Jason Pennycooke

Jason is a WhatsOnStage Award winner for Hamilton, and has 3 Olivier nominations for: Lafayette/Jefferson in Original cast of Hamilton; Bobby Dupree in Memphis; and Jacob in La Cage Aux Folles. 3 affiliate Olivier nominations for West End shows he choreographed Porgy & Bess; Soul Sister and The Big Life.

Jason also went to New York to play on Broadway in Sondheim’s Old Friends.

Other West End credits include: Sondheim’s Old Friends, Toulouse Lautrec in Moulin Rouge Musical; Benny Southstreet in Guys & Dolls;Paul in Kiss Me Kate; Little Moe in Five Guys Named Moe; Second in Father Comes Home From The Wars (Royal Court); Benny in RENT; Rocky III in Starlight Express; Jason in Soul Train; Particle Man in Stomp; Sammy Davis Jnr in The Rat Pack live from Las Vegas; John Jasper in Simply Heavenly’; Joe Wellington in Golden Boy; Lamar in Elegies; Admiral in The Big Life; Will Scarlett in Robin and The Seven Hoods; Cats.

Film and TV credits include: Wilson Pickett in Elton John biopic Rocketman; Other Samuel in Boat Story (BBC); Larry in Loki (Disney Plus);Steve in – Dinner With The Parents (Amazon Prime); and Barry in Season 3 – Sister Bonniface Mysteries (BBC/Britbox).

Other credits include: Bus Conductor in Worzel Gummage (BBC); Voice of the Lead Wildebeest in Junglebeat The Movie; Voice of Arni in Viking Skool (Disney+).

Choreography/Direction/Resident Direction credits include: Get Up Stand Up, The Big Life, Half a Sixpence, Into The Woods, Shrek The Musical (Sweden), Crazy For You (Sweden), End of The Rainbow, Five Guys Named Moe, Pearl Fishers.

Other Film and TV credits include: Bumps (BBC1); All About The Mckenzies (ITV); Stay Lucky (YTV).