Jonny Sweet
Writer / Actor
Film, TV & Theatre
Books
Acting
Film, TV & Theatre
Jonny is a talented actor, writer, performer and producer.
His original comedy narrative series TOGETHER which he wrote and starred in and was produced by Cave Bear Productions and aired on BBC Three to critical acclaim. The series was derived from his successful BBC Radio 4 comedy HARD TO TELL which he also wrote and starred in and ran for two series.
He co-wrote comedy series CHICKENS for Sky, produced by Big Talk Productions and starred in the series as co-lead with fellow writers Joe Thomas and Simon Bird. He also recently wrote an episode of GAP YEAR, the Tom Basden created comedy narrative made by Eleven Films for E4, EOne and TNT.
In 2009 he won the coveted Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer for his show MOSTLY ABOUT ARTHUR (directed by Stefan Golaszewski), which Nica Burns described as: "a delicious hour of character comedy...unexpected, highly original, very funny. Watch out for him" He also appeared in Tom Basden's play PARTY at the Edinburgh Festival which won a Fringe First award.
WICKED LITTLE LETTERS written by Jonny and starring Olivia Coleman and Jessie Buckley completed filming in Autumn 2022.
Jonny has just completed his first novel THE KELLERBY CODE which will be published in 2024.
Film
Production | Company | Notes |
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THE FUGITIVE KING 2021 | Studio Canal | Writer |
WICKED LITTLE LETTERS 2020 | StudioCanal | Writer |
In Development
Production | Company | Notes |
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H Boss 2023 | StudioCanal | Writer |
THE SNOWMAN 2021 | Scott Free Films | Writer |
Radio
Production | Company | Notes |
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SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH TIM KEY 2013 | BBC | |
HARD TO TELL - Series Two | Tiger Aspect Productions | Writer & Star |
HARD TO TELL - Series One | BBC Radio 4 / Tiger Aspect | Writer and star of a 4 part radio series |
THE FULL MONTGOMERY | BBC | Sketch writer |
Television
Production | Company | Notes |
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MA LA 2021 | ITV Studios | Writer |
GAP YEAR 2017 | Eleven Films | 1 x 45 min |
TOGETHER 2015 | Tiger Aspect/ BBC Three | 6 x 30min for BBC Three |
CHICKENS CH4 COMEDY SHOWCASE 2011 | Big Talk / Channel 4 | Writer of a 30' pilot with Simon Bird and Joe Thomas |
CHICKENS SERIES 2013 | Sky One / Big Talk | 6 x 30' episodes |
TOGETHER SERIES 1 2015 | Tiger Aspect | Writer |
CHARLOTTE CHURCH SHOW | Monkey Kingdom/Channel 4 | Co-Presenter (himself) |
BIG BROTHER'S BIG MOUTH | Channel 4 | Writer - performer |
Theatre
Production | Company | Notes |
---|---|---|
NIGHTINGALE WOOD 2019 | Guilty Party Pictures | Writer |
CINDERELLA 2022 | The Really Useful Theatre Co. | Writer |
MOSTLY ABOUT ARTHUR | Soho Theatre | Writer-Performer |
PARTY | Arts Theatre, London | Writer - Performer |
PARTY | Sydney Festivals | Writer - Performer |
MOSTLY ABOUT ARTHUR | Pleasance Assembly | Writer - performer |
HOUSE OF WINDSOR | Underbelly | Writer - performer |
THE FUTURE | Underbelly | Writer - performer |
THE JONNY & JOE SHOW | The Pleasance | Writer-performer |
THE MEETING | The Pleasance | Writer-performer |
Books
Jonny Sweet started out winning the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer in 2009, and in the intervening years, his work for screen has been varied and exceptional.
His debut novel will be published in 2024 - THE KELLERBY CODE: Edward Jevons finds himself living life in a world he can’t afford and to which he doesn’t belong. His ability to camouflage himself amongst his friends has seen him sort-of-comfortably through University, the only damage being a horribly unrequited love for one of his two best friends. Now, it threatens to erase him totally. When Edward is pushed too far, though, his instinctive, deferential people-pleasing begins to morph into something with unspeakable violence at its core. Are there limits to what he will do for his friends? Are there limits to what he will do to them?
Acting
Film
Production | Character | Director | Company |
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GET LUCKY (Short) | Christopher Hound | Norma Burke | 13th Hour Production |
DEAD TO THE WORLD (Short) | Ben | Freddie Hall | Nightlight Production |
GREED | Jules | Michael Winterbottom | Film4 |
JOHNNY ENGLISH STRIKES AGAIN | Tour Guide | David Kerr | Universal Pictures |
THE DARKEST UNIVERSE | Howard | Tom Kingsley/Will Sharpe | |
TRINITY & SUSANNAH: FROM BOOM TO BUST | Trade Show Organiser | Chris Faith | T5M Studios |
WHEN BORIS MET DAVE | David Cameron | John Dower | Blink Films |
Short Film
Production | Character | Director | Company |
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NOT SAFE FOR WORK | Andy | Misha Manson-Smith | National Film and Television School |
A TRICK OF THE LIGHT | Jonny | Vanessa Whyte | |
GET LUCKY | Christopher Hound | Norma Burke | n2o Entertainment |
ASYLUM SEEKERS | Begbie Adams | Hollie Ebdon |
Television
Production | Character | Director | Company |
---|---|---|---|
URBAN MYTHS | Peter Le Blond | Various | Sky Arts |
I HATE YOU | Bob Oxygen | Damon Beesley | Big Talk Productions |
LOADED | Ewan | Various | AMC |
TOGETHER | Tom | Annie Griffin | BBC Three |
BABYLON | Supt. Tom Oliver | Various | Nightjack |
PLEBS | Julius Priscus | Sam Leifer | Rise Films |
HIM AND HER | Ian | Richard Laxton | Big Talk Productions |
CHICKENS | Bert Walpole | Various | Big Talk Productions |
PLAYHOUSE PRESENTS | Freddie Fleet | Catherine McCormack | Sky Arts |
THREESOME | Billy | Ian Fitzgibbon | Big Talk Productions |
TWENTY TWELVE | Justin Carter | John Morton | BBC Two |
COMEDY SHOWCASE | Bert Walpole | Steve Bendelack | Big Talk Productions |
POPATRON | Giles Stone | Gavin O'Grady | Zeppotron |
OFF THE HOOK | Figaro | Vadim Jean | Greenroom Entertainment |
THE INBETWEENERS | Dean | Ben Palmer | Kapital Entertainment |
BRAVE YOUNG MEN | Mr Knowles | Sam Leifer | Baby Cow Productions |
A WHOLE LIFETIME | Aaron | Andrew Gaynord | Netflix and BBC Studios |
DELTA FOREVER | Jonny | Misha Manson-Smith | BBC Three |