Biography
Jonathan recently completed shooting the $25m action adventure “The Adventurer: Curse of the Midas Box” based on the best-selling book of the same name. The film stars Sam Neill, Michael Sheen, Lena Heady, Keeley Hawes, Ioan Gruffudd and rising Welsh heartthrob Aneurin Barnard in the lead role. Jonathan has made two feature films with producing partner Deepak Nayar (Bend it Like Beckham, Buena Vista Social Club). Critically acclaimed “FOSTER” is a magical and heartwarming family film starring Emmy Award winning actress Toni Collette (The 6th Sense), Ioan Gruffudd (Fantastic Four), Richard E Grant (Withnail & I) and Oscar winner Hayley Mills (Pollyanna, The Parent Trap). The film was also based on his award winning short film which screened on both HBO and BBC and earned Newman a BBC new filmmaker nomination. Jonathan's film FATHER'S DAY, made for the 2010 Ford Mustang, won grand prize in a worldwide competition held by ad agency JWT and Filmaka. JWT subsequently hired Jonathan to shoot a 6 part documentary series in Japan on the art of drifting for the reveal of the new Ford Mustang. Jonathan has been described as one of the UK's 'most exciting filmmakers' to emerge in recent years, and was recently longlisted for the Hospital Club's top 100 media hotlist, chosen by industry peers around the country. British born, Newman spent his formative years in LA before returning to the UK.
