Jonny Owen
| Jonny Owen | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Jonathan Tudor Owen 4 July 1971 Merthyr Tydfil, Wales |
| Other names | Jonathan Lewis Owen, Jonathan Owen, Lewis Owen, Jonny Owen |
| Occupation | Actor, producer, voice over artist, comedian, musician, songwriter |
| Years active | 1991–2001 (as Musician) 2001–present (as Actor) |
| Partner(s) | Vicky McClure |
| Website | jonnyowen |
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. Owen won a Welsh Bafta for the documentary The Aberfan Disaster which he co-produced in 2006.
As a teenager he was a Welsh Boys Club Boxing champion. In his later teens he was in the 1990s indie band The Pocket Devils as bass player and lead singer/songwriter. Signed to Sanctuary Records in the UK and Pop Music Records in the US they finally split after Owen landed the part of Richey in the Welsh drama series Nuts and Bolts in 1999.
From Nuts and Bolts he landed parts in UK Network series including Murphy's Law with James Nesbitt and Dirty Work with Neil Pearson. It was his meeting with Irvine Welsh when filming the Gene video "Is it over?" that proved pivotal in Owen's career. He has since worked with Welsh (and his writing partner Dean Cavanagh) on several dramas including Dose for the BBC, Wedding Belles for C4 and Good Arrows for ITV (Owen was also producer).
His 2006 film Little White Lies, won several film festival awards and was featured at the Moscow Film Festival. He played a BNP thug, receiving positive reviews. In 2007 he appeared as Banana Boat in Russell T Davies's Torchwood.
Owen has also worked extensively as a writer and producer for ITV Wales, including winning the 'Gwyn Alf Williams Award' at the Welsh Bafta's for the 40th anniversary documentary of the Aberfan disaster. It was revealed during shooting that Owen's father was one of the first Welsh miners on the scene in the recovery operation. Owen also did a piece for Cardiff City's appearance in the FA Cup final for Match of the Day in 2008. It received positive reviews in the media (The Guardian saying it was the best part of the days coverage) and from football fans across the country.
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