Jonathan Slinger

Jonathan Slinger
Jonathan Slinger
Born	Jonathan Slinger
Nationality	British
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1995–present

Last updated August 07, 2025

Jonathan Slinger is an English actor.

Early life

Slinger trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), graduating in 1994.^[1] From there, he went to work at the Royal National Theatre and Shakespeare's Globe. He has also worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company, including the Complete Works and This England: The Histories cycles, playing Richard II, Fluellen, Richard Duke of York and Richard III.^[2] He played Bernard Woolley, the Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary, in the stage version of Yes, Prime Minister (Chichester/London, 2010). In 2011, he appeared again with the Royal Shakespeare Company in the title role of Macbeth , a new production by Michael Boyd which was the first Shakespeare play to appear in the revamped Royal Shakespeare Theatre.^[3] In 2012, he played Malvolio and Prospero for the RSC in London and Stratford, and in 2013 he played Hamlet.^[4] In May 2015, he started playing Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in London at Theatre Royal Drury Lane.^[5]

Career

Personal life

Partial filmography

The Last September (1999) as Laurence Carstairs
Forgive and Forget (TV - 2000) as Carl
A Knight's Tale (2001) as Peter the Pardoner
Ladies and Gentleman (TV - 2007) as Mr. Lupton
The Adventures of Daniel (2010) as Mr. Wallace
A Thousand Kisses Deep (2011) as Doug Selva
Still (2014) as Ed
Bait (2014) as Jeremy
The Salisbury Poisonings (2020) as Professor Tim Atkins
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (2022) as Consul D (voice)^[6]
The Sandman (2025) as Maximilien Robespierre

References

↑ "Jonathan Slinger". RADA: The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
↑ "Jonathan Slinger". Royal Shakespeare Company. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
↑ Review of the production by Michael Billington in The Guardian.
↑ Gardner, Lyn (11 March 2013). "Jonathan Slinger on Hamlet: 'I'm going to try to achieve the impossible'". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
↑ "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – the New Musical - Cast Creative". Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
↑ "Jonathan Slinger (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 6 August 2025. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.

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[1] "Jonathan Slinger". RADA: The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Retrieved 12 April 2014.

[2] "Jonathan Slinger". Royal Shakespeare Company. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.

[3] Review of the production by Michael Billington in The Guardian.

[4] Gardner, Lyn (11 March 2013). "Jonathan Slinger on Hamlet: 'I'm going to try to achieve the impossible'". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 April 2014.

[5] "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – the New Musical - Cast Creative". Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.

[btva-6] "Jonathan Slinger (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 6 August 2025. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.

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