Jon Pointing
{{Short description|English actor and writer}}
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{{Use British English|date=December 2021}}
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| name = Jon Pointing
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| birth_name = Jonathan Pointing
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1986|9}}{{cite web| title='Grief is a strange thing to bond over': Jon Pointing on Big Boys, British comedy and breaking stereotypes| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/jon-pointing-big-boys-comedy-b2302420.html?amp| website=The Independent| date=23 March 2023| access-date=6 April 2023}}
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| nationality = British
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| occupation = Actor, writer
| years_active = 2012–present
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Jonathan Pointing is a British actor, writer and comedian.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/jun/19/jon-pointing-funniest-things|title=Jon Pointing: 'The funniest book I've ever read? I, Partridge'|website=The Guardian|date=19 June 2020|access-date=20 December 2021}} He is best known for his roles in Plebs,{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/plebs-series-4-is-still-hilarious-but-new-pleb-on-the-block-jason-is-no-stylax-yet/|title=Plebs series 4 is still hilarious – but new pleb on the block Jason is no Stylax (yet)|website=Radio Times|last=Ling|first=Thomas|date=9 April 2018|access-date=20 December 2021}} Pls Like,{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2021/01/24/pls-like-series-3-review-nearly-annoying-hipster-instagrammers/|title=Pls Like, series 3 review: nearly as annoying as the hipster-Instagrammers it sets out to skewer |website=Telegraph|date=24 January 2021|access-date=20 December 2021}} and Big Boys, for which he was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Male Comedy Performance in 2023.{{cite news|last=Ritman|first=Alex|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/bafta-tv-awards-nominations-2023-1235357562/|title=BAFTA TV Awards: 'This is Going to Hurt,' 'The Responder' Lead Pack of Nominees|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=22 March 2023|access-date=22 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322230324/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/bafta-tv-awards-nominations-2023-1235357562/|archive-date=22 March 2023|url-status=live}}
Career
He also notably appeared as Vlad the Vampire in the Virgin Games television commercials.{{cite web|url=https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/8834/jon-pointings-key|title=News: Full Series Of Jon Pointing's Key Worker Now Out|website=Beyond the Joke|date=24 May 2020|access-date=20 December 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/weekend/basically-youre-playing-horrible-people-we-try-to-humanise-them-38529889.html|title='Basically, you're playing horrible people.. we try to humanise them'|website=Belfast Telegraph|last=Humphreys|first=Georgia|date=28 September 2019|access-date=20 December 2021}}
In 2024, he appeared as Tom Blake in the comedy Queenie;{{Cite web|url=https://www.channel4.com/press/news/queenie-and-cast-revealed-new-channel-4-and-disneys-onyx-collective-drama-series|title=Queenie and cast revealed for new Channel 4 and Disney's Onyx Collective drama series|website=Channel 4|date=16 May 2023|accessdate=13 June 2024}} the series was based on the novel of the same name by Candice Carty-Williams.{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/queenie-channel-4-cast/|title=Meet the cast of Queenie|website=Radio Times|last=Cormack|first=Morgan|date=4 June 2024|access-date=23 July 2024}}
Personal life
He was educated at Winchester University. Pointing revealed in July 2021 that he is married.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/JonPointing/status/1421392291344883718|title=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.|website=Twitter|date=31 July 2021|access-date=19 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220003655/https://twitter.com/JonPointing/status/1421392291344883718|archive-date=20 December 2021}}
Filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2012
| Life Guru{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p014df0n|title=Life Guru |website=BBC|access-date=20 December 2021}} | 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 |
| rowspan="2"| 2016
| @Elevenish | Chris | 3 episodes |
| Damned
| Rudi | Series 1 Episode 3 |
| 2016–2017
| Virgin Games | Vlad the Vampire | Commercial; "Live a Little" |
| rowspan="4"| 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 |
| rowspan="2"| 2018
| Nick Helm: The Killing Machine | | |
| News Crack
| Various | Television film |
| 2018–2022
| Plebs | Jason | 16 episodes |
| rowspan="3"| 2019
| Jamie Bentham | Episode: "The Politician's Son" |
| Daddy Time
| Sean | Short film |
| Down From London
| Bean | Episode: "Margate" |
| rowspan="2"| 2020
| Crying Out Loud | Caspar | Episode: "Edd & Thom Get It Together" |
| Key Worker{{cite web|url=https://babycowproductions.co.uk/keyworker-comedy-about-a-disillusioned-twenty-something-volunteering-in-a-foodbank-during-the-coronavirus-crisis/|title=Keyworker – Comedy About a Disillusioned Twenty=Something Volunteering in a Foodbank During the Coronavirus Crisis|website=Baby Cow Productions|access-date=20 December 2021}}
| Bradley | Online Video Shorts; 4 episodes |
| 2021
| Dan | 2 episodes |
| 2022-2025
| Big Boys | Danny |18 episodes; Channel 4 comedy |
| rowspan="3"| 2023
| A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou | Reality TV presenter |Netflix Pilot episode |
| Smothered
| Tom |
| Murder is Easy
| Rivers |
| 2024
| Queenie | Tom Blake | 3 episodes; Channel 4 comedy drama |
| 2024
| Sweetpea | Craig | Lead role; Sky Atlantic |
References
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External links
- {{twitter|JonPointing}}
- {{IMDb name|nm6870640}}
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Category:21st-century English male actors
Category:English television actors
Category:Male actors from London
Category:Alumni of the University of Winchester