Jonathon Morris

Jonathon Morris is a British former actor and presenter who began in the theater. Born in Urmston, he made his professional stage debut in 1979 in Old King Cole at the Old Vic Theatre in Bristol. His early television work included the BBC miniseries Beau Geste (1982) and the comedy series That Beryl Marston...! He gained recognition in Britain through the BBC comedy Bread and as presenter of the CBBC game show The Movie Game, which he hosted from 1991 to 1993, and he narrated Jackanory in 1984. On stage, he played Jean-Michel in the 1986 London Palladium production of La Cage Aux Folles and later took over the lead role in the West End musical Me and My Girl. His film credits include Vampire Journals (1997), Subspecies 4: Bloodstorm (1998), and The Fantasticks (2000), the movie-musical that introduced him to a worldwide audience.