Since graduating from Toi Whakaari, the NZ Drama School, Jonathon has worked consistently as an actor for stage, screen and voice. He has previously been the Head of Acting at UNITEC drama school and Toi Whakaari and the Artistic Director of the Fortune Theatre in Dunedin. After six and a half years leading iconic BATS Theatre he managed Toi Pōneke Arts Centre in Wellington as it transitioned to a new facility. He is now focusing on his art practice.