Jonathan Tudor “Jonny” Owen is a professional British producer, actor and writer. He is known for his appearance in TV shows including Shameless, Murphy’s Law and My Family.
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Owen won a Welsh BAFTA in 2007 for the documentary The Aberfan Disaster which he co-produced with Judith Davies.
In his late teens, Owen was in the 1990s indie band The Pocket Devils as bass player and lead singer/songwriter.
He appeared as regular character Ady in Channel 4’s Shameless in 2009, and continued in the role in 2010.
Owen starred in 2013 feature-length film Svengali, directed by John Hardwick and written by Jonny Owen.
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The film stars Owen, Martin Freeman, Vicky McClure, Matt Berry, Michael Socha, Michael Smiley and Natasha O’Keeffe, and is the debut release from Root Films. It was selected to show at the 67th Edinburgh International Film Festival.
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 Brian Clough in the 1970s and 80s.
What football team does Jonny Owen support?
Owen is a director at Premier League club Nottingham Forest, but his lifelong support for hometown club Merthyr is well known.
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