Simon Bowman (born 16 February 1961) is a British actor and singer, born in Cardiff and trained at Mountview Theatre School. He is best known for originating the role of Chris, opposite Lea Salonga's Kim, in the original production of Miss Saigon at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in the West End. He shot to fame in 1983 as Young Elvis in Alan Bleasdale's hit musical In 2006, he played the rock star again in This is Elvis and played a dentist in the BBC One series Doctors. In 2009, Bowman released a CD, One Night With You featuring songs from his career in the West End.