Jonny Sweet | |
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| Born | Jonathan Huw Sweet 1985 (age 39–40) Nottingham, England |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian, writer |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Jonathan Huw Sweet (born 1985) is a British comedian and the recipient of the 2009Edinburgh Comedy Award for best newcomer.
Sweet was born inNottingham and educated at the local independent schoolNottingham High School. He read English atPembroke College, Cambridge and met writing partnerJoe Thomas, and both were members of theFootlights.[1] Sweet served as vice-president toSimon Bird while Thomas was secretary.[2] After graduating, the three shared a flat together before their big break into comedy and television.[3] He graduated with afirst and was expected to follow his father into the legal profession but joinedEndemol UK on an internship instead.[1]He is a supporter ofNottingham Forest Football Club.
In 2009 Sweet won TheEdinburgh Comedy Award for best newcomer for his show 'Mostly About Arthur'.[4] He also starred inTom Basden's debut playParty alongside Basden himself, 2009 Edinburgh Comedy Award winnerTim Key,Anna Crilly,Katy Wix andNick Mohammed. The play won a Fringe First before travelling to the Sydney Arts Festival and appearing in London'sWest End and in adaptation as aBBC Radio 4 sitcom.
Sweet became known for playing posh characters after his role as future Prime MinisterDavid Cameron in the 2009More 4 satirical showWhen Boris Met Dave, which details how Cameron andMayor of LondonBoris Johnson first met.[1] He also appeared alongsideAlistair McGowan,Adrian Edmondson andHugh Dennis inPete and Dud: The Lost Sketches, a revival ofPeter Cook andDudley Moore's works onBBC Two.[5]
In 2012, he had a small role in BBC'sHim & Her as one of Paul's newly found relatives.
He is also writing partner withInbetweeners starsSimon Bird andJoe Thomas and together they make up the sketch groupThe House of Windsor. Following their critically acclaimed Edinburgh showThe Meeting, they are now developing projects together for TV and film. Their period sitcomChickens, about 3conscientious objectors during World War I was broadcast in Autumn on Sky One, also starring Barry Humphries. Thomas and Sweet have also performed as a double-act, garnering many rave reviews and being nominated for a Writer's Guild Award.[6]
He has recorded two series of his Radio 4 sitcom,Hard to Tell, a romance, starringCharlotte Ritchie as his love interest. The structure mainly consists of conversation between Tom (Sweet) and his sister Maeve (Katy Wix) telling his side of the developing romance, and between Ellen (Ritchie) and best friend Hermione (Sarah Solomani). In 2013, he was nominated for the Best Breakthrough Artist at theBritish Comedy Awards.
In 2014 Sweet starred as Tom Oliver in the Channel 4 police comedy-drama seriesBabylon. In 2015, Sweet created, wrote and starred in the BBC sitcomTogether based loosely on his radio seriesHard to Tell.[7] He also wrote an episode of Tom Basden's E4 seriesGap Year.[8]
In mid-2017 Sweet starred in the sitcomLoaded (Channel 4), about a group of IT entrepreneurs who become millionaires when their company is bought out.
Sweet's debut novel,The Kellerby Code, was published byFaber in March 2024.[9]
| Year | Film | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | A Trick of the Light | Jonny | Vanessa Whyte | Short film Also co-writer |
| 2012 | Get Lucky | Christopher Hound | Norma Burke | Short film |
| 2012 | Asylum Seekers | Begbie Adams | Hollie Ebdon | Short film |
| 2016 | The Darkest Universe | Howard | Will Sharpe Tom Kingsley | |
| 2018 | Dead to the World | Ben | Freddie Hall | Short film |
| 2018 | Johnny English Strikes Again | Tour Guide | David Kerr | |
| 2019 | Greed | Jules | Michael Winterbottom | |
| 2023 | Wicked Little Letters | Daily Mail Reporter | Thea Sharrock | Also Writer |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Delta Forever | Johnny | 1.01 "Pilot" |
| 2009 | Not Safe for Work | Andy | Television film |
| 2009 | Brave Young Men | Mr. Knowles | Television film |
| 2009 | The Inbetweeners | Dean | Episode: "A Night Out in London" |
| 2009 | When Boris Met Dave | David Cameron | Television documentary |
| 2009 | Off the Hook | Figaro | 1.06 "Series 1, Episode 6" |
| 2010 | Pete & Dud: The Lost Sketches | Performer | Television film |
| 2010 | Popatron | Giles Stone | 3 episodes |
| 2011 | Comedy Showcase | Bert Walpole | 3.01 "Chickens" Also co-writer |
| 2011–2013 | Chickens | Bert Walpole | 7 episodes Also co-writer |
| 2012–2013 | Him & Her | Ian | 5 episodes |
| 2012 | Threesome | Billy | 2.02 "Vacuum" |
| 2012 | Games On | 1.01 "Curby" | |
| 2012 | Twenty Twelve | Justin Carter | 2.01 "Boycott: Part 1" |
| 2013 | Playhouse Presents | Freddie Fleet | 2.06 "Stage Door Johnnies" |
| 2014 | Plebs | Julius Priscus | 2.06 "The Candidate" |
| 2014 | Babylon | Tom Oliver | 7 episodes |
| 2015 | Together | Tom | 6 episodes Also creator and writer |
| 2017 | Loaded | Ewan | 8 episodes |
| 2022 | I Hate You | Bob Oxygen | 5 episodes |
| Production | Notes | Broadcaster/Distributor |
|---|---|---|
| Comedy Showcase |
| Channel 4 |
| A Trick of the Light |
| Cargo Collective |
| Chickens |
| Channel 4 |
| Together |
| BBC Three |
| Gap Year |
| E4 |
| Wicked Little Letters |
| StudioCanal |
| Preceded by | if.comedy award for Best Newcomer 2009 | Succeeded by |