Jon Pointing
Jonathan Pointing is an English actor, writer and comedian.[2] He is best known for his roles in Plebs,[3] Pls Like,[4] Big Boys, and as Vlad the Vampire in the Virgin Games television commercials.[5][6]
Jon Pointing | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jonathan Pointing 1986 or 1987 (age 36–37)[1] |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, writer |
| Years active | 2012–present |
Personal life
He was educated at Winchester University. In July 2021, Pointing revealed that he was engaged and married.[7]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Life Guru[8] | 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[9] | Bradley | Online Video Shorts; 4 episodes | |
| 2021 | Starstruck | Dan | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | Big Boys | Danny | 6 episodes; Channel 4 comedy |
| 2023 | A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou | Reality TV presenter | Netflix Pilot episode |
| TBA | Murder is Easy | Rivers | Upcoming two-part drama[10] |
References
- "'Grief is a strange thing to bond over': Jon Pointing on Big Boys, British comedy and breaking stereotypes". The Independent. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- "Jon Pointing: 'The funniest book I've ever read? I, Partridge'". The Guardian. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- Ling, Thomas (9 April 2018). "Plebs series 4 is still hilarious – but new pleb on the block Jason is no Stylax (yet)". Radio Times. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- "Pls Like, series 3 review: nearly as annoying as the hipster-Instagrammers it sets out to skewer". Telegraph. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- "News: Full Series Of Jon Pointing's Key Worker Now Out". Beyond the Joke. 24 May 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- Humphreys, Georgia (28 September 2019). "'Basically, you're playing horrible people.. we try to humanise them'". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- "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. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- "Life Guru". BBC. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- "KEYWORKER – COMEDY ABOUT A DISILLUSIONED TWENTY-SOMETHING VOLUNTEERING IN A FOODBANK DURING THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS". Baby Cow Productions. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- "Casting revealed for Murder is Easy, based on the classic mystery by Agatha Christie". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
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