1994–1998: stage While still aged 11 Lee auditioned for the West End production of
Oliver! and got the part just after turning 12. While still 13, Lee played the leading role in the West End production of
Oliver! at the
London Palladium Theatre, alongside
Jonathan Pryce, and later
George Layton, as
Fagin. In 1997, Lee played the role of Julian in the premiere of
''The Famous Five – Smuggler's Gold – The Musical''.
1999–2003: S Club Lee was a member of pop group S Club 7, who rose to fame by starring in their own
BBC television series,
Miami 7, in 1999. Over the five years they were together, they had four UK No.1 singles, one UK No.1 album, hits throughout Europe, and a top-ten single in the United States, Asia, Latin America and Africa. They recorded four studio albums, released eleven singles and sold over fourteen million albums worldwide. In 2001 the group earned the
Record of the Year award. Group member
Paul Cattermole departed the group in 2002, and the group changed its name from S Club 7 to simply S Club. On 21 April 2003, during a live onstage performance, S Club announced that they were to disband.
2004–present: Acting In 2004 Lee played the role of Marius in
Les Misérables at the
Palace Theatre in London, and continued the role following the show's move to the smaller
Queen's Theatre. In 2005 Lee toured the UK with the new musical,
Love Shack, featuring disco classics and hit dance songs from the charts, starring alongside
Steps'
Faye Tozer and
Hear'Say's
Noel Sullivan. In August 2006 Lee starred in The Heather Brothers' production of
Teen Scream at the Assembly Rooms at the
Edinburgh Festival Fringe. He returned to the London stage in 2010 in the musical
Tomorrow Morning. Lee worked on a number of other musical projects before returning to the stage, including BBC's "
The Sound of Musicals". In 2008 he recorded a song for the CD
Act One – Songs From The Musicals Of Alexander S. Bermange, an album of 20 new recordings by 26 West End stars. It was released in November 2008 on Dress Circle Records. In 2008 Lee voiced the part of Max, in the British
Disney Channel cartoon series
Famous 5: On the Case. Over Christmas and New Year's 2008–09 he appeared at The White Rock Theatre,
Hastings, performing the leading role in the
pantomime Peter Pan. Both Lee and the show were well received. Later in 2009 Lee appeared as
Billy Fury in
Nick Moran's new film
Telstar. On 22 May 2010 he appeared in BBC One's
Casualty as Craig, who is diagnosed with
motor neurone disease. He played John in the internationally acclaimed musical
Tomorrow Morning by
Laurence Mark Wythe at the Landor Theatre in London. Over the following Christmas and New Year's, Lee appeared at the
New Victoria Theatre, Woking, as
Prince Charming in
Cinderella. In October 2012 Lee announced his debut solo album,
Fallen Angel. The first track on the album, "My Father's Son", was premiered on 4 November by
BBC Radio 2's
Paul O'Grady. The album was released on 4 March 2013. Lee took on the part of
Frankie Valli in
Jersey Boys at the
Prince Edward Theatre, London, from 15 March 2011 until 7 March 2014. At the end of 2012, while maintaining his
Jersey Boys commitments, Lee took the lead role in
Aladdin at
The O2 in London and acted alongside O'Grady, who revived his alter-ego
Lily Savage. In August 2016, Lee appeared at the
Lytham Festival's West End Proms. In March 2017, Lee appeared on ''
Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief'' as part of Boys Allowed with
Gareth Gates,
Duncan James,
Ritchie Neville and
Ben Ofoedu. In March 2018, he appeared on ITV's
Dinner Date. In 2026, Lee reprised the role of
Josh Saunders on
EastEnders. == Personal life ==