Jonny Magnanti
HAROLD
Born and brought up in Leeds, Jonny moved to London in 1994 to attend the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Since leaving drama school Jonny has enjoyed a career in all aspects of the profession, from West End plays and musicals, theatre tours, rep, film, television and voiceover where he has voiced many TV and radio campaigns. Moving to the East Sussex countryside in 2010 Jonny took some time out to be a full-time dad, and with both children now grown up, returned to the profession playing Igor in the National Theatre’s production of THREE WINTERS directed by Howard Davies, the premier of THE MOOR, HAPPY JACK by John Godber, Oberon in MISDUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, and Malvolio in TWELFTH NIGHT. He also filmed MUSKETERS for BBC, DOCTORS, LUCKY MAN and AMERICAN MONSTERS. Most recently Jonny filmed THE GIRL BEFORE for the BBC and GRACE for ITV. Recent theatre includes Antony in ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA, Marc in ART and Launce/The Duke in THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA. He is delighted to be appearing in Hamburg for the 7th time, previous productions being ABSENT FRIENDS (1994), MOON OVER THE BREWERY (2012), 39 STEPS (2021), GREAT EXPECTATIONS(2022), ROMANCE IN D (2023) and BEN BUTLER (2023). Since appearing in BEN BUTLER Jonny played David Rubin in the play CAR CRASH, in London, written and directed by his son Bruno, and filmed an episode of the J. K. Rowling Cormoran Strike Detective Series for the BBC entitled THE INK BLACK HEART to be screened soon.