David Jonsson

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David Jonsson
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Jonsson in 2025
Born (1993-09-04) 4 September 1993 (age 32)
London, England
Other namesDavid Jonsson-Fray
Alma materRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art
OccupationActor
Years active2016–present

David Jonsson (born 4 September 1993) is a British actor. He began his career in the West End. He is known for his performance in the BBC Two and HBO television series Industry (2020–2022), as well as his roles in the films Rye Lane (2023), Alien: Romulus (2024), and The Long Walk (2025).

In 2022, Jonsson appeared on the Evening Standard list of Londoners to watch[1] and was one of British GQ's Men of the Year Honourees.[2] He was named a 2023 Bright Young Thing by Tatler[3] and a Screen International Star of Tomorrow.[4] In 2025, he won the BAFTA Rising Star Award[5] and was nominated at the British Independent Film Awards in the Best Lead Performance category for his role in the film Wasteman (2025).[6]

Early life

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Jonsson grew up in Custom House, an area of the East London Docklands.[7] His father was an IT engineer at Heathrow Airport and his mother worked for the Metropolitan Police. Jonsson is the youngest of four, with an older brother and two older sisters.[8] He describes his background as Creole, with family from Africa (Nigeria and Sierra Leone),[9] the Caribbean and Sweden.[10]

After getting in trouble at and dismissed from school, Jonsson transferred to a school in Hammersmith.[8] He told his mother he wanted to be an actor. After completing his GCSEs, Jonsson spent two years in New York. Upon returning to London at the age of 18,[11] he joined the National Youth Theatre and won a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting in 2016.[12]

Career

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Upon graduating from RADA, Jonsson was cast in his professional stage debut as William Davison in the play Mary Stuart at the Almeida Theatre.[13] The production transferred to Duke of York's Theatre in early 2017, marking Jonsson's West End debut. That same year, he appeared on the West End again, this time in Don Juan in Soho alongside David Tennant at Wyndham's Theatre.[14]

In 2018, Jonsson made his television debut in two episodes of the ITV detective drama Endeavour. He wrote, directed, and starred in a short film titled Gen Y. The following year, he played the recurring character Isaac Turner in the second series of the Fox UK espionage thriller Deep State.[15]

Jonsson starred as Augustus "Gus" Sackey in the first two series of the BBC Two and HBO investment banking drama Industry from 2020 to 2022.[16][17][18][19] To prepare for the role, he visited the character's alma maters Eton College and Oxford University to familiarise himself with such a different background from his own.

In 2021, Jonsson won a Black British Theatre Award for his performance in and breathe... at the Almeida, and presented the Jean-Michel Basquiat episode of Great Lives for BBC Radio 4.[20]

Jonsson made his feature film debut opposite Vivian Oparah in the romantic comedy Rye Lane, which opened at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim.[18][19][21] He also played the lead character Luke Fitzwilliam in the BBC's 2023 adaptation of Agatha Christie's Murder Is Easy.[22][23]

In 2023, Jonsson was cast in Alien: Romulus as the synthetic Andy, which released in 2024, that led to him winning the 2025 BAFTA Rising Star Award.[24][5] He is expected to return as Andy in the sequel.[25] Later in 2024 he was cast as Pete McVries in The Long Walk, which released in 2025 to positive reviews, with specific praise for his performance.

Jonsson is developing his first television script Hype with Clerkenwell Films.[26] In addition, he has upcoming roles in the films Wasteman, Benn/Eubank, and Scandalous![27]

Acting credits

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2023 Rye Lane Dom
2024 Alien: Romulus Andy Carradine
Bonhoeffer Frank Fisher
2025 The Long Walk Peter McVries
TBA Wasteman Taylor Post-production; also executive producer[28]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2018 Endeavour Cromwell Ames 2 episodes
2019 Deep State Isaac Turner 6 episodes (series 2)
2020–2022 Industry Augustus "Gus" Sackey Main role
2023 Murder Is Easy Luke Fitzwilliam Lead role
2024 The Road Trip Marcus Main role
2025 Too Much Oriel Terrabianco 1 episode

Theatre

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Year Title Role Notes
2016–2017 Mary Stuart William Davison Almeida Theatre / Duke of York's Theatre, London
2017 Don Juan in Soho Col Wyndham's Theatre, London
2021 and breathe... Junior Almeida Theatre, London

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2022 Black British Theatre Awards Best Male Actor in a Play and breathe... Won [29]
2023 British Independent Film Awards Best Joint Lead Performance Rye Lane Nominated [a]
2025 Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actor Alien: Romulus Nominated [30]
British Academy Film Awards BAFTA Rising Star Award Won [5]
British Independent Film Awards Best Lead Performance Wasteman Nominated [31]

Notes

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  1. ^ Shared with Vivian Oparah.

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