Jonny Owen - Writer, Actor and Producer

Jonny Owen is a writer, actor, producer and filmmaker who graduated from Swansea with a BA in History in 1999, and received an Honorary Fellowship in 2023. As an actor he has appeared in Murphy’s Law, Shameless and Torchwood, while we created the cult series Svengali and won a Welsh Bafta for co-producing the documentary The Aberfan Disaster. He has also directed acclaimed sports documentaries, including I Believe in Miracles (about Nottingham Forest) and Don’t Take Me Home (chronicling Wales’ run at the UEFA Euro 2016). Outside film and TV, Jonny is a Director of Nottingham Forest FC and an investor in Merthyr Town FC. In Jonny's story you will hear about a kid from a mining town reach the very top of the TV and film industry, with studying at Swansea playing a central role. So if his story inspires you and you would like to experience Swansea for yourself, you can visit Swansea University on an open day and see where it all begins. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find out more here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices