He was part of the original West End production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies (2010–2011) before starring in the revivals of Les Misérables (2013–2014) and City of Angels (2015).
[1][2] He attended the Guildford School of Acting, graduating in 2001 with a Bachelors of Arts with honors in musical theatre.
[4] Following his graduation from drama school in 2001, he was cast as a replacement ensemble member and understudy for Enjolras in the long-running West End production of Les Misérables.
In 2010, he was part of the original ensemble of the Andrew Lloyd Webber Phantom of the Opera sequel Love Never Dies.
[6] A few days following the initial postponement of Rebecca in 2012, he was cast to replace Javert in the West End production of Les Misérables.
Mutu moved to the United States in 2015 to star in the original Broadway musical Doctor Zhivago.
Also in 2017, he played the leading role of Archibald Craven in the 5th Avenue Theatre production of The Secret Garden.
In May 2022, Mutu departed the production with other original cast members Aaron Tveit and Ricky Rojas.