Jonathan Wilson (actor)

Jonathan Wilson
Born (1963-10-19) October 19, 1963 (age 61)
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • playwright
Years active1988–present

Jonathan Wilson (born October 19, 1963) is a Canadian actor, comedian and playwright, who is best known for his 1996 play My Own Private Oshawa.[1] The play, a semi-autobiographical comedy about growing up gay in Oshawa, Ontario,[2] was also optioned by Sandra Faire's SFA Productions for production as a film, which won an award at the Columbus International Film & Video Festival in 2002 until being broadcast as a television film on CTV in 2005.[3]

  1. ^ Gary Smith, "Play explores realities of growing up gay". Hamilton Spectator, October 12, 1996.
  2. ^ "SFA Productions has its Own Private feature". Playback, October 5, 1998.
  3. ^ "Oshawa gets 'star' role in new movie". durhamregion.com, June 23, 2005.