Jonjo O'Neill (actor)
Jonjo O'Neill (born 11 July 1978)[1] is a Northern Irish actor 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.[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).
A member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) 2009-2011 ensemble, his roles included Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet, Orlando in As You Like It, and Launcelot in Morte D'Arthur. His performances during the RSC's six-week residency at Park Avenue Armory in New York were hailed as "forceful"[4] and "irresistible."[5] At the 2012 World Shakespeare Festival in Stratford-upon-Avon, O'Neill played the title role in Roxana Silbert's production of Richard III at the Swan Theatre.[6][7]
In 2012 he won praise for his performance in Lucy Prebble's play The Effect at the Royal National Theatre headlining alongside Billie Piper,[8] whom he later starred alongside in the 2013, fiftieth anniversary episode "The Day of the Doctor" of Doctor Who.
Television
- Sunburn (2000)
- Holby City (2000)
- Band of Brothers (2001)
- A Touch of Frost (2002)
- Murphy's Law (2003)
- The Bill (2007)
- Doctor Who, "The Day of the Doctor" (2013) - McGilliop
- Constantine (TV series) (2014) - Gary "Gaz" Lester
- The Fall (TV series) (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
Films
- Fakers (2004)
- Defiance (2008)
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 II" (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[9]
- Cymbeline (2015-16), Globe Theatre
- The Unreachable (2016), Royal Court Theatre
- The Bash Royal Court Theatre 50th Anniversary Gala, performing as Frank-N-Furter from The Rocky Horror Show (2016)
References
- ↑ 20 Questions with ... Richard III star Jonjo O'Neill
- ↑ "A northern light on Shakespeare's 'broken' monarch". The Irish Times. June 29, 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ↑ "RSC star Jonjo O’Neill brings some extra class to school’s production". Belfast Telegraph. October 7, 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ↑ Isherwood, Charles (July 8, 2011). "Love’s Hard, Comic Work, on a Stage Most Worldly". New York Times. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ↑ Dziemianowicz, Joe (July 11, 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.
- ↑ "Evil smile, hunger of a hyena... this Richard III is a compelling horror", Daily Mail Online, 18 April 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012
- ↑ National Theatre, The Effect, Cast and Creative retrieved 18th Jan 2013 Archived 2013-01-19 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160112183552/http://manchestertheatreawards.com/news_items/102-spotlight-on-the-manchester-theatre-awards-shortlist. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016. Missing or empty
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