Jonathan Kydd

Who is Jonathan Kydd?

Jonathan Kydd is a British actor. He is the son of the actor Sam Kydd.

His first film was The Iron Maiden, in which he appeared aged six with his father. His mother, Pinkie, was one of England's first female advertising copywriters. She also played table tennis eleven times for England. She was the 1948 World Doubles Finalist with Hungarian Guisey Farkus.

Jonathan was the man who had his car buried in the sand in a 1989 AA commercials which ran for four years. He has also appeared in numerous radio and television series including: Pipkins, Chambers, Dial M For Pizza, Flying the Flag, Smith and Jones, The Quest, Jonathan Creek, Trial and Retribution and The Castle and "Cabin Pressure" He wrote 23 comedy songs for the comedian Brian Conley when he was appearing in his Saturday evening show in the early nineties. He has acted in many sitcoms. He voiced the cult Ferrero Rocher Ambassador's Reception television advertisement, and featured as the voice of Hagrid, Peeves the ghost, a death eater and sundry other wizards in all the Harry Potter computer games. His short film Ahaarrrr" appeared at seventeen international film festivals. His most recent short is 'Shakespeare's Wart'.