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Sean O'Grady

Nick Jonas reveals he wanted to star in Frozen but ‘bombed’ his audition

Jonas auditioned for the role of Kristoff in the 2013 film (Ian West/PA) - (PA Archive)

Nick Jonas has revealed he wanted to star in Frozen but “bombed” his audition.

The Jonas Brothers star, 33, auditioned for the role of Kristoff, who was played by Jonathan Groff in the 2013 Disney film.

The actor told the story on his Hey Jonas! podcast, which he hosts with his brothers Kevin and Joe, when Frozen stars Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel and Josh Gad appeared as guests.

The actor said his audition was “terrible” (Doug Peters/PA) (PA Archive)
The actor said his audition was “terrible” (Doug Peters/PA) (PA Archive)

He said: “I went in for Kristoff. I went in and they said, ‘OK, what are you going to be singing today?’

“I said, ‘Oh, I don’t know.’ They said, ‘What do you mean you don’t know?’ They’re like, ‘Do you have your sheet music?’ And I said, ‘No, no one told me I had.…,’ and so I just said, ‘Can you play something from,’ I don’t know what I said, some musical theatre song. And I bombed the audition. It was terrible.”

Bell, who plays Anna in the franchise, replied: “That must have been why you didn’t get it.”

Gad, who plays Olaf, joked: “Look, I’ll say it here. You have such better chemistry with Kristen than Groff”, which made everyone laugh.

Jonas playfully replied: “I love Jonathan Groff, but I do think it would have been better to cast me.”

The role of Kristoff is played by Jonathan Groff in the films (Matt Crossick/PA) (PA Archive)
The role of Kristoff is played by Jonathan Groff in the films (Matt Crossick/PA) (PA Archive)

Kevin asked his brother if he ever worked with the team he was with at the time again.

Jonas replied: “I’ve changed agencies three times since then.”

Despite not getting the role, Jonas said he “really enjoyed” watching the film.

Frozen grossed £885 million at the global box office and the 2019 sequel, Frozen 2, made £1 billion.

A third and fourth film are currently in development.

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