Jonathan Holmes Biography: TV Series, Movies, Height, Ethnicity, Age, Net Worth, Siblings, Wife, Parents

Jonathan Richard Holmes is a British-born Canadian actor and voice artist who first attracted audiences for his work on the children’s sketch series Horrible Histories with Stephen Fry and later for bringing to life the Childchewer in Steven Spielberg’s fantasy adventure The BFG.

Equally comfortable on screen and behind the microphone, he has built a varied career lending his voice to animated features such as the Barbie film series and delivering character roles in both television and feature films.

Profile

• Full name: Jonathan Richard Holmes
• Date of birth: 1969
• Age: 56 years old
• Gender: Male
• Place of birth: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK
• Nationality: British-born Canadian
• Profession: Actor, voice actor
• Height: 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
• Parents: N/A
• Siblings: N/A
• Spouse: N/A
• Children: N/A
• Relationship status: N/A
• Religion: N/A
• Ethnicity: White
• Net worth: $3 million

Early Life and Education

Jonathan Holmes was born in 1969 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Although details about his family background and formal schooling are not publicly documented, he relocated to Canada in his youth and began acting professionally in the early 2000s. He is believed to have undertaken formal performance training, though specific institutions and dates remain undisclosed.

Personal Life

Holmes maintains a very private personal life. He has not publicly shared information regarding a spouse, children, or notable relationships.

Career

Jonathan Holmes’s earliest notable television appearance was in the comedy-history series Horrible Histories with Stephen Fry (2011), where his performances in a variety of sketches demonstrated both comedic timing and versatility.

He transitioned into voice work starting in 2007, contributing to animated Barbie films such as Barbie in a Mermaid Tale 2 (2011), Barbie: The Princess & the Popstar (2012), Barbie and the Secret Door (2014), and Barbie: Spy Squad (2016).

In 2016, he portrayed the Childchewer, one of the giants in Steven Spielberg’s The BFG, earning praise for his motion-capture performance opposite Mark Rylance.

His other screen credits include voice roles in Hulk Vs. (2009), Norman the North: Family Vacation (2020), and recurring contributions to the Netflix fantasy series The Dragon Prince (2018–2019).

Net worth

Jonathan Holmes’s net worth is estimated to be around $3 million through his successful years in the entertainment industry.

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Filmography

• Horrible Histories (TV series, 2011)
• Hulk Vs. (animated feature, 2009) – voice of Fandral
• Barbie in a Mermaid Tale 2 (animated movie, 2011) – voice role
• Barbie: The Princess & the Popstar (animated movie, 2012) – voice role
• Barbie and the Secret Door (animated movie, 2014) – voice role
• Barbie: Spy Squad (animated movie, 2016) – voice of Percy
• The BFG (feature film, 2016) – Childchewer (motion capture)
• The Dragon Prince (TV series, 2018–2019) – various voice roles
• Norm of the North: King Sized Adventure (feature film, 2019) – voice role
• Norm of the North: Family Vacation (feature film, 2020) – voice role