Jon Pointing | |
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Born | Jonathan Pointing September 1986 (age 38) [1] |
Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | Actor, writer |
Years active | 2012–present |
Jonathan Pointing is a British actor, writer and comedian. [2] He is best known for his roles in Plebs , [3] Pls Like , [4] and Big Boys , for which he was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Male Comedy Performance in 2023. [5]
He also notably appeared as Vlad the Vampire in the Virgin Games television commercials. [6] [7]
In 2024, he appeared as Tom Blake in the comedy Queenie ; [8] the series was based on the novel of the same name by Candice Carty-Williams. [9]
He was educated at Winchester University. Pointing revealed in July 2021 that he is married. [10]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Life Guru [11] | Paul | Short film; Also writer |
2013 | The Phone Call | City Worker | Uncredited |
2015 | The Last Day | Short film; Also writer | |
2015–2017 | Weetabix Go Breakfast Drink | Commercial | |
2016 | @Elevenish | Chris | 3 episodes |
Damned | Rudi | Series 1 Episode 3 | |
2016–2017 | Virgin Games | Vlad the Vampire | Commercial; "Live a Little" |
2017 | Liam Williams' Valentine | Rory | Television short |
Double Act | Jon | Also writer | |
Zapped | Jay-Winn | Episode: "The Party" | |
The Great Unwashed | Charlie Brumble | ||
2017–2021 | Pls Like | Charlie South | 15 episodes |
2018 | Nick Helm: The Killing Machine | ||
News Crack | Various | Television film | |
2018–2022 | Plebs | Jason | 16 episodes |
2019 | London Kills | Jamie Bentham | Episode: "The Politician's Son" |
Daddy Time | Sean | Short film | |
Down From London | Bean | Episode: "Margate" | |
2020 | Crying Out Loud | Caspar | Episode: "Edd & Thom Get It Together" |
Key Worker [12] | Bradley | Online Video Shorts; 4 episodes | |
2021 | Starstruck | Dan | 2 episodes |
2022-present | Big Boys | Danny | 12 episodes; Channel 4 comedy |
2023 | A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou | Reality TV presenter | Netflix Pilot episode |
Smothered | Tom | Lead role [13] | |
Murder is Easy | Rivers | Two-part drama [14] | |
2024 | Queenie | Tom Blake | 3 episodes; Channel 4 comedy drama |
2024 | Sweetpea | Craig | Lead role; Sky Atlantic |
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