Jonathan Slinger

For the British Member of Parliament, see John Slinger.

Jonathan Slinger is an English actor.

Jonathan Slinger
Born	Jonathan Slinger
Nationality	British
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1995–present

Early life

Slinger trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), graduating in 1994.^[1] From there, he went to work at the Royal National Theatre and Shakespeare's Globe. He has also worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company, including the Complete Works and This England: The Histories cycles, playing Richard II, Fluellen, Richard Duke of York and Richard III.^[2] He played Bernard Woolley, the Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary, in the stage version of Yes, Prime Minister (Chichester/London, 2010). In 2011, he appeared again with the Royal Shakespeare Company in the title role of Macbeth, a new production by Michael Boyd which was the first Shakespeare play to appear in the revamped Royal Shakespeare Theatre.^[3] In 2012, he played Malvolio and Prospero for the RSC in London and Stratford, and in 2013 he played Hamlet.^[4] In May 2015, he started playing Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in London at Theatre Royal Drury Lane.^[5]

Career

Personal life

Partial filmography

• The Last September (1999) as Laurence Carstairs
• Forgive and Forget (TV - 2000) as Carl
• A Knight's Tale (2001) as Peter the Pardoner
• Ladies and Gentleman (TV - 2007) as Mr. Lupton
• The Adventures of Daniel (2010) as Mr. Wallace
• A Thousand Kisses Deep (2011) as Doug Selva
• Still (2014) as Ed
• Bait (2014) as Jeremy
• The Salisbury Poisonings (2020) as Professor Tim Atkins
• Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (2022) as Consul D (voice)^[6]
• The Sandman (2025) as Maximilien Robespierre