Jonathan Maxwell Reeves

Actor, Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Photographer (Still), Content Creator, Narrator, Playwright, Voice Actor and Voice Artist

Antwerpen, Belgium

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August 2011

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About Jonathan

I was born in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1968. My mother didn't want me to become an actor and so I was send to a school to become bookkeeper. This went wrong and at age 18 I left school without any degree. In 1992 after a whole range of jobs going from PC/Hifi salesman,salesman at an ISP and even working in a pizzeria for a short time I finally got my chance when I was accepted at the Municipal Academy of Word and Music in Hoboken. At that time one of the best artistic schools in the Antwerp area with a wonderful reputation.

There I was trained for 6 years by Belgian's leading actor Herbert Flack and Erik Maes. I had several parts in plays from Shakespeare, Moliere, Anouilh and many more. The most important lesson I learned over there was that doing classical plays on stage is the best way to learn and to shape your fundamentals in acting.

From 1992 till 1994 I had a short artistic break - I only did plays at the Theatre Academy - and I served my country for two years in the Belgian army as a volunteer. They tried to make a Rambo out of me, but that was not a success. I was using my brain to much I guess. :-)

At the end of 1994 I returned back to the stage and I did audition for the part of Billy Bibbit in the Dutch stage play version of One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, directed by Wim Lanckrock and adapted by Alex Van Haecke. My biggest part until today, I did 80 shows in total of this play and more than 15.000 people saw it. For a city like Antwerp that's a huge audience.

In 1999 I started to concentrate more and more on writing (screen) plays, directing and developing game-show formats instead of acting but from time to time I still accept guest appearances in television series or Belgian movies and you can find me in the streets of Antwerp where I regularly do mime, clown and living statue acts as a street-performer.

In 2007 I was for a short time connected as actor at the Belgian amusement park 'Ooit Tongeren' but the company went into bankruptcy three weeks after opening. Due that I became very disapointed in people and most fellow actors over there. When the ship was sinking most of them where putting knives in eachothers back. It made me loose my believe in playing and my love for the stage a bit. It's unsure I will ever be on a stage again due this whole event. Convincing me to play again will be hard, but not impossible.

Since 2008 I'am more focused on writing plays, screenplays, developing tv formats, webtv concepts, directing, making shorts etc... I do have several great ideas for feature movies, television series and shorts, but I'am still looking for some really creative people (maybe you ?) to work together with. Let's hope I can find those people here at Stage 32. I need the people, the people to be creative with...

In February 2013 I started to study again and since January 2017 I can call myself 'Graduated Photographer'. YES, I made it, but it were 4 hard years of study. If you like to see some of my photo's please visit were you can find a huge selection of my work. In photography I'am using the artistic name 'Ghost'. If you like what you see, and if you want to buy/use my work or if you want pictures made by a profressional photographer feel free to contact me.

Gender:
Male

Height:
5' 8"

