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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

  • Alan McHale
    TIMON

  • Stephenson Ardern-Sodje
    SIMBA

  • Merryl Ansah
    NALA

  • Sadia McEwen
    SHENZI

  • Jorell Coiffic-Kamall
    BANZAI

  • Mark Tatham
    ED

  • Garry Lake
    STANDBY SCAR, ZAZU AND PUMBAA

  • Barnaby Thompson
    STANDBY ZAZU, TIMON, PUMBAA AND ED

  • Mary Bassey
    YOUNG NALA

  • Nathaniel Morgan Bennett
    YOUNG SIMBA

  • Tighe Bryan
    YOUNG SIMBA

  • Jackson Daniel-Child
    YOUNG SIMBA

  • Lola Rose Etuazim
    YOUNG NALA

  • Jace Grant
    YOUNG SIMBA

  • Elsa-Grace Waigo
    YOUNG NALA

  • Marnie Rae Warren-Baker
    YOUNG NALA

  • Etian A Almeida
    SWING

  • Moya Angela
    SWING

  • Gibsa Bah
    ENSEMBLE

  • Lwando Bam
    SWING

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