Ainsley Melham

Ainsley Melham is a highly gifted and successful Australian actor, who has appeared in many prominent musical productions. Melham is particularly well known for being a former member of Australian children’s musical group Hi-5, and for playing the title role in Disney’s Aladdin in Australia, and later on Broadway.

The early life of Melham was already focused on performance, as he attended and graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. He was also educated at the NIDA Open Program, the Australasian Tap Dance Academy and La Belle School of Dance, giving him an outstanding grounding in theatrical production.

While attending WAAPA, Melham performed in a range of musicals, including Ragtime, Violet, Crazy For You, A Chorus Line, How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and Into The Woods, and this paved the way for him to join the Australian children’s musical group Hi-5 as part of a new generation.

After touring nationally and internationally for three years, Melham departed from the group in January 2016, and began transitioning back to his roots in the theatre. Shortly afterwards, Melham starred as Sonny Malone in an Australian musical production of Xanadu for Matthew Management and Hayes Theatre Co.

He was later cast as the title role in Disney Theatrical Company’s production of Aladdin in Sydney, Australia. He starred as the title character, Aladdin, and was nominated for a Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Musical.

After this huge success, Melham later starred in the Broadway production of Aladdin from 19 February 2019 at New Amsterdam Theatre. Melham has already built up an impressive CV of theatre performances, and his career continues to go from strength to strength.