Johnny Meres

Johnny Meres
Born	Jonathan Meres 1958 (age 67–68) Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, U.K.
Occupations	Actor, novelist
Years active	1993 – present
Website	jonathanmeres.co.uk

Jonathan "Johnny" Meres (born in 1958) ^[1] is an English actor and writer of children and teen novels.

Career

Meres joined the merchant navy after leaving school. ^[2]

Meres performed stand-up comedy from 1984 to 1994 under the stage name "Johnny Immaterial". He had a series on Radio ^[2] He was nominated for a Perrier Award in 1993 for his show "My Booze Hell by Little Johnny Cartilage". He stopped performing stand-up in 1994. ^[3]

Awards

• Scottish Children's Book Award for his book May Contain Nuts (by Jonathan Meres) ^[4]
• Phoenix Book Award 2013
• Perrier Comedy Award nominee 1993
• Time Out Award winner 1989

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Other notes
2000	The Little Vampire	Teacher
2008	Outpost	Gotz	credited "The Breather"
	Stone of Destiny	Detective
2012	Outpost: Black Sun	Gotz
2015	Outpost: Rise of the Spetsnaz	Gotz

Books by Meres

• World of Norm 11 – May Be Recycled (2016)
• World of Norm 10 – Includes Delivery (2016)
• World of Norm 09 – May Still Be Charged (2015)
• World of Norm 08 – May Contain Buts (2015)
• World of Norm 07 – Must Be Washed Separately (2014)
• World of Norm 06 – May Need Rebooting (2014)
• World of Norm 05 – May Be Contagious (2013)
• World of Norm 04 – May Require Batteries (June 2013)
• World of Norm 03 – May Produce Gas (2012)
• World of Norm 02 – May Cause Irritation (2012)
• World of Norm 01 – May Contain Nuts (2011) Winner of the Scottish Children's Book Award 2012
• The World of Norm (Activity Book) – May Need Filling In (2014)
• Phenomenal! – The Small Book of Big Words (2012)
• Koala Calamity (2012)
• The XMAS Factor (2012)
• Our City (2008)
• On The Money (2007)
• Diary of a Trainee Rock God (2006)
• Fame Thing (2006)
• Love Dad (2004)
• Yo! Dot UK (2001)
• Clone Zone (2001)
• The Big Bad Rumour (2000)
• Yo! Diary! 2 – And Another Thing (2000)
• Yo! Diary! (1999)
• Somewhere Out There (1998)

References

1. "Jonathan Meres' Official Website".
2. https://www.wasabidesign.co.uk. "ReadingZone". ReadingZone. Retrieved 1 February 2026.{{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)
3. Premier. "1993 Nominee - Johnny Meres - Best Comedy Show". Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
4. "Scottish Children's Book Award | Awards and Honors | LibraryThing". LibraryThing.com. Retrieved 1 February 2026.

External links

• jonathanmeres.co.uk , official website of Jonathan Meres
• Johnny Meres at IMDb