Jonny Pasvolsky
Jonathan Marc Pasvolsky (born 26 July 1972), also known as Jonny Pasvolsky, is a South African-born Australian actor.
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Born | Jonathan Marc Pasvolsky 26 July 1972 |
Occupation | actor |
Spouse | Carolyn Pasvolsky |
Children | 3 |
Website | http://jonnypas.com/ |
Early life and education
Pasvolsky was born on July 26, 1972, in Cape Town, South Africa, to a Jewish family. He was raised in Australia.[1] He studied acting at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne.[1]
Career
Pasvolsky is best known for his role (Rob Shelton/Matt Bosnich, 2005โ2007) in McLeod's Daughters, which he received a nomination for as "Most Popular New Male Talent" at the Logie Awards of 2006. He has also appeared in the second Underbelly series, Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities, and has had guest roles in several Australian television series: SeaChange, Farscape, and All Saints.[1] He starred as Mr. Hooper in Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger and played Antonio Morelli in the UK.TV mini-series False Witness. In 2010 he guest starred in an episode of the popular Australian TV series Sea Patrol. He appeared in a starring role, as the moustached villain in the Johnny Depp 2015 film Mortdecai. And was in an episode in season one of the hit new TV series 2016 Westworld in a scene with actor Thandie Newton.
Personal life
Pasvolsky and wife Carolyn welcomed a baby girl, Marlena Sierra Pasvolsky, on Tuesday 23 October 2007 in Sydney. They have since welcomed Sylvie Star in August 2009 and Viola Emery Rose in March 2012. He is a keen, although slightly lazy surfer. Jonny is a fanatical Wallabies fan and is often seen supporting them at lives matches. He is a keen arts and crafts enthusiast and a regional Morris dancing champion.
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | SeaChange | Head Waiter | Season 3, episode 12 |
2001 | Life Support | Man in XXX T-shirt | Season 1, episode 1 |
2002 | Young Lions | Daniel Crane | Season 1, episodes 4 & 6 |
2002 | All Saints | John Poulos | Season 5, episode 33 |
2003 | Farscape | Pennoch | Season 4, episodes 16, 20 & 21 |
2003 | White Collar Blue | Sal Olivato | Season 1, episode 21 |
2005โ07 | McLeod's Daughters | Rob Shelton / Matt Bosnich | Season 5โ6 (main role, 26 episodes) |
Season 6, episode 32 (guest) | |||
Season 7 (recurring, 8 episodes) | |||
2006 | Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America | Governor Newsome's Aide | Miniseries (2 episodes) |
2008 | The Abominable Flatmate | Chuck Dudekof | TV series |
2008 | Satisfaction | Zoron | Season 2, episodes 4 & 5 |
2009 | False Witness | Antonio Morelli | Miniseries (2 episodes) |
2009 | Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities | Dave Priest | Season 2 (recurring, 10 episodes) |
2009 | Rescue: Special Ops | Karl Stevenson | Season 1, episode 7 |
2010 | Sea Patrol | Clarkson | Season 4, episode 3 |
2010 | Cops L.A.C. | Zac Butler | Season 1 (recurring, 9 episodes) |
2011 | Offspring | Ben Forbes | Season 2, episodes 1 & 2 |
2012 | Home and Away | Tim Graham | Season 25 (recurring, 7 episodes) |
2013 | Mr & Mrs Murder | Peter Vinetti | Season 1 (main role, 13 episodes) |
2013 | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | Warwick Hamilton | Season 2, episode 2 |
2014 | The Moodys | Matt Capello | Season 1 (recurring, 5 episodes) |
2016 | Westworld | Bloody Jimmy | Season 1, episode 6 |
2018 | Picnic at Hanging Rock | Sgt Bumpher | Miniseries (5 episodes) |
2022 | The Secrets She Keeps | Crown Prosecutor | Season 2, episode 6 |
2023 | Home and Away | Detective Madden | Season 36 (recurring, 6 episodes) |
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | The Easter Tide | William | Short film |
2005 | Still Life | Brian | Short film |
2005 | Second Chance | Sergeant Sharp | TV movie |
2006 | Macbeth | Lennox | Feature film |
2008 | Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger | Mr. Hooper | Feature film |
2008 | Blood | Tony Kovac | Short film |
2011 | Blood Brothers | Simon Kennedy | TV movie |
2015 | Mortdecai | Emil | Feature film |
2017 | Rabbit | Henry | Feature film |
2018 | The Front Runner | Steve Dunleavy | Feature film |
2021 | Ascendant | Richard Wolf | Feature film |
TBA | Other You | Casey | Feature film (post-production) |
References
- The Australian Jewish News: "TV crime capers" 13 March 2013
External links

- Jonny Pasvolsky Official Website
- McLeod's Daughters Official Website
- Jonny Pasvolsky Net
- "From shearing sheep to Shakespeare on the street"
- Jonny Pasvolsky at IMDb