Jonathan was born and brought up in Lincolnshire. His father Stan ran a printing company. He is the youngest of three children, having a brother, Jez and sister, Louise. Jonathan did A Levels in Drama, Sociology and English Literature, and went on to Bretton Hall Drama College, Leeds in 1995, completing a theatre arts degree. His hobbies are pool, DJ work, mountain biking, and poker. He lives in Bristol.