Jonathan was born in Carlisle and graduated from the Royal Scottish Conservatoire where he studied Acting.

He has lived and worked in Russia, Vietnam and Malta. While in Moscow he made his first short film BIRTHDAY which was screened at international festivals.

After returning to the UK he was a finalist in the RED PLANET PRIZE with his pilot for sci-fi thriller series EUSTON.

He is currently developing a reboot of a classic 1980s TV series as well as TV crime thriller RAVE based on cult book ‘Class of 88’ and the football feature RED REBEL, which dives into Michael Knighton’s explosive and short-lived reign as Manchester United supremo.