Jonjo O'Neill | |
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Born | Belfast, Northern Ireland | 11 July 1978
Alma mater | Guildford School of Acting |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1999–present |
Jonjo O'Neill (born 11 July 1978) [1] is an actor from Northern Ireland 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 and the Royal Belfast Academical Institution. [3] Growing up he was passionate about musical theatre and was a member of the 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]
In 2012, he won praise for his performance in Lucy Prebble's play The Effect at the Royal National Theatre headlining alongside Billie Piper, [7] whom he later appeared alongside in the 2013 fiftieth anniversary episode of Doctor Who : "The Day of the Doctor". He also appeared in "The Mortal Remains", the final vignette in the Coen brothers' film The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018).
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Fakers | Micky | |
2008 | Defiance | Lazar | |
2010 | As You Like It | Orlando | |
2017 | On Chesil Beach | Phil | |
2018 | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Englishman | Segment: "The Mortal Remains" |
2019 | Rare Beasts | Dougie | |
The Drifters | Chris | ||
2021 | Here Before | Brendan | |
Operation Mincemeat | Teddy | ||
2022 | All the Old Knives | Ernst Pul | |
2023 | The Last Rifleman | Major Willis |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Extremely Dangerous | Passenger | Episode #1.1 |
2000 | Sunburn | Ivan | Episode #2.7 |
Holby City | Kieran | Episode: "Moving On" | |
Thin Ice | Erik | Television film | |
2001 | Band of Brothers | Replacement One | Episode: "Points" |
2002 | A Touch of Frost | Jeffrey Meadows | 2 episodes |
2003 | Murphy's Law | Johnny McEvoy | Episode: "Manic Munday" |
I Fought the Law | Dessie | 5 episodes | |
2005 | The Year London Blew Up: 1974 | Duggan | Television film |
2007 | Doctors | Stephen Bovey Richard Matthews | Episode: "One Life" |
The Bill | Billy McLaughlin | Episode: "Collateral Damage" | |
2012 | Bad Sugar | Lipton | Television film |
2013 | Doctor Who | McGillop | Episode: "The Day of the Doctor" |
2014 | The Assets | Edward Lee Howard | Episode: "Trip to Vienna" |
2014–2015 | Constantine | Gary "Gaz" Lester | 3 episodes |
2014–2016 | The Fall | Tom Stagg | 7 episodes |
2015 | Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse | Brude | Direct-to-video |
Fortitude | Ciaran Donnelly | 7 episodes | |
2017 | Vera | Gary Tovey | Episode: "The Blanket Mire" |
Oasis | David Morgan | Television film | |
2018 | Patrick Melrose | Seamus Dourke | Episode: "Mother's Milk" |
2019–2021 | Pennyworth | Aleister Crowley | 5 episodes |
2020 | The Queen's Gambit | Mr. Ganz | Episode: "Openings" |
Homeland | Doug | Episode: "Deception Indicated" | |
2021 | The Irregulars | Mycroft Holmes | 2 episodes |
Dalgliesh | Julius Marsh | 2 episodes | |
Stephen | DI Shaun Keep | 3 episodes | |
2022 | Bad Sisters | Donal Flynn | 9 episodes |
Bloodlands | Ryan Savage | 3 episodes | |
2024 | The New Look | Bernard Dior | 2 episodes |
The Day of the Jackal | Edward Carver | Upcoming | |
2024 | Nightsleeper | Mark "Hud" Hudson | 5 episodes |
2025 | Andor | Captain Kaido | 2 episodes |