Jonathan Charles Slinger (born 15 August 1972) is an English actor. Slinger was born in Accrington, Lancashire. He trained at RADA, graduating in 1994. From there, he went to work at the Royal National Theatre and Shakespeare's Globe. He has also worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company, including the Complete Works and This England: The Histories cycles, playing Richard II, Fluellen, Richard Duke of York and Richard III. He played Bernard Woolley, the Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary, in the stage version of Yes, Prime Minister (Chichester/London, 2010). In 2011, he appeared again with the Royal Shakespeare Company in the title role of Macbeth, a new production by Michael Boyd which was the first Shakespeare play to appear in the revamped Royal Shakespeare Theatre. In 2012 he played Malvolio and Prospero for the RSC in London and Stratford, and in 2013 he played Hamlet. In May 2015, he started playing Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in London at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Partial filmography The Last September (1999) as Laurence Carstairs Forgive and Forget (TV - 2000) as Carl A Knight's Tale (2001) as Peter the Pardoner Ladies and Gentleman (TV - 2007) as Mr. Lupton The Adventures of Daniel (2010) as Mr. Wallace A Thousand Kisses Deep (2011) as Doug Selva Still (2014) as Ed Bait (2014) as Jeremy The Salisbury Poisonings (2020) as Professor Tim Atkins Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (2022) as Consul D (voice) References External links 1972 births People from Accrington Living people English male stage actors Alumni of RADA 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors Male actors from Lancashire Royal Shakespeare Company members