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
