Jonathan Rainey Reid

Bio 

Jonathan Rainey Reid is about to finish his final year of studying Actor Musician at Leeds Conservatoire after making his professional debut in Wrongsemble’s Summer 2022 tour of The Not So Grimm Twins. He originated the role of Jake and played accordion, percussion, bass, harmonica, and tenor recorder. As well as performing, he’s also scored the short films Silhouette and Under The Surface and written for Opera North (Good Morning Channel 1), Leeds Playhouse and the National Theatre (Lazaretto). 

Credits Include: Jake in The Not So Grimm Twins (Wrongsemble/Tour), Bagdad Café (Wise Children/The Old Vic), Public Domain (Southwark Playhouse/Vaudeville Theatre), Ratatouille (Seaview Productions), The Elvis Spectacular (Grand Opera House, Belfast). 

Workshops Include: Straight White Men (Southwark Playhouse). 

Credits While Training: Feste/MD in Twelfth Night, Ensemble in The Coup Coup Club, Waitress/Co-MD in Ionesco’s Rhinoceros, Narrator in Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, Tuzenbach in Three Sisters/No Sisters. 

Discover more about Jonathan on his website. 

Credits 

The Coup Coup Club, 2023, Stage, Ensemble, SlungLow, Elvi Piper and Erin Carter

Twelfth Night, 2022, Stage, Feste/Associate Musical Director, Alex Ferris / MD. Dan McGlade

The Not So Grimm Twins, 2022, Stage, Jake (Accordion, Bass, Percussion, Harmonica), Wrongsemble, Elvi Piper / MD. Rosie Fox

Straight White Men, 2021, Research & Development, Southwark Playhouse, Christina Fulcher

Bagdad Cafe, 2021, Stage, Digital Choir, Wise Children / The Old Vic, Emma Rice / MD. Nadine Lee

Public Domain, 2021, Stage, The YouTube Chorus, Southwark Playhouse / West End, Adam Lenson / MD. Jordan Paul Clarke

Skills

Sports: Rugby, Swimming, Swimming (Open Water), Tag Rugby

Music & Dance: Accordion*, Banjolele, Baritone, Bass Guitar, Cajon*, Double Bass, Drums, Glockenspiel*, Keyboards, Mandolin, Organ, Percussion*, Piano, Sight-Reading, Singing (general), Spoons, Tenor, Trombone, Tuned Percussion* Ukulele

Accents: American-Standard, Belfast*, Cork, Dublin, Galway, German, Heightened RP, Irish-Southern, Leeds, Northern, RP, Scottish-Standard, West Country, Yorkshire

Other: Camera Operator, Chaperone (licensed), Composer, Computer Literate, DBS (CRB) clearance, Devising, Director, Drama Workshop Leader, Licensed Chaperone, Lyricist, Musical Director, Writer

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