A History Of Liverpool Thespians - Jonathan D. Mellor

Jonathan David Mellor was born in Liverpool, England, in 1968 and is a  film actor, theatre director, and musician. He has appeared in numerous films from Spain, where he now lives, and the United States, including '[REC]' (2009), 'Max Payne: Valhalla' (2012), 'The Wine of Summer' (2013), 'Remember Me' (2019) and 'Unknown Origins' (2020).

As an actor Jonathan made his film debut in 2009 with a supporting role in the Spanish romantic comedy 'Fuga de Cerebros'. Yet it is for his second film role, which premiered a few months later, that he is best known. In the Spanish zombie horror feature '[Rec] 2' (2009), he stars as Dr. Owen, a Ministry of Health official and faithful Catholic priest who bravely enters a quarantined zone where the residents have been infected with a grisly virus that transforms them into mindless, flesh-eating cannibals. In search of a cure and with cameras mounted on their helmets, he and his team traverse the cavernous and carnage-strewn building to capture blood samples from these dangerous ghouls. Thanks in part to the worldwide success of its predecessor, '[Rec]', this found-footage thriller was also a rousing success with critics and genre fans across the globe. This prompted producers to create a third film for the burgeoning '[Rec]' franchise, but Jonathan did not return for the next installment in the series. Instead he explored writing by penning a pair of dramatic short films, 'The Story of David Leonard Sutton' and 'Mr Average'. 

A still from 'Voice Over'

 

He starred in the short film 'Voice Over' (2011), directed by Martin Rosete, which was nominated for Best Fictional Short Film at the 27th Goya Awards as well as starring in the Drama Horror film 'Don't Look There' (2013). The lead role required acting in three different scenarios that expressed a single emotional state. Shortly thereafter, he snagged his next feature-length film role in writer-director Maria Matteoli's debut feature 'The Wine of Summer' (2013), an American-produced drama about an irritable actor's life-changing trip to Spain.  

Rec 2: Airborne

After playing the role of Óscar in seven episodes of the TV series 'the Refugees' (2014-15) he went on to have a plenary and workshop at a teachers’ conference in Madrid in September 2014 which had the following feedback, "Dr Owen, The Legend you are sir, Because of you [Rec] 2 is the scariest horror movie of all time (provided one watches it as intended, Headphones on and at around 1am). Your voice as the priest/Dr Owen is hauntingly amazing and your acting sir is the greatest ever." Another said, "Came here after watching [REC] 2. Was intrigued after seeing Dr.Owen played by an English sounding name in credits. You speak Spanish well sir. I was convinced."

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