Jonathan Cullen

Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, Cullen's father was Tony Cullen, a founding member of the Northern Sinfonia. He was educated at the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle, and went on to take a French and Philosophy degree at New College, Oxford.

After graduating at Oxford, he went on to train for a career in drama at Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, leaving in May 1985 to appear at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds, making his professional debut. Alongside his acting career, Cullen has also worked as a director and as a teacher at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, the American Conservatory Theater School (San Francisco) and the British American Drama Academy (London).

Cullen recently appeared in The Mentor at the Vaudeville Theatre, London. Other work in theatre includes: Market Boy,{{cite web|url=http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/?lid=17161|title=Productions: Market Boy|publisher=National Theatre|accessdate=3 January 2012}}{{cite news|author=Michael Billington|url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,1792055,00.html|title=Market Boy | | guardian.co.uk Arts|publisher=Arts.guardian.co.uk|accessdate=3 January 2012|location=London|date=7 June 2006}}{{cite web|author=Aleks Sierz|url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/12864/market-boy|title=The Stage/Reviews/Market Boy|publisher=Thestage.co.uk |date=7 June 2006|accessdate=3 January 2012}} Albert Speer,{{cite web|url=http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/Albert%20Speer+1245.twl|title=Productions: Albert Speer|publisher=National Theatre|accessdate=3 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207163414/http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/Albert%20Speer+1245.twl|archive-date=7 February 2012|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.curtainup.com/albertspeer.html|title=A CurtainUp London Review, Albert Speer|publisher=Curtainup.com|date=25 May 2000|accessdate=3 January 2012}} Ghetto,{{cite web|url=http://www.aboutmaria.com/ghetto.html|title=Joshua Sobol's play Ghetto at the National Theatre in London – About Maria Friedman|publisher=Aboutmaria.com|accessdate=3 January 2012}} Fuenteovejuna, Bartholomew Fair and The Strangeness of Others at the National Theatre, London; Tis Pity She's a Whore and A Woman Killed with Kindness for the RSC; Nightsongs,{{cite web|url=http://www.albemarle-london.com/Archive/ArchiveShow.php?Show_Name=Nightsongs|title=Albemarle – Archive|publisher=Albemarle-london.com|accessdate=3 January 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208042109/http://www.albemarle-london.com/Archive/ArchiveShow.php?Show_Name=Nightsongs|archivedate=8 February 2012}} Under the Blue Sky, Our Late Night,{{cite news|author=Michael Billington|url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,700910,00.html|title=Manhattan sex games|publisher=Arts.guardian.co.uk|accessdate=3 January 2012|location=London|date=26 April 2002}} Rafts and Dreams, Talking to Terrorists,{{cite web|author=Aleks Sierz|url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/8580|title=The Stage/Reviews/Talking to Terrorists|publisher=Thestage.co.uk|date=7 July 2005|accessdate=3 January 2012}} and Gibraltar Strait/Falkland Sound at the Royal Court, London; Our Country's Good{{cite web|url=http://www.youngvic.org/whats-on/archive?id=77|title=Production Details|publisher=Young Vic|date=28 October 2011|accessdate=3 January 2012}} for Out of Joint at the Young Vic, London; Grace Note at the Old Vic, London; Chatsky at the Almeida Theatre, London; Dr Faustus at Greenwich Theatre, London; Morning and Evening at Hampstead Theatre, London; The Master and Margarita, Nathan the Wise and The Seagull at the Chichester Festival Theatre; Goodbye Gilbert Harding{{cite web|url=http://archive.theargus.co.uk/2002/10/30/147281.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708122411/http://archive.theargus.co.uk/2002/10/30/147281.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 July 2012|title=Goodbye Gilbert Harding, Theatre Royal, Brighton, until 2 November|publisher=Archive.theargus.co.uk|date=30 October 2002|accessdate=3 January 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.whatsonstage.com/index.php?pg=206&show=T01522643293&action=details|title=London theatre tickets, discounts, news and reviews|publisher=Whatsonstage.com|accessdate=3 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207160145/http://www.whatsonstage.com/index.php?pg=206&show=T01522643293&action=details|archive-date=7 February 2012|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/southerncounties/going_out/theatre/jefft/harding/harding.shtml|title=southerncounties – Going Out – Theatre – Review of Edward Woodward in Goodbye Gilbert Harding|publisher=BBC|accessdate=3 January 2012}} at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth and on tour; The Merchant of Venice at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield; Venice Preserv'd at the Royal Exchange; Vieux Carré at Nottingham Playhouse; Desire Under the Elms for Shared Experience; Equus,{{cite web|author=Jeremy Austin|url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/16091/equus|title=The Stage/Reviews/Equus|publisher=Thestage.co.uk|date=28 February 2007|accessdate=3 January 2012}}{{cite news|author=Michael Billington|url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/theatre/drama/reviews/story/0,,2023118,00.html|title=Equus | guardian.co.uk Arts|publisher=Arts.guardian.co.uk|accessdate=3 January 2012|location=London|date=28 February 2007}} Feelgood{{cite web|url=http://www.albemarle-london.com/Archive/ArchiveShow.php?Show_Name=Feelgood|title=Albemarle – Archive|publisher=Albemarle-london.com|accessdate=3 January 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208042130/http://www.albemarle-london.com/Archive/ArchiveShow.php?Show_Name=Feelgood|archivedate=8 February 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.curtainup.com/feelgood.html|title=Feelgood, a CurtainUp review|publisher=Curtainup.com|accessdate=3 January 2012}} and The Clandestine Marriage{{cite web|url=http://www.trpw.org/theatre/Productions.asp?id=QUEE0003|title=Productions|publisher=Trpw.org|date=7 June 2007|accessdate=3 January 2012}} in the West End. He has recently appeared in Happy Now?, a new play by Lucinda Coxon, and in Love the Sinner at the National Theatre (London).

His TV credits include: Outnumbered, Ghostboat, Midsomer Murders and Dalziel and Pascoe.

His film appearances include: Poppy Shakespeare, Fred Claus,{{cite news|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/345270/Fred-Claus/cast|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520003411/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/345270/Fred-Claus/cast|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 May 2011|title=Fred Claus – Cast – New York Times|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|date=2011|accessdate=3 January 2012}} Finding Neverland{{cite news|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/284568/Finding-Neverland/cast|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520003454/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/284568/Finding-Neverland/cast|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 May 2011|title=Finding Neverland – Cast – New York Times|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|date=2011|accessdate=3 January 2012}} and Velvet Goldmine.{{cite news|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/158899/Velvet-Goldmine/cast|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520003524/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/158899/Velvet-Goldmine/cast|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 May 2011|title=Velvet Goldmine – Cast – New York Times|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|date=2011|accessdate=3 January 2012}}

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