ACTING

Since graduating from the Guildhall school in London in 1985, I have performed leading roles with most of the well-known theatres in England, including the National Theatre, RSC, Royal Court, and the West End, as well as with many smaller companies staging new writing and experimental theatre.
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I’ve also worked extensively on screens both large and small and in front of a microphone in the recording studio. 

I feel blessed to have experienced such a variety and depth of work, and even after so many shows - and so many years - I’m still excited at the journey of discovery that any new role entails.
"Jonathan is a highly intelligent and courageous actor, highly musical, with easy access to heartfelt emotion and an acute and humane reading of any character he is offered.

He is scrupulous in his analysis of the text, profoundly conscientious in his work, and generous with his colleagues.
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He is truly a pleasure to work with, and I am more than happy to recommend him as a performer of true quality."

-- Rufus Norris, Director, National Theatre, London

SHOWREEL

AUDITION TAPE

SCENE

VOICEREELS

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

STAGE
Samsara  Frenchman  Profile Theatre  dir. Jamie Rea & Ajai Tripathi
Waiting for Godot  Pozzo  Corrib Theatre  dir. Patty Gallagher
King Lear  Lear  Island Shakespeare Company  dir. Terri Macmahon
Fezziwig's Fortune  Fezziwig  Anonymous Theatre   dir. Tamara Carroll
Fucking A  The Mayor  Shaking the Tree Theatre  dir. Samantha Van Der Merwe
Noises Off  Freddie  Lyric Hammersmith  dir. Jeremy Herrin
Merry Wives of Windsor   Dr Caius  RSC Stratford/Barbican  dir. Fiona Laird
The Mentor  Erwin  Vaudeville Theatre  dir. Laurence Boswell
Table  Anthony  National Theatre  dir. Rufus Norris
Dr Faustus  Valdes/Pope  Shakespeare's Globe    dir. Matt Dunster
Love the Sinner   Michael  National Theatre  dir. Matt Dunster
The Stone  Wolfgang  Royal Court  dir. Ramin Gray
Address Unknown  Martin  Soho Theatre  dir. Steve Marmion
Trouble In Mind  Al Manners  Theatre Royal Bath  dir. Laurence Boswell
Happy Now?  Jonny  National Theatre  dir. Thea Sharrock
Equus  Father  Gielgud Theatre  dir. Thea Sharrock
Albert Speer  Confessor  National Theatre  dir. Trevor Nunn
Our Late Night  Jim  Royal Court  dir. Caryl Churchill

FILM & TELEVISION
Press  Judge Walters  BBC  dir. Tom Vaughan
SS-GB    King George VI     BBC  dir. Philipp Kadelbach
The Windsors  Archbishop of Canterbury  C4  dir. Adam Miller
Nightbook  Théron [French dialog]  multimedia     dir. Alex Lightman
The Foreigner  Commander Bromley  Netflix  dir. Martin Campbell
Suffragette  Prison Doctor  20 Century Fox  dir. Sarah Gavron
Finding Neverland  Dr Brighton     Miramax  dir. Marc Foster



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Photo credits  --  Top: Jonathan Cullen in An Enemy of the People with Hugh Bonneville, photo by Pete Jones; Quote background: in Table at the National Theatre of London, photo by Richard Hubert Smith; head shots by Cammie Toloui