Jonathan Cake
Jonathan James Cake (born August 31, 1967 in Worthing , West Sussex ) is a British actor .
Life
Jonathan Cake is the youngest of three sons of a glass merchant and a teacher . In his childhood he came into contact with the art of pantomime . This sparked his interest in the performing arts . Up to the age of eight he took acting lessons and appeared in many plays. In his youth he toured London with the National Youth Theater . After graduating from high school, he attended the University of Cambridge , which he graduated in 1989. In college he was a rugby player . He completed a two-year course at the Bristol Old Vic Theater School and then worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company .
He made his first experience in television in 1993 in the British comedy series Press Gang . He had another television appearance in 1994 in Carrott U Like from the BBC . The following year he played a small role in the film The 1st Knight at the side of Sean Connery , Richard Gere and Julia Ormond . After further small appearances, he was cast as Gareth in Degrees of Error in 1995 . He also played a leading role in the historical drama Mosley . In 2005 he played Sertorius in the US miniseries Empire . He also gained fame through the role of Chuck Vance in the last two seasons of the television series Desperate Housewives .
Cake married the actress Julianne Nicholson in 2004 , with whom he has a son (* 2007) and a daughter (* 2009).
Filmography (selection)
- 1993: Press Gang (TV series, episode 5x05)
- 1995: The First Knight
- 1996: Grange Hill (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1998: Mosley (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 1998 Diamond Girl (TV movie)
- 1999: Noah's Ark - The Greatest Adventure of Mankind ( Noah's Ark , TV movie)
- 2001: Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible (TV series, episode 1x05)
- 2005: Empire (6 episodes)
- 2006–2007: Six Degrees (TV series, 5 episodes)
- 2008: Criminal Intent - Criminal Intent ( Law & Order: Criminal Intent , TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2009: Chuck (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2009: Law & Order (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2011: Rizzoli & Isles (TV series, episode 2x08)
- 2011: Off the Map (TV series, episode 1x05)
- 2011–2012: Desperate Housewives (TV series, 13 episodes)
- 2012: The Killing (TV series, episode 2x09)
- 2013: Death in Paradise (TV series, episode 2x04)
- 2013–2014: Doll & Em (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 2016: Criminal Minds (TV series, episode 11x16)
Web links
- Jonathan Cake in theInternet Movie Database(English)
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SURNAME | Cake, Jonathan |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cake, Jonathan James (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 31, 1967 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Worthing , West Sussex, England, United Kingdom |