Jonjo O'Neill (actor)
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Born | Belfast, Northern Ireland | 11 July 1978
Alma mater | Guildford School of Acting |
Jonjo O'Neill (born 11 July 1978)[1] is an actor from Northern Ireland known for his stage and television work.
O'Neill was born in Belfast, grew up in the Whiterock Road[2] area and was educated at St Mary's Grammar School and the Royal Belfast Academical Institution.[3] Growing up he was passionate about musical theatre and was a member of Ulster Youth Theatre and performed with the Ulster Theatre Company. In 1996 at the age of 18 he won a place and a full scholarship to the Guildford School of Acting, and moved to England. His first television role was the year he graduated from drama school, in Extremely Dangerous (1999).
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In 2012 he won praise for his performance in Lucy Prebble's play The Effect at the Royal National Theatre headlining alongside Billie Piper,[7] whom he later appeared alongside in the 2013 fiftieth anniversary episode of Doctor Who: "The Day of the Doctor". He also appeared in "The Mortal Remains", the final vignette in the Coen brothers' film The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018).
Filmography
Film
- Fakers (2004) – Micky
- Defiance (2008) – Lazar
- As You Like It (2010) – Orlando
- On Chesil Beach (2017) – Phil
- The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) – Englishman (segment "The Mortal Remains")
- We Are Where We Are (2018, Short) – Magnus
- Rare Beasts (2019) – Dougie
- The Drifters (2019) – Chris
- Here Before (2021) – Brendan
- Operation Mincemeat (2021) – Teddy
Television
- Sunburn (2000) – Ivan
- Holby City (2000) – Kieran
- Band of Brothers(2001) – Replacement One
- A Touch of Frost (2002) – Jeffrey Meadows
- Murphy's Law(2003) – Johnny McEvoy
- The Bill (2007) – Billy McLaughlin
- Doctor Who (2013, Episode: "The Day of the Doctor") – McGilliop
- Constantine (2014) – Gary "Gaz" Lester
- The Fall (2014–2016) – Tom Stagg, Series regular
- Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse (2015) – Brude
- Fortitude (2015) – Ciaran Donnelly
- Vera (2017) – Gary Tovey
- Oasis(2017) – David Morgan
- Patrick Melrose(2018) – Seamus Dourke
- Pennyworth (2019–2021) – Aleister Crowley
- The Queen's Gambit (2020) – Mr. Ganz
- The Irregulars (2021) – Mycroft Holmes
- Dalgliesh (2021) – Julius Marsh
- Bad Sisters(2022) – Donal Flynn
- Bloodlands (2022) – Ryan Savage
- The Day of the Jackal (TBA) - Edward Carver
Theatre
- The Frogs (1999) – Nottingham Playhouse
- Translations (2000) – Watford Palace Theatre
- Half a Sixpence (2000) – West Yorkshire Playhouse
- Dolly West's Kitchen (2001) – Leicester Haymarket Theatre
- Observe the Sons of Ulster (2002) – The Pleasance Theatre
- Murmuring Judges (2003) – Birmingham Repertory Theatre
- A View from the Bridge (2003) – Birmingham Repertory Theatre/West Yorkshire Playhouse
- Paradise Lost (2004) – Northampton Theatre Royal
- Headcase (2004) – Royal Shakespeare Company
- Speaking Like Magpies (2005) – Royal Shakespeare Company
- Sejanus: His Fall (2005) – Royal Shakespeare Company
- Believe What You Will (2005) – Royal Shakespeare Company
- A New Way to Please You (2005) – Royal Shakespeare Company
- Faustus (2006) – Hampstead Theatre
- Someone Else's Shoes (2007) – Soho Theatre
- As You Like It (2008) – Young Vic Theatre
- Comedy of Errors (2009) – Royal Shakespeare Company
- As you Like It (2009) – Royal Shakespeare Company
- The Drunks (2009) – Royal Shakespeare Company
- Romeo and Juliet (2010) – Royal Shakespeare Company
- Morte D'Arthur (2010) – Royal Shakespeare Company
- Ahasverus (2011) – Royal Shakespeare Company
- Silence (2011) – Royal Shakespeare Company
- Richard III (2012) – Royal Shakespeare Company
- The Effect (2012–13) – Royal National Theatre
- Collaborations (2013) – Royal Court Theatre
- The President Has come to See You (2013) – Royal Court Theatre
- Talk Show (2013) – Royal Court Theatre
- The Get Out (2014) – Royal Court Theatre
- The Crucible by Arthur Miller – Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester (2015) for which he was nominated for a Manchester Theatre Award[8]
- Cymbeline (2015–16) – Globe Theatre
- The Unreachable (2016) – Royal Court Theatre
- The Bash (2016) – Royal Court Theatre 50th Anniversary Gala, performing as Frank-N-Furter from The Rocky Horror Show
- Victory Condition (2017) – Royal Court Theatre
- The Prudes (2018) – Royal Court Theatre
- Pinter at the Pinter (2018) – Harold Pinter Theatre
- Dear Elizabeth (2019) – Gate Theatre (one performance only)
References
- ^ "20 Questions With ... Richard III star Jonjo O'Neill". 27 January 2013. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013.
- ^ "A northern light on Shakespeare's 'broken' monarch". The Irish Times. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ "RSC star Jonjo O'Neill brings some extra class to school's production". Belfast Telegraph. 7 October 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ Isherwood, Charles (8 July 2011). "Love's Hard, Comic Work, on a Stage Most Worldly". New York Times. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ^ Dziemianowicz, Joe (11 July 2011). "'As You Like It' review: Shakespeare revival delivers". New York Daily News. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ^ World Shakespeare Festival: Swan Theatre Archived 2012-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ National Theatre, The Effect, Cast and Creative retrieved 18th Jan 2013 Archived 2013-01-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "News: Spotlight on the Manchester Theatre Awards shortlist". Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.