara. Her voice can be heard in Lion King-related merchandise such as software, plushes, toys and video games. Horn also costarred with Bruce Willis in the 2005 feature Hostage, Loving Annabelle and Eliza Pinchley on Family Guy. She also guest starred in two episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, "Tears of the Prophets" and "Penumbra", as Sahgi, a young Bajoran resident of Deep Space Nine. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Idriss Kargbo

Cast · Known for Snow White

Idriss Kargbo is a London-based actor. The Urdang graduate has appeared in shows including Five Guys Named Moe, Shrek, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Scottsboro Boys, The Lion King, Thriller Live! and Oliver.

Raymond Ablack

Raymond Ablack is a Canadian actor and comedian. He began his career in the early 2000s as a child actor on stage, performing as Young Simba in The Lion King at the Princess of Wales Theatre. He later gained recognition for playing Sav Bhandari in the teen drama television series Degrassi: The Next Generation from 2007 to 2011. From 2014 to 2017, Ablack starred in the web series Teenagers; he won an Indie Series Award for his performance in 2016. He has also played recurring roles in Orphan Black (2013–2016), Shadowhunters (2016–2018), and Narcos (2017). Since the early 2020s, Ablack has achieved wider attention for his performances in several popular Netflix series such as Maid (2021), Workin' Moms (2023), and Ginny & Georgia (2021–present).

Robert Lence

Writer · Known for Home on the Range

Robert Lence has been a major contributor on some of the most successful films in the history of animated features. In his twenty-eight-year animation career, he has worked as a Screenwriter, Head of Story, Storyboard Artist, Visual Development Artist, and Story Consultant, helping create original characters, writing dialogue, and shaping the story on over a dozen major-release animated features. Robert has worked at Walt Disney, Pixar and Dreamworks. He worked in Beauty and the Beast (1991), The Lion King 2 (1998), A Bug's Life (1998) and Shrek 82001). Robert served as Co-Head of Story on Pixar's 1995 Toy Story, the first ever computer animated feature film.

Aaron Pierre

Cast · Known for Mufasa: The Lion King, Lanterns, Love of Your Life

Aaron Stone Pierre (born 7 June 1994) is an English actor. After training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, Pierre gained recognition for his role as Dev-Em in the science fiction series Krypton (2018–2019). He starred in the period drama miniseries The Underground Railroad (2021), and the thriller films Old (2021) and Rebel Ridge (2024). He also portrayed Malcolm X in the miniseries Genius and voiced Mufasa in Mufasa: The Lion King.

Alton Fitzgerald White

Alton White's journey from his boyhood home in a Cincinnati housing project to the grandeur of Broadway's Minskoff Theatre is remarkable, but one that many will find touchingly recognizable and relatable. Struggling with feelings of inferiority, he doggedly tried out for role after role and happily accepted whatever was offered to him however modest, approaching each with passion and dedication. His gifts were ultimately recognized and rewarded with major roles. White is the only black actor who has played in a lead role in five hit shows on Broadway; John in Miss Saigon; Ken in Smokey Joe's Cafe (he originated the role in London's West End); Coalhouse Walker Jr. in Ragtime: The Musical; Mister in The Color Purple; and King Mufasa in The Lion King.

Chance K. Smith

Chance K. Smith is rapidly ascending as a versatile talent, captivating audiences on both stage and screen with his magnetic presence. With notable credits including Disney's "The Lion King" on Tour and "The Tap Dance Kid" at New York City Center, Smith has showcased his exceptional skills. His versatility extends to the screen, where he has left a mark with notable television credits. Additionally, Smith's upcoming role in "Rob Peace" was directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor, and features actors like Jay Will, Mary J Blige, and Camilla Cabello. In PBS's animated series "Alma's Way," Chance K. Smith brought to life the character "Howard". With only a handful of roles under his belt, Chance K. Smith is already poised to make a significant impact in the entertainment industry. Through his passion, dedication, and relentless pursuit of excellence, Smith embodies the true spirit of an artist, continually striving to elevate his craft and make a meaningful impact in the world of acting.

