Jason Done
Jason Done (born 5 April 1973) is an English actor who appeared as Mordred in the 1998 TV miniseries Merlin, opposite Sam Neill. However he is best known for his role as Stephen Snow in ITV drama Where The Heart Is from 1999 to 2001 and Tom Clarkson in the BBC One school-based drama series, Waterloo Road, from 2006 to 2013.
Jason Done | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 April 1973 Walkden, Lancashire, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Television | Where the Heart Is (1999–2001) Waterloo Road (2006–2013) Can't Pay? We'll Take It Away! |
| Children | 2 |
Career
Where The Heart Is
Done appeared as Stephen Snow in the ITV drama series Where The Heart Is, taking over the part in series 3 from William Ash, in 1999. Stephen Snow was the son of Peggy Snow (Pam Ferris) and Vic Snow (Tony Haygarth). Done portrayed Stephen throughout Series 3, Series 4 and part of Series 5, during which the character left the fictional town of Skelthwaite.
Waterloo Road
On 9 March 2006, Done began appearing as English teacher, Tom Clarkson, in the successful BBC One school-based drama series, Waterloo Road. On 10 April 2013, it was announced that Done would be leaving his role as Tom after seven years and eight series.[1] Tom left the series in the final episode of the eighth series, on 4 July 2013, in a shock twist which saw Tom fall from the school roof after helping troubled pupil, Kyle Stack (George Sampson) from committing suicide.[2] Done is the second longest serving cast member.
Theatre
Done later appeared in a travelling production of Macbeth, which was held at the Royal Exchange Theatre, in Manchester.
Television
In May 2014, Done appeared as Andrew Wendell in Casualty[3] and in October 2014 as Paul Brightway in the story "The Lions of Nemea", part of series 8 of the ITV drama series Lewis. He also started in Closets, a short film. On 7 February 2016, Done appeared in the TV series Vera. In 2016, he appeared in the ITV/Netflix series Paranoid. Coronation Street 2017
Narration
Done narrated the BBC Three documentary series Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands, its 2014 spin-off Junior Paramedics, the BBC TV series Hair, the BBC series Emergency Rescue Down Under and the Channel 5 documentaries Can't Pay We'll Take It Away, Inside Kings Cross: The Railway and Paddington Station 24/7 along with Ice Lake Rebels & the UK narration to Monsters Inside Me.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Once Upon a Time in the North | Policeman | Supporting role (1 episode) |
| Mother's Ruin | Clive Watson | Series regular (6 episodes) | |
| 1995 | Blood and Peaches | Gary | TV Film |
| Peak Practice | Mark Rogers | Supporting role (1 episode) | |
| Class Act | Douglas Fewster | Supporting role (1 episode) | |
| 1996 | Coronation Street | P.C. Bathurst | Supporting role (1 episode) |
| Fist of Fun | Supporting role (2 episodes) | ||
| The Bill | Mark Davies | Supporting role (1 episode) | |
| The English Patient | Kiss Me Soldier | ||
| 1997 | Wokenwell | P.C. Brian Rainford | Series regular (6 episodes) |
| 1998 | Merlin | Mordred | Mini-Series |
| The Barber of Siberia | Kadet | ||
| 1999 | The Passion | Christopher | Series regular (3 episodes) |
| 1999–2001 | Where The Heart Is | Stephen Snow | Series regular (34 episodes) |
| 2001 | Band of Brothers | Drunk GI | Mini-Series |
| 2002 | The King and Us | Rev. Philips | TV Film |
| Murder | Christopher Maurer | TV Film | |
| 2003 | Burn It | Pat | Supporting role |
| In Deep | Sean Denning | Supporting role (2 episodes) | |
| Spoilt | Lee | TV Movie | |
| 2004 | Sea of Souls | Mike O'Connor | Supporting role (2 episodes) |
| Conviction | Sol Draper | Series regular (4 episodes) | |
| 2005 | No Angels | Sean | Supporting role (1 episode) |
| The Golden Hour | Nevin | Supporting role (1 episode) | |
| 2006–2013 | Waterloo Road | Tom Clarkson | Series regular (147 episodes) |
| 2009–2017 | Monsters Inside Me | Narrator | Series regular (70 episodes) |
| 2012 | Secret State | Dr. Mark Ashcroft | Supporting role (1 episode) |
| 2014 | Casualty | Andrew Wendall | Supporting role (1 episode) |
| Our Zoo | Neville Kelly | Supporting role (1 episode) | |
| Lewis | Paul Brightway | Supporting role (2 episodes) | |
| 2015 | Inspector George Gently | Andrew Cullen | Supporting role (1 episode) |
| Closets | Henry Clever | Short | |
| Prey | Gary Sadler | Supporting role (1 episode) | |
| 2016 | Saved | Voice Over | Series regular (4 episodes) |
| Vera | Philip | Supporting role (1 episode) | |
| Comedy Playhouse | Elliot | Comedy anthology series (1 episode) | |
| Suspects | Grant Jhnson | Supporting role (1 episode) | |
| Paranoid | Dennis | Supporting role (4 episodes) | |
| 2017 | Creeped Out | Andrew | Supporting role (1 episode) |
| 2018 | Moving On | Gary | Supporting role (1 episode) |
| The Innocents | DCI Doug Squires | Netflix Original |
References
- "'Waterloo Road' exit for Tom Clarkson confirmed". Digital Spy.
- "Waterloo Road fans left shocked by Tom Clarkson's exit drama – Metro News". Metro.
- "Jason Done to play doomed groom in Casualty!". whatsontv. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
External links
- Jason Done at IMDb