- Born
- Birth nameJonathan Andreas Oliver McPherson
- Height6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
- English actor Jonny McPherson was born in Kingston-Upon-Thames on 4th January 1982, the son of Montessori Principal Wendy Patricia McPherson and Medeas Andreas Panagi, a London-born Greek Cypriot. Raised by his mother in rural Norfolk, he gained a scholarship to study at Rugby School before moving to London to train at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.
In 2013, he was offered the regular role of GP Dr Liam Cavanagh in ITV's Emmerdale, a character he continues to play.
Jonny is a core ensemble member of multi-award winning, London-based theatre company The Faction. In 2014 he played Hamlet in a critically acclaimed, sell-out run.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- ParentsMedeas Andreas PanagiWendy Patricia McPherson
- Walked the 512-mile Camino de Santiago in northern Spain as depicted in Emilio Estevez's The Way (2010).
- Is a qualified wine taster.
- Trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Arts, whose alumni include Hugh Bonneville, Matthew Goode, Minnie Driver and Julian Fellowes.
- Played Hamlet to Simon Russell Beale's projected ghost in a sell-out London production.
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