Jon Pointing Explained
Jon Pointing |
Birth Name: | Jonathan Pointing |
Birth Date: | [1] |
Nationality: | British |
Occupation: | Actor, writer |
Years Active: | 2012–present |
Jonathan Pointing is an English 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]
Career
He also notably appeared as Vlad the Vampire in the Virgin Games television commercials.[6] [7]
In 2024, he appeared as Tim Blake in the comedy Queenie;[8] the series was based on the novel of the same name by Candice Carty-Williams.[9]
Personal life
He was educated at Winchester University. In July 2021, Pointing revealed that he was engaged and married.[10]
Filmography
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 |
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Notes and References
- Web site: ‘Grief is a strange thing to bond over’: Jon Pointing on Big Boys, British comedy and breaking stereotypes. The Independent. 23 March 2023. 6 April 2023.
- Web site: Jon Pointing: 'The funniest book I've ever read? I, Partridge'. The Guardian. 19 June 2020. 20 December 2021.
- Web site: Plebs series 4 is still hilarious – but new pleb on the block Jason is no Stylax (yet). Radio Times. Ling. Thomas. 9 April 2018. 20 December 2021.
- Web site: Pls Like, series 3 review: nearly as annoying as the hipster-Instagrammers it sets out to skewer . Telegraph. 24 January 2021. 20 December 2021.
- News: Ritman. Alex. BAFTA TV Awards: 'This is Going to Hurt,' 'The Responder' Lead Pack of Nominees. The Hollywood Reporter. 22 March 2023. 22 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230322230324/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/bafta-tv-awards-nominations-2023-1235357562/. 22 March 2023. live.
- Web site: News: Full Series Of Jon Pointing's Key Worker Now Out. Beyond the Joke. 24 May 2020. 20 December 2021.
- Web site: 'Basically, you're playing horrible people.. we try to humanise them'. Belfast Telegraph. Humphreys. Georgia. 28 September 2019. 20 December 2021.
- Web site: Queenie and cast revealed for new Channel 4 and Disney's Onyx Collective drama series. Channel 4. 16 May 2023. 13 June 2024.
- Web site: Meet the cast of Queenie. Radio Times. Cormack. Morgan. 4 June 2024. 23 July 2024.
- Web site: I got married last week and this is my favourite picture because it looks more like we finally got together at our year 11 leavers do.. Twitter. 31 July 2021. 19 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211220003655/https://twitter.com/JonPointing/status/1421392291344883718. 20 December 2021.
- Web site: Life Guru. BBC. 20 December 2021.
- Web site: Keyworker – Comedy About a Disillusioned Twenty=Something Volunteering in a Foodbank During the Coronavirus Crisis. Baby Cow Productions. 20 December 2021.
- Web site: Smothered is the new chaotic TV series about modern dating (and the trailer just dropped). Glamour. 14 November 2023. Charley. Ross. 6 November 2023.
- Web site: Casting revealed for Murder is Easy, based on the classic mystery by Agatha Christie. bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. 10 July 2023. 28 July 2023.