Jonathan Dixon (British actor)
| Jonathan Dixon | |
|---|---|
| Born |
10 August 1988 Leeds, West Yorkshire, England |
| Other names | Johnny Dixon (current professional name) |
| Occupation | Actor Model |
| Years active | 2007 - present |
Jonathan Dixon (born 10 August 1988 in Pudsey), known professionally as Jonny Dixon, is a British television actor, best known for playing playground bully Matthew "Mooey" Humphries in long-running CBBC show Grange Hill.
He appeared in Manchester-based soap opera Coronation Street as Darryl Morton. He joined the soap in March 2007.
He was a friend of Jack P. Shepherd who plays his on-screen friend David Platt before getting his role on Coronation Street.[1] It was reported on 15 May 2009 that Dixon and co-star Wanda Opalinska would be written out of the soap and would be departing later in the year with it being said that this was due to "natural storyline progression."[2] He last appeared in the episode broadcast on 16 October 2009.
In April 2011 Jonathan achieved a long held ambition of his when he went to Birmingham to film a much anticipated episode of Doctors set to be broadcast on BBC1 in July 2011.
For the last three years, he has taken part in 'Show in a Week' at South Craven School - a musical theatre production which is conceived, choreographed and rehearsed in just three days.
References
- ↑ Coronation Street - Interview - Jonathan Dixon and Emma Edmondson - Digital Spy
- ↑ Kris Green (15 May 2009). "Two more Corrie characters to leave". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2009-05-15.