Jason Done
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Jason Done is a British
actor.
, http://www.manchesterconfidential.com/index.asp?Sessionx=IpqiNw7jNwInJlg6IHqjNwB6IA&realname=Oldham_Theatre_Workshop City of Salford
, United Kingdom. His love for acting began at an early age after watching the Ken Loach
film, Kes
. At age eight, he entered a talent competition, and won first prize for his stand up comedy.
Jason attended Mesne Lea Primary School, then Walkden High School, which are both in Manchester.
At sixteen, Jason won his school's drama prize and was awarded a place at the National Youth Theatre
's summer school, where he worked with acclaimed playwright John Burrows.
Jason gained a Foundation Diploma in Performing Arts with distinction from Salford University. While studying, he co-wrote comedy sketches inspired by Monty Python
and performed them in venues around northern England. He made his professional stage debut in Hull Truck Theatre
's production of A Hard Day's Night and soon after began work on ITV
's Mothers Ruin (1994), a six-part comedy series. He followed this with Martin Sadofski's drama Blood and Peaches, a gritty tale of four young people growing up in Bradford
, United Kingdom against a backdrop of racial unrest.
It was at this time that Jason realized his passion for dramatic work. This led him back to the theatre for his role as Stubbs in the London premiere of Sam Shepherd
's play, States of Shock, where he debuted his American accent. Jason received outstanding notices, and followed the play with a role in Anthony Minghella
's The English Patient
(1996), opposite Academy Award winner Juliette Binoche
. Jason returned to the small screen for Wokenwell (1997), where he played PC Brian Rainford. The show gained a cult following.
Next came The Barber of Siberia
directed by Oscar winner Nikita Mikhalkov
, where he played an American army cadet stationed at West Point. Described as “deliciously evil” for his role as Mordred in NBC's 1998 made-for-television film, Merlin
, Jason worked alongside a star-studded ensemble including Sam Neill
, Isabella Rossellini
and Helena Bonham Carter
, in what was NBC
's highest-rated drama in twelve years.
Always willing to try new accents, Jason played a tormented student from Cornwall in The Passion
(1999)(BBC 1). He then joined the cast of the popular ITV series, Where the Heart Is
(1997) for two years. The Emmy award-winning DreamWorks/HBO production Band of Brothers saw Jason's return to US television. His role as Julie Walters' son in BBC's critically acclaimed Murder had Jason working with director Beeban Kidron
and writer Abi Morgan
. Having earlier worked on the short film The King and Us, Jason spread his wings to write, produce and star in his own short film Shooting from the Lip, a commentary on lost love. Jason most recently starred as Sean Denning, a malevolent gangster manipulating the police, in a two part TV film of the popular series In Deep.
Since 2006, Done has appeared as English Teacher Tom Clarkson on the successful BBC One drama series, Waterloo Road
.
According to Chris Geere
, Jason's Waterloo Road
colleague, they are good friends and play badminton together every week in London
when they aren't filming.
Jason is also a speedway fan and regularly visits Kirkmanshulme Lane, home of his team the Belle Vue Aces
, when he is filming in Manchester.
He is currently appearing in a travelling production of Macbeth
, which is currently at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester.
Jason has recently been heard as the narrator of successful BBC3 documentary "Junior Doctors - Your life in their hands" which has just completed a six episode run.
In September 2009 Jason married Anouska, his Waterloo Road colleague Philip Martin Brown
attended as well as Jason's ex colleagues William Ash
, Denise Welch
and Jason Merrells
.
Jason's wife Anoushka, gave birth to a baby boy on the 24th November.
Jason is currently filming the second half of the 7th series of Waterloo Road.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
actor.
Background
Jason Done was born and raised in WalkdenWalkden
Walkden is a town within the metropolitan borough of the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. It is west-northwest of Salford, and west-northwest of Manchester....
, http://www.manchesterconfidential.com/index.asp?Sessionx=IpqiNw7jNwInJlg6IHqjNwB6IA&realname=Oldham_Theatre_Workshop City of Salford
City of Salford
The City of Salford is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It is named after its largest settlement, Salford, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Eccles, Swinton-Pendlebury, Walkden and Irlam which apart from Irlam each have a population of over...
