Hayden Tee

He moved to Auckland at the age of 16, and at 18 was invited to Sydney by Avigail Herman to study at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA).

"[4][5] In May 2005 Tee played the role of Lt. Joe Cable in South Pacific under the direction of John Diedrich and Jo Anne Robinson at the Adelaide Festival Centre.

[citation needed] He returned to Australia in late 2006 and assumed the leading role of Thomas Andrews in the Australian premiere in Sydney of the musical Titanic,[7] garnering critical acclaim.

In 2007 Tee starred alongside Teddy Tahu Rhodes in the opera Dead Man Walking[9] based on the film of the same name, in which he played the role of Father Grenville.

[citation needed] Tee appeared as Freddy Einsford Hill in Opera Australia's production of My Fair Lady in 2009 in Auckland.

The Theatre Review wrote, "Hayden Tee is in fine voice, and is deliciously sappy and gushy as the love-struck Freddy.

[citation needed] His debut solo cabaret show, "Me to a Tee" was performed to great acclaim in Sydney, Auckland and New York.

[citation needed] Muftee, Tee's chat/cabaret/tonight show, opened at the Stables Theatre in May 2003[15] and was hailed as "Australia's cult cabaret hit" by The Sydney Morning Herald.

Since locating to the US in 2010 Tee has appeared in a number of productions including playing The Wolf / Cinderella's Prince in Into the Woods (director Susan V. Booth, Alliance Theater Co),[22] King Arthur in Camelot (dir.

[19] He was nominated for an Adelaide Theatre Guide Award for best Individual Male Performance for his portrayal of Lt. Joe Cable in South Pacific.

He received an Aussietheatre Best actor in a Musical nomination for playing Thomas Andrews in Titanic, plus a 2006 Glugs Award for Best Cabaret performer.

He won a Colleen Clifford Memorial Award for Best Actor in a Music Theatre (male) at the 2015 Glugs for the role of Javert in Les Misérables.