John Owen-Jones is probably best known for his acclaimed record breaking performances in Boublil and Schonberg’s Les Miserables and in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera. He remains the youngest actor in history to have played Jean Valjean in Les Miserables (a role he also played twice on Broadway), was voted the “Best Ever Valjean” and “Best Ever Performer in Les Miserables" by fans of the show worldwide and can be heard as Valjean on the Les Miserables Live! album.
He has played The Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera nearly 2000 times (more than any actor in the show’s West End history) and was a special guest in the finales for the Les Miserables and Phantom of the Opera 25th anniversary concert events - seen by audiences of millions globally. John has performed in numerous plays and musicals and has appeared many times on television and radio in the UK. He has performed solo concerts in venues all over the world. John has released 6 solo albums. Hallelujah (2006) John Owen-Jones (2009), Unmasked (2011), Rise (2015), Bring Him Home (2017) and Music of the Night (Japan only release). His new album Spotlight will be released in 2019.
