Jon Pointing
Jonathan Pointing is a British actor, writer and comedian. He is best known for his roles in Plebs, Pls Like, and Big Boys, for which he was twice nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Male Comedy Performance.
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| Jon Pointing |
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| Jonathan PointingSeptember 1986 (age 39) |
| Actor, writer |
| 2012–present |
Jonathan Pointing is a British actor, writer and comedian. He is best known for his roles in Plebs, Pls Like, and Big Boys, for which he was twice nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Male Comedy Performance.
In 2024, he appeared as Tom Blake in the comedy Queenie; the series was based on the novel of the same name by Candice Carty-Williams.
He was educated at Winchester University. Pointing revealed in July 2021 that he is married.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Life Guru | Paul | Short film; Also writer |
| 2013 | The Phone Call | City Worker | Uncredited |
| 2015 | The Last Day | Short film; Also writer | |
| 2015–2017 | Weetabix Go Breakfast Drink | Commercial | |
| 2016 | @Elevenish | Chris | 3 episodes |
| Damned | Rudi | Series 1 Episode 3 | |
| 2016–2017 | Virgin Games | Vlad the Vampire | Commercial; "Live a Little" |
| 2017 | Liam Williams' Valentine | Rory | Television short |
| Double Act | Jon | Also writer | |
| Zapped | Jay-Winn | Episode: "The Party" | |
| The Great Unwashed | Charlie Brumble | ||
| 2017–2021 | Pls Like | Charlie South | 15 episodes |
| 2018 | Nick Helm: The Killing Machine | ||
| News Crack | Various | Television film | |
| 2018–2022 | Plebs | Jason | 16 episodes |
| 2019 | London Kills | Jamie Bentham | Episode: "The Politician's Son" |
| Daddy Time | Sean | Short film | |
| Down From London | Bean | Episode: "Margate" | |
| 2020 | Crying Out Loud | Caspar | Episode: "Edd & Thom Get It Together" |
| Key Worker | Bradley | Online Video Shorts; 4 episodes | |
| 2021 | Starstruck | Dan | 2 episodes |
| 2022–2025 | Big Boys | Danny | 18 episodes; Channel 4 comedy |
| 2023 | A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou | Reality TV presenter | Netflix Pilot episode |
| Smothered | Tom | Lead role | |
| Murder is Easy | Rivers | Two-part drama | |
| 2024 | Queenie | Tom Blake | 3 episodes; Channel 4 comedy drama |
| 2024 | Sweetpea | Craig | Lead role; Sky Atlantic |
| 2026 | Run Away | Ash | Supporting role; Netflix |
| 2026 | Small Prophets | Clive |
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