Caleb McLaughlin

Cast · Known for GOAT, Stranger Things

Caleb Reginald McLaughlin (born October 13, 2001) is an American actor. He gained international recognition playing Lucas Sinclair in the Netflix series Stranger Things (2016–2025). He began his career playing young Simba in the Broadway musical The Lion King, and then had small roles in television. After finding success in Stranger Things, he appeared in the drama films High Flying Bird (2019) and Concrete Cowboy (2020), the latter his first lead role in a feature film. He also was in the miniseries The New Edition Story (2017) and has had several television voice acting roles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Caleb McLaughlin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Aubrey Joseph

Aubrey Joseph (born November 26, 1997) is an American actor. Aubrey started acting on the stage, portraying Simba in the Broadway musical The Lion King, a role he alternated with Judah Bellamy. In 2017, he had his first major role after being cast in as one of the lead characters in the Marvel's Cloak & Dagger television series. He also played Trey King in Spike Lee's film Highest 2 Lowest (2025).

James Baxter

British character animator. He was first known for his work on several Walt Disney Animation Studios films, including various characters in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Rafiki in The Lion King, Belle in Beauty and the Beast, and Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame. After Notre Dame, Baxter moved over to DreamWorks Animation, where he worked on films such as The Prince of Egypt, The Road to El Dorado, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Shrek 2 and Madagascar. Early in 2005, Baxter left DreamWorks and set out on his own as an independent animator. He became the head of his own studio, James Baxter Animation, in Pasadena, California, where he has directed the animation for the 2007 film Enchanted and the opening credits to Kung Fu Panda, for which he received an Annie Award. As of the summer of 2008, James Baxter Animation has closed and Baxter has returned once again to DreamWorks Animation as a supervising animator. Baxter has also worked on Tummy Trouble, How to Train Your Dragon and The Croods. In May 2013, Baxter was a guest animator for an episode of Adventure Time entitled "James Baxter the Horse".The episode's story focused on the lead characters trying to emulate a horse who can cheer everyone up by neighing his name (James Baxter) and balancing on a beach ball. Both the horse's animation (which is visually distinct from the other characters) and voice were provided by Baxter. The episode's title card features a drawing of the horse drawing a horse on a beach ball, while sitting at an animation table. -Wikipedia

Ernie Sabella

Cast · Known for The Lion King

Ernest Sabella (born September 19, 1949) is an American actor, who is best known for his role as the voice of Pumbaa from The Lion King franchise voicing the character in all media except the 2019 and 2024 films. He is also recognized for his work in Broadway theatre, including starring roles in Guys and Dolls and Man of La Mancha.

Rob Minkoff

Director · Known for The Lion King

Robert R. "Rob" Minkoff (born August 11, 1962) is an American filmmaker. He is known for directing the Academy Award-winning animated feature The Lion King. Minkoff was born in Palo Alto, California. He studied at California Institute of the Arts in the early 1980s in the Character Animation department. He has directed several films for Walt Disney Feature Animation, including The Lion King (1994) and two of the Roger Rabbit shorts: Tummy Trouble (1989) and Roller Coaster Rabbit (1990). While working at Disney he wrote the song "Good Company" for Oliver & Company. He also made the films Stuart Little (1999), Stuart Little 2 (2002), The Haunted Mansion (2003) and The Forbidden Kingdom (2008). Minkoff also participates as a member of the jury for the NYICFF, a local New York City Film Festival dedicated to screening films for children between the ages of 3 and 18. He is currently working on two films: Flypaper, which is set to release in 2011 and the announced Chinese Odyssey. He married Crystal Kung on September 29, 2007. Minkoff is the brother-in-law of Jeffrey Kung, a Chinese singer and radio VJ. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rob Minkoff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Jordan Rodrigues

Jordan Rodrigues (born 20 July, 1992) is an Australian singer, dancer and actor best known for playing Jai Fernandez in Home and Away and Christian Reed in Dance Academy. Rodrigues's first professional acting experience was when he played the role of the young Simba in The Lion King's Australian tour at the Capitol Theatre starting in October 2003. Rodrigues then trained as a dancer at Brent Street in Sydney for over ten years. He began acting in 2008, and made his debut in Home and Away for the part of Jai Fernandez. In 2009, Rodrigues was nominated for a TV Week Silver Logie as Most Popular New Talent after he finished his role on Home and Away. In 2009, he landed a main role in the ABC series Dance Academy. He was cast as one of the main characters, Christian Reed. In 2013, he appeared in the Australian 4-part mini-series Better Man. He went on to reprise his role in the 2017 film Dance Academy: The Movie. From 2014 to 2018, he had a recurring role in the ABC family show The Fosters in the second to fifth season. He starred in film Breaking Through as JJ. In 2017, he appeared in Greta Gerwig's A24 film Lady Bird as Miguel McPherson, the titular character's older brother. From 2018, he played Trey Emory, one of the main characters in the Hulu original series Light as a Feather.