David Jonsson
Biography
David Jonsson is a British actor who grew up in Custom House in East London and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2016. He made his professional stage debut at the Almeida Theatre in Mary Stuart, which transferred to the West End, and won a Black British Theatre Award in 2021 for and breathe... . On television he played Gus Sackey in the BBC Two and HBO drama Industry from 2020 to 2022, and his films include Rye Lane (2023), Alien: Romulus (2024), where he played the synthetic Andy, The Long Walk (2025) and Wasteman (2026). He won the 2025 BAFTA Rising Star Award and a British Independent Film Awards nomination for Best Lead Performance for Wasteman, and he is developing a television script called Hype.
33years old
Turns 34 on September 4in 326 days
- Born Custom House
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Also credited as David Jonsson-Fray and David Johnson
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 3 years2023 to 2026
Every film, newest first
- 2026WastemanIMDb rating 7.2
- 2025The Long WalkIMDb rating 6.6
- 2024Alien: RomulusIMDb rating 7.1
- 2024Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin.IMDb rating 6.2
- 2023Rye LaneIMDb rating 7.2
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Early training
At 18, after coming back to London, Jonsson became a member of the National Youth Theatre. He then earned a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where he finished his acting degree in 2016.
First role
Jonsson's professional stage debut came right after RADA, as William Davison in Mary Stuart at the Almeida Theatre, and the production moved to the Duke of York's Theatre in early 2017 for his West End debut.
Behind the camera
Jonsson is working on Hype, which is his first script written for television, and he is developing it together with Clerkenwell Films.
David Jonsson movies on Netflix
Worked with
David Jonsson made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Judy Greer's page
Ian Holm's page
Josh Hamilton's page
Clarke Peters's page
Moritz Bleibtreu's page
All films by Fede Álvarez
All films by Francis Lawrence
Raine Allen-MillerDirector, 1 film, 2023
All films by Raine Allen-Miller
Awards
One award and honor, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAFTA | |||
| 2025 | Rising Star Award | Won | |
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