Jonathan Wilson is a Canadian actor, comedian and playwright, best known for his 1996 play My Own Private Oshawa.[1] The play, a semi-autobiographical comedy about growing up gay in Oshawa, Ontario,[2] was also optioned by Sandra Faire's SFA Productions for production as a film, which won an award at the Columbus International Film & Video Festival in 2002 before being broadcast as a television movie on CTV in 2005.[3]
Jonathan Wilson | |
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Born | (1957-10-19) October 19, 1957 (age 65) |
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Years active | 1988–present |
Wilson was a member of The Second City's Toronto cast in the early 1990s.[4] He later collaborated with fellow Second City alumni Kathy Greenwood and Ed Sahely on the stage show Not to Be Repeated, in which the three performed a two-act improvisational narrative comedy play in each performance.[5] The show was also later developed into a short-run television series, This Sitcom Is...Not to Be Repeated, for The Comedy Network in 2001.[6] In 1998 he appeared on the LGBT-themed sketch comedy special In Thru the Out Door for CBC Television and Showtime.[7]
Wilson's other acting credits include voice roles in Mia and Me, Little Bear, Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs, Totally Spies!, Skatoony, Camp Lakebottom, Yin Yang Yo!, Get Ed, BeyWheelz, Iggy Arbuckle, Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends, recurring roles in Traders, Freaky Stories, The Endless Grind, Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye and This Is Wonderland, film roles in House, Saint Ralph, New York Minute, PCU, Rubber Carpet and Brain Candy, commercials such as Rice Krispies, and stage productions of The Laramie Project, The Lion King, and The Normal Heart.[8] He won a Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance in a Featured Role - Play or Musical for his performance as Timon in The Lion King.[9]
In 2022, Wilson and Daniel Krolik starred in the Toronto Fringe Festival play Gay for Pay with Blake and Clay.[10]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Change of Heart | Mikey | |
1994 | PCU | Gay Activist | |
1995 | Tommy Boy | Marty | |
1995 | House | John | |
1996 | Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy | Panicky Assistant | |
1997 | Rubber Carpet | Ansel | |
1997 | The Real Blonde | Young Man | |
2000 | Franklin and the Green Knight | Gobin | |
2003 | Blizzard | Jeremey | |
2004 | New York Minute | Train Conductor | |
2004 | Saint Ralph | Father Gregg | |
2004 | Life by Default | Mr. Daniels | |
2007 | The Third Eye | Coroner |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1988 | Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future | Soldier Jack | Episode: "A Summoning of Thunder: Part 1" |
1990 | Top Cops | Larry Mullane | Episode: "Larry Mullane/John Benedict" |
1991 | Captain Power: The Beginning | Soldier Jack | Television film |
1992 | The Valour and the Horror | James Morrison | Episode: "Death by Moonlight: Bomber Command" |
1992–1993 | E.N.G. | Various roles | 3 episodes |
1994 | Side Effects | Clerk | Episode: "Worth It" |
1995 | Sugartime | Deliveryman | Television film |
1995–1996 | Little Bear | Voice | 13 episodes |
1996 | Traders | Peter Fish | 2 episodes |
1997–1998 | Freaky Stories | Narrator | 3 episodes |
1997–1999 | Ned's Newt | Various roles | 15 episodes |
1998 | The Dumb Bunnies | Jack Junior / Tumtee | 2 episodes |
1999 | Wind at My Back | Angus Hardy | Episode: "New Directions" |
1999 | Total Recall 2070 | Rekall Technician | Episode: "Brightness Falls" |
1999 | Monster by Mistake | Tommy | Episode: "Back in Time" |
1999–2000 | Blaster's Universe | Max Blaster | 13 episodes |
1999–2000 | Redwall | Various roles | 27 episodes |
2000 | Virtual Mom | Mom | Television film |
2000 | Redwall: The Movie | Chickenhound / Mingo | |
2001 | Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series | Stuart | Episode: "Carrots" |
2002 | Doc | Eldon Bigley | Episode: "Love of the Game" |
2002 | Monk | Young Promoter | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Red-Headed Stranger" |
2002–2004 | RoboRoach | Voice | 7 episodes |
2002–2004 | Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye | Howie Fines | 8 episodes |
2003 | Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids | Ant 1 | Television film |
2003 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Frederic the Bellhop | 2 episodes |
2004–2005 | Atomic Betty | Infantor | 3 episodes |
2004–2008 | Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends | Ned | 19 episodes |
2004–2010 | Franny's Feet | Additional voices | 6 episodes |
2005 | Totally Spies! | Voice | 3 episodes |
2005 | Naturally, Sadie | Mr. Tallyrand | Episode: "Off the Map" |
2005 | Carl² | Voice | Episode: "Carl the Magnificent" |
2005–2007 | Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs | Steggy, Various roles | 17 episodes |
2006 | Yin Yang Yo! | Voice | Episode: 'Dojo, Oh No!/Finding Hershel" |
2007 | Iggy Arbuckle | Iggy Arbuckle | 26 episodes |
2007–2008 | Wayside | Additional voices | |
2008–2009 | World of Quest | Additional voices | 25 episodes |
2009 | Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist | Ned / Eric | Episode: "The Black Widow" |
2009 | The Good Germany | Pete | Television film |
2009–2010 | Pearlie | Ludwig | 6 episodes |
2010 | Dan for Mayor | John Wilson | Episode: "The Return of Wheel-O" |
2010–2013 | Skatoony | Chudd Chudders | 39 episodes |
2010–2011 | Bolts and Blip | Steve | 26 episodes |
2011 | The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! | Buster / Spot | Episode: "Blue Feet Are Neat!/Reef Magic" |
2011 | She's the Mayor | Wilson | Episode: "Heart and Hope" |
2011 | Warehouse 13 | Courtney's Producer | Episode: "Trials" |
2011–2012 | Mia and Me | Phuddle | 26 episodes |
2011, 2017 | Murdoch Mysteries | Dr. Kemp / Felix Roach | 2 episodes |
2012 | Beyblade: Shogun Steel | Baihu | Episode: "The All-Out Mid-Air Battle" |
2013 | Beyblade: Metal Fusion | Episode: "The Legend and the Evil Combine" | |
2013–2017 | Camp Lakebottom | Rosebud | 16 episodes |
2014 | Arthur | Waldo | Episode: "The Friend Who Wasn't There/Surprise!" |
2015 | The Adventures of Napkin Man! | Uncle Chris | Episode: "Special Soapstone" |
2019 | Designated Survivor | Harlan Richter | Episode: "#identity/crisis" |
2020 | Tiny Pretty Things | Anthony Talmadge | Episode: "Class Act" |
2021 | Big Blue | King PuffyPants / Hermit Crab Stockist | 6 episodes |