Jonathan Elsom
THEATRE
THE SCHELLING POINT Role: Robert McNamara. Dir: Sarah Goodes. Old Fitz 2010.
THE POWER OF YES – Roles: Harry Lovelock & Ronnie Cohen. Dir: Sam Strong / Company B Belvoir 2010
MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM – Christchurch Arts Festival Role: Shakespeare/ Dir: Elrick Hooper. 2009
AL TAKES A BRIDE Role: Judge Ketterson. Dir: Bhanbassa Dhubthien / The Kirk.
MR BAILEY’S MINDER (national tour) Role: Leo Bailey. Dir: Christopher Hurrell/ Griffin Theatre Co
THE DEPARTMENT STORE Role: Paul Baudu. Dir: Christopher Hurrell / Old Fitzroy Hotel
A FAMILY AFFAIR Role: Bolshov. Dir: Nicola Parry / B Sharp
SHORTER AND SWEETER Role: William/Emmanuel/Luigi. Melb Arts Centre / Opera House Theatre
VICIOUS STREAKS Role: William/Graeme. Dir: George Ogilvie/Lee Lewis / Darlinghurst Theatre
MAJOR BARBARA Role: Morrison/Bilton. Dir: Robin Nevin / STC
THE LADY IN THE VAN Role: Underwood. Dir: Rodney Fisher / STC
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST(Aust,NZ,UK Tour) Role:Rev Canon Chasuble.Dir:Christopher Morahan/Savoy Theatre London
WHAT’S TO BECOME OF ALGERNON Role: Mrs Adams/Bejamin Jowett/Theodore Dunton. Dir: David Lavender
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Role:Starveling.Dir:Rachel Kavanaugh/New Shakespeare CoUK Regents Park London
ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL Role: King of France. Dir: Helena Kaut-Howson
KISS ME KATE Role: Harrison Howell. Dir: Ian Talbot
VICTORIANA Role: Benjamin Disraeli. Dir: Jon Harris / New End Theatre London
KING LEAR Role: Lear. Dir: Rozena Hallum / Goodwill Theatre NZ
THE CARETAKER Role: Davies. Lookout Theatre UK
GHOST GAMES Role: Various. Dir: Brian Bell / Southern Ballet Theatre NZ
SWEET MR SHAKESPEARE Role: One Man Show. Dir: Brian Bell / Zenith Theatre/Court Theatre NZ
FOLLOW THE STAR Role: King Herod. Dir: Lindsay Dohan / Chichester Festival Theatre UK
VALENTINE’S DAY Role: Finch M’Comus. Dir: Gillian Lynne / Chichester Festival Theatre UK
THE SISTERHOOD Role: Vadius. Dir: Tony Britton / Chichester Festival Theatre UK
HENRY VIII Role:Cardinal Campieus/Lord Capucius/Dr Butts. Dir:Jan Judge /Chichester Festival Theatre UK
THE PEPY’S SHOW Role: Sir William Penn. City of London Festival UK
LONDON ASSURANCE Dir: Sam Mendes / Chichester Festival Theatre UK
LOVE’S LABOURS LOST Dir: Sam Mendes / Chichester Festival Theatre UK
Original West End Productions include
CONDUCT UNBECOMING (Queen’s Theatre 1969),
DIRTY LINEN (Arts Theatre 1972),
MILLIONAIRESS (Haymarket 1979),
LONDON ASSURANCE (Haymarket 1989),
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST (Savoy Theatre 2001).
Extensive Repertory Theatre Seasons (1961-1976) include Nottingham, Dundee, Glasgow, Canterbury, Salisbury, Hornchurch, Oxford, Exeter, Watford, Windsor and Greenwich.
TELEVISION
REVIEW WITH MYLES BARLOW Role: Herbert /The Cock Blocking Review Dir: Trent O’Donnell /Starchild Prod/ ABC 2010
DOUBLE THE FIST Series 2 Role: Old Codger ABC 2009
ALL SAINTS Role: Dr Don Murphy (Semi Regular). Seven Network
BACKBERNER Role: Toby Michener (semi regular). Dir: David McDonald /Crackerjack Productions
THE ELECTION CHASER Role: Professor. Zapruder’s Other Films
ALL SAINTS Role: Judge. Seven Network
THE FEDS Dir: George Ogilvie
ANGLO-SAXTON ATTITUDES (SERIES) Dir: Diarmid Lawrence / Euston Films
DEATH OF ADOLF HITLER Dir: Rex Firkin / LWT
NAPOLEON AND LOVE (SERIES) Dir: Jonathon Alwyn / Thames
THE DEVIL’S CROWN Dir: Jane Howell / BBC
TARGET Dir: Terry Green / BBC
RISING DAMP (SERIES) Role: The Vicar (Main cast regular). Dir: Ronnie Baxter / YTV
DANGER UXB (SERIES) Dir: Roy Ward Baxter / Thames
LLOYD GEORGE Dir: John Hefin Evans / BBC Wales
ST JOAN (PLAY OF THE MONTH) Role: D’Estivet. Dir: Jane Howell / BBC
CIRCUS (6 PART SERIAL) Main cast. Dir: Bill Slater
LADY KILLERS (2 SERIES) Main cast regular. Dir: Nicholas Ferguson / Granada
TO THE MANOR BORN (2 SERIES) Main cast regular. Dir: Gareth Gwenlan / BBC
JUKES OF PICCADILLY (SERIES) Main cast. Dir: Terry Steele / Thames
THE SWEENEY (SERIES) Dir: Tom Clegg / Euston Films
BY THE SWORD DIVIDED (SERIES) Dir: Henry Herbert / BBC
CROWN COURT (SERIES) Role: Marcus Golding QC (regular). Granada
MINDER (2 SERIES) Main cast regular. Dir: Terry Green / Euston Films
Early UK television includes: The Dumb Waiter (BBC), Across the Lake (BBC Dir: Tony Maylam), Rogues Gallery (Granada Dir: Douglas Argent), Mapp & Lucia, Z Cars, The Saint, The Avengers, The Baron.
FILM
TEMPORARILY YOURS Dir: Michael Egan / Halfmute Productions
SMASHING TIME Dir: Desmond Davis
UP THE CHASTITY BELT Ned Sherrin Productions
TREBLA Dir: Ian Lloyd
SEWERS OF GOLD Dir: Frances Megahy
ROUGH CUT Dir: Alan Bridges
THE GODSEND PING PONG Dir: Gabrielle Beaumont
MESMERISED Dir: Po Chih Leong
A familiar face on British television in such series as To the Manor Born, Rising Damp, Minder, The Avengers, etc, and in leading roles in numerous West End productions, he has since appeared regularly in such Australian TV series as All Saints for Seven Network and Backberner for ABC TV. Australian theatre includes roles for the Sydney Theatre Company, Belvoir St, and The Griffin Theatre. Jonathan began writing fiction in 2003, and has won a number of awards for his short stories and poetry which has also been published in the USA.
Jonathan is an accomplished artist, painter & sculptor.