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Pierre Van Heerden
PUMBAA

Place of Birth
Cape Town, South Africa
Training
The Waterfront Theatre School
Theatre
The Lion King (South Africa, Singapore and International Tour); Calling Me Home (Joburg Theatre, South Africa); Tiger Bay (Artscape, South Africa); The Rocky Horror Show (The Fugard Theatre, South Africa); Aspects of Love (Joburg Theatre, South Africa); Chicago (South Africa); Cats (South Africa and International Tour)
Television
Churchill (Netflix); Soon Comes Night (Netflix); Catch Me a Killer (Showmax); Bluestone 42 (BBC); SAF3
Film
Faan se trein (Afrikaans, South Africa); Jimmy in Pienk (Afrikaans, South Africa)
Other
Pierre also performs as a solo artist in one-man shows, including: Feel (South Africa), Tune Jy My (South Africa) and Borderline (Grahamstown Festival, Kalkbay Theatre, South Africa).

The Lion King marks Pierre's West End debut.

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The Lion King London Cast

  • George Asprey
    SCAR

  • Shaun Escoffery
    MUFASA

  • Thenjiwe Nofemele
    RAFIKI

  • Gary Jordan
    ZAZU

  • Stuart Neal
    TIMON

  • Posi Morakinyo
    SIMBA

  • Asha Parker-Wallace
    NALA

  • Sadia McEwen
    SHENZI

  • Michael Jeremiah
    BANZAI

  • Mark Tatham
    ED

  • Garry Lake
    STANDBY SCAR, ZAZU AND PUMBAA

  • Barnaby Thompson
    STANDBY ZAZU, TIMON, PUMBAA AND ED

  • Cristiano Cuino
    YOUNG SIMBA

  • Lola Rose Etuazim
    YOUNG NALA

  • Jace Grant
    YOUNG SIMBA

  • D’vante Hart
    YOUNG SIMBA

  • Zinachika Ifediora
    YOUNG NALA

  • Rhianne King
    YOUNG NALA

  • Nuryn Lasseko
    YOUNG NALA

  • Kaylen Luke
    YOUNG SIMBA

  • Etian A Almeida
    SWING

  • Lwando Bam
    SWING

  • Steve Cornwall
    ENSEMBLE

  • Lwando Dutyulwa
    ENSEMBLE

  • Maya Elliott
    ENSEMBLE

  • Adebunmi Gabriel
    ENSEMBLE

  • Sandile Gontsana
    SWING

  • Gavin Hart
    SWING

  • Donna Hines
    SWING

  • Bonginkosi Jay Hlatshwayo
    SWING

  • Cristiane De Jesus
    SWING

  • Robson santos de Jesus
    ENSEMBLE

  • Phumelele Jili
    ENSEMBLE

  • Tramaine Lamy-Westcarr
    SWING / CHILDREN'S DIRECTOR

  • Tomas Larraguivel
    SWING

  • Jane Carla Leynes
    ENSEMBLE

  • Francisco Lins
    SWING / DANCE CAPTAIN

  • Stephanie Tsz Maan Lo
    SWING / DANCE CAPTAIN

  • Ryan Malcolm
    ENSEMBLE

  • Reece McKenzie
    ENSEMBLE

  • Shayna McPherson
    ENSEMBLE

  • Siphosihle Mlombile
    ENSEMBLE

  • Candida Mosoma
    SWING

  • Njabulo Myeni
    ENSEMBLE

  • Lathitha Ncedani
    ENSEMBLE

  • Nosipho Nkonqa
    SWING

  • Nicholas Nkuna
    ENSEMBLE

  • Sethabile Nzuza
    ENSEMBLE

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