Jonny Owen

Acting
1971-07-04
Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales, UK

Biography

Jonny Owen (born Jonathan Tudor Owen on 4 July 1971) is a Welsh producer, actor and writer who has appeared TV shows including 'Shameless', 'Murphys Law' and 'My Family'. Jonny won a Welsh Bafta for his documentary 'The Aberfan Disaster', which he co-produced in 2006.

Known For & Full Filmography11 Titles

#1Shameless

Drama Series - 2004, 16 episodes as Ady

7.6 / 10
ComedyDrama

The story of a young group of siblings pretty much abandoned by their parents, surviving by their wits - and humor - on a rough Manchester council estate. Whilst they won't admit it, they need help and find it in Steve, a young middle class lad who falls for Fiona, the oldest sibling, and increasingly finds himself drawn to this unconventional and unique family. Anarchic family life seen through the eyes of an exceptionally bright fifteen year old, who struggles to come of age in the context of his belligerent father, closeted brother, psychotic sister and internet porn star neighbors.

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#2Torchwood

Drama Series - 2006, 16 episodes as Banana Boat

7.3 / 10
Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureDrama

The exploits of a team of people whose job is to investigate the unusual, the strange and the extraterrestrial.

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#3Being Human

Drama Series - 2009, 16 episodes as Gethin

7.1 / 10
Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaMystery

Deciding to turn over a new leaf, a group of friends who also happen to be vampires and werewolves move into a house together, only to find that it is haunted by ghosts of people who have been killed under mysterious circumstances. As they deal with the challenges of being supernatural creatures, their desire to be human bonds them.

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#4Glue

Drama Series - 2014, 16 episodes as Joe

6.1 / 10
MysteryCrimeDrama

Overton is a small, countryside village where farming is its bread and butter and race horses are its beating heart. When the body of a local resident is found under a tractor, destructive forces are unleashed and the entire community is forced to watch their secrets exposed... chilling secrets that will change their particular way of life forever.

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#5Britain's Murder Map with Vicky McClure and Jonny Owen

Drama Series - 2026, 16 episodes as Presenter

8.8 / 10
Documentary

Vicky McClure, and her historian husband, Jonny Owen, travel the UK exploring historic, culturally significant crimes that have changed the face of modern Britain. From unsolved murders, to miscarriages of justice that have changed the law; each episode features Vicky and Jonny doing a deep dive into each case. Speaking to experts, historians, police officers and victims’ families, they investigate the lasting impact each murder has left on the community and why these cases still resonate today.

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#6Svengali

Movie - 2013, 2h 15m as Dixie

5.4 / 10
Comedy

Svengali tells the story of Dixie, a postman from South Wales, and a music fanatic. All his life he’s dreamed of discovering a great band and then one day, trawling through YouTube, he finds them… ‘The Premature Congratulations’. He hunts them down and offers them his management services. They are young, arrogant, sexy and utterly magnificent. Putting their demo on a cassette tape, Dixie heads out onto the streets of London…

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#7Little White Lies

Movie - 2006, 2h 15m as Steve

6.0 / 10
ComedyDrama

Directed by Caradog W. James and based on the play 'Flesh and Blood' by Helen Griffin, 'Little White Lies' deals with the paranoia of racism, the politics of hate and how these things threaten to tear one family apart. The father is an armchair politician who never leaves the house, the daughter has a new boyfriend that she won't bring home to meet her parents and the son has just become an active member of the BNP. The only person in the family trying to hold it all together is the mother, who just wants everyone to get along.

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#8A Bit of Tom Jones?

Movie - 2009, 2h 15m as Henry Fielding (as Jonathan Owen)

3.8 / 10
Comedy

In a late night bar, Henry is approached by a mysterious woman who offers to sell him the severed "manhood" of Wales' greatest vocal entertainer. Believing he can make a fortune selling the infamous appendage on to obsessive fans, Henry stumps up the cash. To help find the right buyer, Henry teams up with his slightly dodgy best friend Teddy and together the two head off on an insane journey that leads them deep into the secret world of celebrity body part trading.

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#9Abroad

Movie - 2010, 2h 15m as Don

5.0 / 10
TV MovieComedy

A young Canadian girl struggles to decipher the ways of the English especially the men when she comes to London to take up a junior position at the London Post.

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#10Svengali

Movie - 2009, 2h 15m as Dixie

8.8 / 10
Comedy

Satirical sitcom on the music industry.

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#11Casuals

Movie - 2011, 2h 15m as Himself

5.9 / 10
Documentary

Some thirty years ago, a working-class subculture was taking grip of cities across the UK that has left a lasting legacy. This began on the back of the mod revival of the late 1970s when notorious football firms from the cities like Liverpool, Manchester and London stole expensive designer sportswear from the countries they visited. It didn’t start with the high-street giants telling these lads what to wear. Instead, they set the trends and the high-street stores caught up. As the 1980s began in Britain, under the radar the ‘casual’ had already arrived. From Barcelona to Berlin, Milan to Moscow, teenagers today are copying fashions and a culture that developed on the streets and terraces of British cities. But how did the football casual subculture come about? What did they stand for? What made them tick? Why it’s legacy is still having an impact on today’s fashion industry.

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