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Jonathan Tudor "Jonny" Owen (born 4 July 1971 in Merthyr Tydfil,
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) is a British producer, actor and writer who has appeared in TV shows including ''Shameless'', ''Murphy's Law'' and ''My Family''. Owen won a Welsh BAFTA in 2007 for the documentary ''The Aberfan Disaster'' which he co-produced with Judith Davies.


Career

In his later teens he was in the 1990s
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band The Pocket Devils as bass player and lead singer/songwriter. Signed to
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in the UK and Pop Music Records in the US they finally split after Sanctuary Records and The Pocket Devils came to a mutual termination. 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
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and '' Dirty Work'' with
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. His meeting with
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when filming the
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video "Is it over?" proved pivotal in Owen's career. He has since worked with Welsh (and his writing partner
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) on several dramas including ''Dose'' for the
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'' for C4 and ''Good Arrows'' for ITV (which Owen also produced). 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
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''. Owen has also worked extensively as a writer and producer for
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, including winning the Gwyn Alf Williams Award at the Welsh BAFTAs for the 40th anniversary documentary of the
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. It was revealed during shooting that Owen's father had been 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
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'' in 2008. It received positive reviews in the media (''
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'' said it was the best part of the day's coverage) apart from the football and from football fans across the country. In 2009 Owen appeared as regular character Ady in Channel 4's '' Shameless'', and continued in the role in 2010. 2009 also saw the release of the independent film ''A Bit of Tom Jones?,'' with Owen in the lead role. The film spread from a limited release in Wales to being shown in selected markets throughout the UK by
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. He is the writer and creator of ''Svengali'', a cult internet series which the ''Evening Standard'' and NME called 'the best series on the net'. He plays the manager of an up-and-coming band. It is based on his experiences in the music industry to the point that he named the character 'Choop' after the manager of his own band. The female lead is played by ''
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plays the Svengali whom 'Dixie' pursues in an effort to get the band he manages signed. In 2013 ''
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. It was also nominated for the Michael Powell Award, a prize which honours the best British feature film. Owen has written for ''The Guardian'', ''Telegraph'', ''
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'' and '' Western Mail''. He also was the voice for ITV Wales's ''Soccer Sunday'' programme from 2002 to 2008 and did weekly reports from France for ITV during the 2007 Rugby World Cup. In 2014 he played in the new Jack Thornes' series '' Glue'' on E4. On 10 March 2018, Owen was appointed as a director at Nottingham Forest F.C. to control the club's media output and video production, having previously directed the 2015 film '' I Believe In Miracles'' chronicling Forest's glory years under
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in the 1970s and 80s.


Personal life

When Owen was a teenager, he was a Welsh Boys Club Boxing champion. Owen lives with his partner, actress
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, in Nottingham where he relocated to live nearer her family. As of 2017 they are engaged. He is a director of Nottingham Forest Football Club. He has one child from his first marriage; his daughter, Katie Owen, is a DJ and cites her father as being the influence behind her career.


Filmography

;TV * '' Glue'' * '' Shameless'' * ''Svengali'' * ''
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'' * ''
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'' * '' Murphy's Law'' * ''Dose'' * ''
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'' * '' Nuts and Bolts'' * Soccer Sunday,
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, 2004–2008 * Soccer Special, ITV Wales, 2004–2008 * Top Sport, ITV Wales, 2004–2006 * Hot Pursuit, ITV Wales, 2002 * Rugby World Cup Special, ITV Wales, 2003 * Rugby World Cup Special, ITV Wales, 2007 * Cancer Awareness, BBC Wales, 2003 ;Film * ''One of the Crowd'' * ''A Bit of Tom Jones?'' * ''Cow'' * ''Good Arrows'' * ''Little White Lies'' * ''Decidedly Bloody Dodgy'' * ''
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'' (2013) * ''
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'' (director) * '' Don't Take Me Home'' (2017) * ''The Three Kings'' (2020) ;Voice * FA Cup Final Match of the Day,
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, 2008 * Wales the Week promos,
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, 2005 ;Producer * ''Svengali'' * ''Good Arrows'' * Aberfan, ITV Wales/ Sky News, 2006 * ''The Last Miner, The Tower Colliery Story'', ITV Wales, 2007 * Soccer Sunday, ITV Wales, 2004–2008 * The Story of the NHS, ITV Wales, 2008 ;Others * Keane – video for the single "
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Owen, Jonny 1971 births Living people People from Merthyr Tydfil Welsh male film actors Welsh film producers Welsh male television actors Welsh television producers Nottingham Forest F.C. non-playing staff