Jaylen Lyndon Hunter, singer, actor, songwriter, and dancer, was born in Granada, Spain. He attended Young Actors Guild in Memphis, Tennessee, where he started his acting journey at 7 years old. He played Young Simba in Disney’s The Lion King on the Rafiki national tour from 2021-2023. Jaylen also traveled on the first national tour of MJ: The Musical as Young Marlon and an understudy for Young Michael. He will make his film debut as Young Marlon Jackson in MICHAEL the biopic.