Jon-Paul Gates is an actor who has starred in 26 feature film

Feature film

In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...

s, predominantly playing the anatagonist. Was born in Greenford

Greenford

Greenford is a large suburb in the London Borough of Ealing in west London, UK. It was historically an ancient parish in the former county of Middlesex. The most prominent landmarks in the suburb are the A40, a major dual-carriageway; Horsenden Hill, above sea level; the small Parish Church of...

, Middlesex

Middlesex

Middlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...

 under the name of Jon Morrey. He spent most of his childhood in a village near Doncaster

Doncaster

Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"...

, South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...

 and aspired to becoming a professional footballer before his career was cut short through injury and so decided on a career 'treading the boards' instead.

Whilst attending Humberside University he got his first break starring as Allan Hindle in the BBC's soap, "Eldorado

Eldorado (TV series)

Eldorado was a British soap opera that ran for only one year, from 6 July 1992 to 9 July 1993. Set in Coín on the Costa Del Sol and based around the lives of British and European expats, the BBC hoped it would be as successful as EastEnders and replicate some of the sunshine and glamour of imported...

". Due the show's unpopularity, he changed his professional name to Jon-Paul Gates in 1994. After various short films

Short subject

A short film is any film not long enough to be considered a feature film. No consensus exists as to where that boundary is drawn: the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all...

 and a Channel 4

Channel 4

Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...

 TV series, "Focus North", he starred in his first feature film "Coldfish" in 1999, playing the lead role of Alex. In 2001, he secured lead roles in Palm Tree's "The Hawk & the Dove" and played the anatagonist 'Ida' in "Winter Warrior"; which entered the top 10 DVD films in Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

 in 2004. From 2002 to 2006 he accumulated more films in Europe; "The Prodigal", "Red Rose", "Axeraiders" before trying his luck in the USA. After getting his big break in vampre flick "Revamped", he starred in The Asylum

The Asylum

The Asylum is an American film studio and distributor which focuses on producing low-budget, usually direct-to-video productions. The studio has produced titles that capitalize on productions by major studios; these titles have been dubbed "mockbusters" by the press.-History:The Asylum was founded...

's Dragon

Dragon (2006 film)

Dragon is a 2006 action/fantasy film created by the independent film group The Asylum.-Plot:The film takes place in the forest of Sidhe, following Princess Alora on her journey to Bagnor Brim to seek the aid of Lord Blackthorne against the dark elves waging war on humanity throughout the realm...

, with Gary Busey

Gary Busey

William Gary Busey , best known as Gary Busey, is an American film and stage actor and artist. He has appeared in a large variety of films, as well as making regular appearances on Gunsmoke, Walker, Texas Ranger, Law & Order, and Entourage...

 in "Beyond the Ring

Beyond the Ring

Beyond the Ring is a 2008 film directed by Gerson Sanginitto, starring Gary Busey, André Lima and Martin Kove.-Plot:Martial arts champion Andre Lima's fighting days ended with his wife's death. The past nine years Andre has struggled to rebuild his world around his two children. When his daughter's...

" and Danny Trejo

Danny Trejo

Dan "Danny" Trejo is an American actor who has appeared in numerous Hollywood films, most notably in roles as an antagonist, or anti-hero.-Early life:...

 in "Dark Games". Travelling back and forth, he played the evil priest opposite Jeff Fahey

Jeff Fahey

Jeffrey David "Jeff" Fahey is an American film and television actor. He has portrayed Captain Frank Lapidus on the ABC series Lost and the title role of Deputy Marshal Winston MacBride on The Marshal.-Early life:...

 and Martin Kove

Martin Kove

Martin Kove is an American actor who has appeared in feature films and television series.-Film appearances:His best-known roles may have been on the 1980s hit CBS television series Cagney & Lacey as Detective Victor Isbecki and in the 1984 hit film The Karate Kid as Cobra Kai Sensei John Kreese...

 in "Messages

Messages (film)

Messages is a 2007 British Film written by Wayne Kinsey and Ivan Levine, directed by David Fairman and starring Jeff Fahey and Bruce Payne.-Plot:...

", Peter in "Carmen's Kiss" with Hugo Speer

Hugo Speer

Hugo Speer is an English actor.He was born in Harrogate, Yorkshire, and educated at Harrogate Grammar School. He studied acting at The Arts Educational School....

 and Bruce Payne

Bruce Payne

Bruce Martyn Payne is an award winning English character actor and producer and was a member of the 1980's Brit Pack. Although he is best known for his villainous roles, Bruce Payne has played characters across the spectrum...

. Gates has also worked with Bruce Payne on "Disturbance

Disturbance (film)

Disturbance is an upcoming British horror film. It was written by and directed by Steven M Smith. The cast includes Bruce Payne and Jon-Paul Gates.-Plot:...

".

Jon-Paul Gates continues to work internationally. Recently he has starred in "Seven Crosses", playing the robotic uver voices in "Dark Side of Heaven"; an alcoholic in "Blood Forest" and a futuristic soldier in "The Stone".