Jonny Fines (born 16 September 1987) is an English actor, singer and dancer, best known for his work in television and musical theatre.
Jonny Fines | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jonathan Fines 16 September 1987 Loughborough, England |
| Alma mater | Guildford School of Acting |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2010-present |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | jonnyfines |
Fines grew up in the town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. He graduated from the Guildford School of Acting in 2010 and has subsequently appeared in a wide variety of roles in theatre and television. As well as UK-wide tours, he has also performed in foreign productions. He made his professional West End debut at the Piccadilly Theatre[1] in London in 2017.
His roles include Zack Mayo in the 2018 UK tour of An Officer and a Gentleman: The Musical[2] and Rooster Hannigan in the 2017 UK tour of Annie[3] alongside Craig Revel Horwood,[4] Lesley Joseph[5] and Meera Syal.[6] Fines continued playing the character for a further year, with Miranda Hart[7] playing the sister of his character, when the production moved to the West End.
Jonny appeared, in character, live on UK television during the BBC's Children in Need event in 2017 performing the song Easy Street from the musical Annie alongside his partner Djalenga Scott who was heavily pregnant at the time with their first child.[8]
He appeared on UK television in the long-running Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks in 2019 playing the recurring character of Officer Turley. It was announced in April 2019 that Fines would be returning to the Curve Theatre, Leicester in September to take part in a theatrical version of the 1985 comedy-drama film, My Beautiful Laundrette.[9] The production then began a limited-run UK tour ending in Birmingham in November 2019.
Jonny has gone on to appear in Coronation Street playing estate agent Jim Stentson. More recently, Jonny can be seen in EastEnders as PC English.
Selected credits edit
| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | My Beautiful Laundrette | Johnny | UK Tour |
| 2018 | An Officer and a Gentleman: The Musical | Zack Mayo | UK Tour |
| 2017 | Annie | Rooster Hannigan | Piccadilly Theatre, London |
| 2016 | Grease: The Musical[10] | Kennickie Murdoch | Curve Theatre, Leicester |
| 2015 | Annie | Rooster Hannigan | UK Tour |
| 2014 | Altar Boyz[11] | Mark | Greenwich Theatre, London |
| 2013 | Carnival of the Animals[12] | Mono | Riverside Studios, Hammersmith |
| 2013 | Lift[13] | Gabrielle | Soho Theatre, London |
| 2012 | Avenue Q | Nicky/Trekkie Monster | UK Tour |
| 2011 | I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change | Man1 | Union Theatre, London |
| 2010 | The Sound of Music[14] | Rolf | UK Tour |
| 2022 | The Wizard of Oz | Hunk / The Scarecrow | Curve Theatre, Leicester |
References edit
- ^ "Annie Musical, Piccadilly Theatre". Official Theatre. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ "An Officer and a Gentleman, Cast and Creatives, Jonny Fines". Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ Lukowski, Andrzej. "Annie Musical, London". TimeOut. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ Griffiths, Emmy. "Craig Revel Horwood as the Miss Hannigan in Annie". Hello Magazine. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Lesley Joseph joins Craig Revel Horwood in Annie". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ Wood, Alex. "Meera Syal to play Miss Hannigan in Annie". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ Masters, Tim. "Miranda Hart as the child-hating Miss Hannigan in Annie". BBC News. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ "The cast of Annie perform on Children in Need 2017". BBC Children in Need. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Full casting announced for Made at Curve production of Hanif Kureishi's My Beautiful Laundrette". Curve Theatre. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Full cast announced for Curve's production of Grease (Curve Theatre)". Curve Theatre. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ Bosanquet, Theo. "Cast revealed for UK premiere of Altar Boyz (WhatsOnStage)". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ "Anita Dobson in Carnival of the Animals, Riverside". London Theatre. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ "Q&A: Lift". Official London Theatre. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ "The Sound of Music Cast - Jonny Fines". Retrieved 31 March 2019.