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Owen Aaronovitch Born 1956 (age 54–55)
Parliament Hill Fields, Camden, London, EnglandOccupation Actor Years active 1991–present Spouse Fiona Bruce Owen Aaronovitch (born 1956) is an English actor, known for portraying Jon Lindsay in Coronation Street.
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Background
Aaronovitch was born in Parliament Hill Fields, London.[1] He is the son of the late economist and Communist[2] Sam Aaronovitch, brother of the journalist David Aaronovitch and writer Ben Aaronovitch.[3] Aaronovitch attended Dame Alice Owen's School in Islington, and at the age of eighteen moved to Newcastle to study creative arts.[1]
Aaronovitch is married to actress Fiona Bruce, with whom he has two children, Frankie and Ruben.[3]
Career
Aaronovitch made his professional debut at Belgrade Theatre in Coventry. His theatre work includes The Great Gatsby, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Pinocchio, The Waltz and Red Dust Blue Dreams.[3]
Aaronovitch played the role of fake airline pilot Jon Lindsay, the con man responsible for Deirdre Barlow's imprisonment, in Coronation Street from 1997 to 1998. His other television credits include Prime Suspect, A Touch of Frost, Reckless, The Bill and Doctors.
Aaronovitch also portrayed Oleg Gan in the 2006 audio revival of Blake's 7.[3]
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes 1991 Prime Suspect Tony
- Prime Suspect 1 (1991)Crime drama 1994 A Touch of Frost Man with Dog
- Stranger in the HousePolice procedural 1995 Cracker Charnock
- Brotherly Love (1995)Crime drama 1996 A Touch of Frost Fire Officer
- Paying the Price (1996)Police procedural Heartbeat Clive Kenway
- Obsessions (1996)Period crime drama Hillsborough Television film 1997 Coronation Street Jon Lindsay
(1997–1998)Soap opera Reckless Cab Driver Television serial 2003 Holby City Jonathan Collinson
- Private Lives (2003)Medical drama 2004 The Courtroom Gary Cullen
- Like a Robot (2004)Legal drama 2008 Doctors Marvin Elliot
- Stand Up and Be Counted (2008)Soap opera References
- ^ a b Owen Aaronovitch Profile Corrie.net. Retrieved on 2009-04-24.
- ^ Barker, Martin (1992). Haunt of Fears: Strange History of the British Horror Comics Campaign, University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-0878055944
- ^ a b c d "Blake's 7: The Audio Adventures // Cast // Oleg Gan - Owen Aaronovitch". Sci Fi Channel. 6 October 2007. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071007011027/www.scifi.co.uk/blakes7/cast_oleg.asp. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
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Categories:- People from Camden Town
- English television actors
- English soap opera actors
- English stage actors
- English voice actors
- 1956 births
- Living people
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