Owen Aaronovitch
Owen Aaronovitch | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 29, 1956 Parliament Hill, London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Known for | Role as Jon Lindsay in Coronation Street |
Owen Aaronovitch (born 29 November 1956) is a British actor, recognized for his role as Jon Lindsay in the television series Coronation Street.
Background
Born in Parliament Hill, London, Aaronovitch is the son of economist and communist activist Sam Aaronovitch. He has two brothers: journalist David Aaronovitch and author Ben Aaronovitch. His education includes attendance at Dame Alice Owen's School located in Islington. At the age of eighteen, he relocated to Newcastle to pursue studies in creative arts.
He is married to actress Fiona Bruce, with whom he shares two children. Notably, his wife—often mistaken for the news presenter sharing her name—is both an actress and a drama educator.
Acting career
Aaronovitch’s professional stage debut took place at the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry. His theatrical repertoire features performances in productions such as The Great Gatsby, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, Pinocchio, The Waltz, and Red Dust Blue Dreams.
On television, he portrayed the deceitful airline pilot Jon Lindsay in Coronation Street from 1997 to 1998, a character central to a prominent storyline that culminated in Deirdre Rachid’s incarceration. He later lampooned this part by appearing as the drag persona Jean Lindsay on the show Harry Hill.
His TV appearances extend to series including Prime Suspect, A Touch of Frost, Reckless, The Bill, and Doctors. Furthermore, he voiced Olag Gan in the 2006 audio revival of Blake's 7.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Prime Suspect | Tony - Prime Suspect (1991) |
Crime drama |
| 1994 | A Touch of Frost | Man with Dog - Stranger in the House |
Police procedural |
| 1995 | Cracker | Charnock - Brotherly Love (1995) |
Crime drama |
| 1996 | A Touch of Frost | Fire Officer - Paying the Price (1996) |
Police procedural |
| 1996 | Heartbeat | Clive Kenway - Obsessions (1996) |
Period crime drama |
| 1996 | Hillsborough | Television film | |
| 1997–1998 | Coronation Street | Jon Lindsay | Soap opera |
| 1997 | Reckless | Cab Driver | Television serial |
| 2003 | Holby City | Jonathan Collinson - Private Lives (2003) |
Medical drama |
| 2004 | The Courtroom | Gary Cullen - Like a Robot (2004) |
Legal drama |
| 2008 | Doctors | Marvin Elliot - Stand Up and Be Counted (2008) |
Soap opera |
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- Living people
- English male soap opera actors
- English male stage actors
- English male voice actors
- English people of Irish descent
- English people of Jewish descent
- Jewish English male actors
- Male actors from London
- People educated at Dame Alice Owen's School
- Actors from the London Borough of Camden
- People from Camden Town