Nick Jonas & Big Rob: Old Compton Comrades

Nick Jonas and Big Rob walk and talk down Old Compton Street in London on Tuesday evening (June 22).

The 17-year-old actor, who just made his West End Debut on Monday night, has something else to celebrate too — he just became the National Chair of JDRF‘s Walk to Cure Diabetes!

Nick will help out JDRF, an organization that funds type 1 diabetes research, get people to participate in its annual walks, by becoming the face of online videos and PSAs to spread the word. Last year, the walks raised roughly $75 million, so Nick’s got some big shoes to fill.

He shared in a statement, “As a person living day to day with diabetes and recognizing the tremendous contribution the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation has done for our community, I couldn’t be more honored to serve as the National Chair for the Walk to Cure Diabetes.”

Congrats, Nick!