, United Kingdom. His love for acting began at an early age after watching the Ken Loach
Ken Loach
Kenneth "Ken" Loach is a Palme D'Or winning English film and television director.He is known for his naturalistic, social realist directing style and for his socialist beliefs, which are evident in his film treatment of social issues such as homelessness , labour rights and child abuse at the...
film, Kes
Kes (film)
Kes is a 1969 British film from director Ken Loach and producer Tony Garnett. The film is based on the novel A Kestrel for a Knave, written by the Barnsley-born author Barry Hines in 1968...
. At age eight, he entered a talent competition, and won first prize for his stand up comedy.
Jason attended Mesne Lea Primary School, then Walkden High School, which are both in Manchester.
At sixteen, Jason won his school's drama prize and was awarded a place at the National Youth Theatre
National Youth Theatre
The National Youth Theatre is a registered charity in London, Great Britain, committed to creative, personal and social development of young people through the medium of creative arts....
's summer school, where he worked with acclaimed playwright John Burrows.
Jason gained a Foundation Diploma in Performing Arts with distinction from Salford University. While studying, he co-wrote comedy sketches inspired by Monty Python
Monty Python
Monty Python was a British surreal comedy group who created their influential Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on 5 October 1969. Forty-five episodes were made over four series...
and performed them in venues around northern England. He made his professional stage debut in Hull Truck Theatre
Hull Truck Theatre
The Hull Truck Theatre is a theatre in Kingston upon Hull, England which presents high quality drama productions.It also tours its productions on a regular basis....
's production of A Hard Day's Night and soon after began work on ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
's Mothers Ruin (1994), a six-part comedy series. He followed this with Martin Sadofski's drama Blood and Peaches, a gritty tale of four young people growing up in Bradford
Bradford
Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...
, United Kingdom against a backdrop of racial unrest.
It was at this time that Jason realized his passion for dramatic work. This led him back to the theatre for his role as Stubbs in the London premiere of Sam Shepherd
Sam Shepherd
Sam Shepherd may refer to:*Samuel Shepherd, British barrister*Sam Shepherd , killed by Sheriff Willis V. McCallSee also:*Sam Shephard *Sam Shepard, American actor and writer...
's play, States of Shock, where he debuted his American accent. Jason received outstanding notices, and followed the play with a role in Anthony Minghella
Anthony Minghella
Anthony Minghella, CBE was an English film director, playwright and screenwriter. He was Chairman of the Board of Governors at the British Film Institute between 2003 and 2007....
's The English Patient
The English Patient (film)
The English Patient is a 1996 romantic drama film based on the novel of the same name by Sri Lankan-Canadian writer Michael Ondaatje. The film, written for the screen and directed by Anthony Minghella, won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture...
(1996), opposite Academy Award winner Juliette Binoche
Juliette Binoche
Juliette Binoche is a French actress, artist and dancer. She has appeared in more than 40 feature films, been recipient of numerous international accolades, is a published author and has appeared on stage across the world. Coming from an artistic background, she began taking acting lessons during...
. Jason returned to the small screen for Wokenwell (1997), where he played PC Brian Rainford. The show gained a cult following.
Next came The Barber of Siberia
The Barber of Siberia
The Barber of Siberia is a 1998 Russian film that re-united the Academy Award winning team of director Nikita Mikhalkov and Michel Seydoux...
directed by Oscar winner Nikita Mikhalkov
Nikita Mikhalkov
Nikita Sergeyevich Mikhalkov is a Soviet and Russian filmmaker, actor, and head of the Russian Cinematographers' Union.Mikhalkov was born in Moscow into the distinguished, artistic Mikhalkov family. His great grandfather was the imperial governor of Yaroslavl, whose mother was a Galitzine princess...
, where he played an American army cadet stationed at West Point. Described as “deliciously evil” for his role as Mordred in NBC's 1998 made-for-television film, Merlin
Merlin (film)
Merlin is a television miniseries which originally aired in 1998 that retells the legend of King Arthur from the perspective of the wizard Merlin...
, Jason worked alongside a star-studded ensemble including Sam Neill
Sam Neill
Nigel John Dermot "Sam" Neill, DCNZM, OBE is a New Zealand actor. He is well known for his starring role as paleontologist Dr Alan Grant in Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park III....
, Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini is an Italian actress, filmmaker, author, philanthropist, and model. Rossellini is noted for her 14-year tenure as a Lancôme model, and for her roles in films such as Blue Velvet and Death Becomes Her.-Background and early life:Rossellini is a...
and Helena Bonham Carter
Helena Bonham Carter
Helena Bonham Carter is an English actress of film, stage, and television. She made her acting debut in a television adaptation of K. M. Peyton's A Pattern of Roses before winning her first film role as the titular character in Lady Jane...
