Michael Jibson

Michael Jibson (born 16 December 1980) is an English actor, director, writer and voice over artist. He was the winner of the 2018 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical, for his role of King George III in Hamilton. He was nominated for the 2003 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical, for Our House. His many film roles include roles in Flyboys (2006), The Bank Job (2008), Panic Button (2011), Les Misérables (2012), Beauty and the Beast (2017), Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017). His television work includes Quiz (2020), Four Lives, No Return, The Essex Serpent, The Crown (all 2022), Bodies and The Reckoning (2023). Early life Jibson was born in Kingston upon Hull, and was raised in Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, and attended Hessle High School. His father, Tim Jibson, is a radio director, his mother Evelyn is a retired receptionist. His brother, Paul Jibson is an actor/director and producer. He made his West End debut at the age of 14 in as a member of Fagin's Gang in Oliver! at the London Palladium, directed by Sam Mendes. He went on to join the National Youth Music Theatre of which he is now a patron. He later trained at the Guildford School of Acting, where he obtained a BA Hons (Musical Theatre) degree in 2002.