, in what was NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's highest-rated drama in twelve years.
Always willing to try new accents, Jason played a tormented student from Cornwall in The Passion
The Passion (TV series)
The Passion was a three-episode 1999 British TV series written by Mick Ford. It was set in, and filmed in, North Devon, and related events set around a local amateur production of a passion play....
(1999)(BBC 1). He then joined the cast of the popular ITV series, Where the Heart Is
Where the Heart Is (1997 TV series)
Where the Heart Is is a British television drama series set in the fictional town Skelthwaite.First shown in 1997, it was created by Ashley Pharoah and Vicky Featherstone...
(1997) for two years. The Emmy award-winning DreamWorks/HBO production Band of Brothers saw Jason's return to US television. His role as Julie Walters' son in BBC's critically acclaimed Murder had Jason working with director Beeban Kidron
Beeban Kidron
Beeban Kidron is an English Film Director known for her much-lauded adaptation of Jeanette Winterson's autobiographical novel Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit and for directing Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason...
and writer Abi Morgan
Abi Morgan
Abi Morgan is a British playwright and screenwriter known for her works for television, such as Sex Traffic and The Hour, and the film Brick Lane...
. Having earlier worked on the short film The King and Us, Jason spread his wings to write, produce and star in his own short film Shooting from the Lip, a commentary on lost love. Jason most recently starred as Sean Denning, a malevolent gangster manipulating the police, in a two part TV film of the popular series In Deep.
Since 2006, Done has appeared as English Teacher Tom Clarkson on the successful BBC One drama series, Waterloo Road
Waterloo Road (TV series)
Waterloo Road is an award-winning British television drama series, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 9 March 2006. Set in a troubled comprehensive school in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, the series focuses on the lives of the school's teacher and students, and confronts social...
.
According to Chris Geere
Chris Geere
Christopher William "Chris" Geere is an English actor. He best known for his role as King Edvard/Eddie in the The Prince and Me sequels.-Private life:Geere lives in Putney, London....
, Jason's Waterloo Road
Waterloo Road (TV series)
Waterloo Road is an award-winning British television drama series, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 9 March 2006. Set in a troubled comprehensive school in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, the series focuses on the lives of the school's teacher and students, and confronts social...
colleague, they are good friends and play badminton together every week in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
when they aren't filming.
Jason is also a speedway fan and regularly visits Kirkmanshulme Lane, home of his team the Belle Vue Aces
Belle Vue Aces
The Belle Vue Aces are a British speedway team from Manchester in the north west of England.-Brief history:Racing first took place in 1928 at the Belle Vue greyhound stadium in Kirkmanshulme Lane before moving the following year to a specially built stadium nearby on Hyde Road. The club raced there...
, when he is filming in Manchester.
He is currently appearing in a travelling production of Macbeth
Macbeth
The Tragedy of Macbeth is a play by William Shakespeare about a regicide and its aftermath. It is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy and is believed to have been written sometime between 1603 and 1607...
, which is currently at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester.
Jason has recently been heard as the narrator of successful BBC3 documentary "Junior Doctors - Your life in their hands" which has just completed a six episode run.
In September 2009 Jason married Anouska, his Waterloo Road colleague Philip Martin Brown
Philip Martin Brown
Philip Martin Brown is an English actor, born in Manchester. He has starred in many TV shows and movies in a career that has spanned nearly four decades...
attended as well as Jason's ex colleagues William Ash
William Ash (actor)
William Ash, is a British TV and film actor.-Career:His appearances include Making Out ,Mad About Mambo, Lilies, Burn It, All the King's Men, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Doctor Who and more recently Hush and Waterloo Road. He began his career in the ITV series Where the Heart Is...
, Denise Welch
Denise Welch
Jacqueline Denise Healy is an English actress, dancer and television presenter.-Early life:Denise Welch was born in Ebchester, County Durham, to father Vin and mother Ann and has a younger sister Debbie...
and Jason Merrells
Jason Merrells
Jason Merrells is an English actor, who received his big break when he starred in Casualty for three years as receptionist Matt Hawley...
.
Jason's wife Anoushka, gave birth to a baby boy on the 24th November.
Jason is currently filming the second half of the 7th series of Waterloo Road.