Weight:
202

Body type:
Average

Hair color:
Bald

Eyes:
Green

Ethnicity:
Caucasian

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Credits

Neighbourhood Police (De Buurtpolitie) Season 3 - Plastic Baby (2015)
Television by Zodiak Belgium Carjacker / Actor
The Truth (De Waarheid) Season 1 - Episode 20 - The Wrong Choice (2013)
Television by Eyeworks Belgium Kris De Groote / Actor
Missing (Vermist) Season 5 - Episode 3 - Milla (2013)
Television by Eyeworks Belgium / Kaat Beels Rally Leader / Actor
Background shoot for Proximus commercial (Belgian Telecom Operator) (2013)
Print by Who Killed Joe Janitor / Model
Commercial for Base (Belgian Telecom Operator) (2013)
Commercial by Caviar Content / A French speaking dude Atilla The Hun / Extra
Entertainment Experience - Tricked The Animated Version parts 6 - 8 (2012)
Voice-over by FCCE / Virmima Tobias / Voice over and also screenplay & animation
Summer Of The Viewer (2010)
Television by Prime / Unknown Myself / Host & introducing the movie Close Encounters Of The 3th Kind on the pay channel Prime
The Stripes Of The Zebra (2008)
Film by Men with Movie Cameras / Toon Mertens Roadworker / Actor
Dead Serious (English & Dutch version) (2007)
Internet by GhostTV / Jonathan Maxwell Reeves Death / Actor (also screenplay,cinematographer,director)
Opel Belgium TV commercial & Billboard (2007)
by Unknown Zero / Actor
Spoed (2006)
Television by Studio's A / VTM / Jean-Pierre Van Steerteghem Policeman / Guest Actor
Sardsch (1999)
Television by ZDF / Wolfgang Hesse Jewish Diamondtrader / Extra
Shades (1999)
Film by Corsan Productions / Erik Van Looy Papparazi Cameraman / Extra (I wanted to be in a movie with Mickey Rourke :-) )
Wittekerke (1998)
Television by D&D Productions / Renaat Coppens Journalist / Guest Actor
Marlene (1998)
Television by VMMa / VTM / Unknown director Myself / Studio Guest
What's Up (1997)
Television by D&D Productions / Mark Damen Client in bar / Guest Actor
Broken Dreams (Turbo Adaptation of 12 classical theater plays) (1997)
Theater by HAT / Herbert Flack Othello & several other parts / Actor
The Cherry Orchard (Anton P. Tsjechov) (1996)
Theater by KNS / Karst Woudstra Servant & Partyguest / Extra
Character (1996)
Film by First Floor Features / Mike van Diem Communist / Extra
Edition (1996)
Television by Studio's A / Walter Rits Gilbert Delafaille / Guest Actor
Not Tonight Honey (1995)
Television by VMMa / Kanaal 2 / Unknown director Myself / Studio Guest in the show
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Dutch Adaptation - 80 shows) (1995)
Theater by TAA / Wim Lanckrock & Alex Van Haecke Willy Witters (original Billy Bibbit) / Actor
Law / Injustice & Power / Powerlessness (1995)
Theater by HAT / Erik Maes Several parts & improvisations
The Gentlemen's Orchestra ( Adaptation of L'Orchestre by Jean Anouilh) (1994)
Theater by HAT / Herbert Flack Clarinet Player / Actor
Avanti La Musica (1994)
Theater by HAT / Erik Maes Several parts & improvisations / Actor
Taming Of The Shrew (Modern adaptation of the Shakespeare play) (1994)
Theater by HAT / Herbert Flack Georges Joly aka Bjonne (original Biondello) / Actor
Oh What A Lovely War (1993)
Theater by HAT / Erik Maes Several parts / Actor
Hold Me (Jules Feifer) (1993)
Theater by HAT / Herbert Flack Several parts & improvisations / Actor
Internet E Fragmmenti : Othello (First online play ever done on the internet) (1993)
Internet by Rag Doll Theatratical Productions / Roberta Lerici Othello (in English) / Virtual Actor trough VoIP System and slide projection
Scapino (Moliere/ Frank Dunlop/Jim Dale/Luk Wyns) (1993)
Theater by HAT / Herbert Flack Jellito / Actor
Family (1992)
Television by Studio's A / Herman Fabri Dokter / Guest Actor
Artist's Entry (1992)
Theater by HAT / Herbert Flack Several parts & improvisations / Actor
A Man Needs A Plan (1992)
Film by Prime Time / Marc Didden Client in bar / Extra
Willems & Co (1991)
Television by BRTN / Marc Lybaert Barman / Guest Actor
La Ronde (Arthur Schnitzler) (1991)
Theater by HAT / Herbert Flack Soldier / Actor
FC The Champions (1991)
Television by BRTN / Willy Vanduren Football Player / Extra
Along the Quay (1991)
Television by BRTN / Patrick LeBon Bad guy / Extra
Beck - The Locked Room (1991)
Film by Prime Time / Jacob Bijl Policeman / Extra
Shake before use (first time on a stage) (1980)
Television by Kindervreugd / Mady Van Dyck Citizen

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Awards

Co-winner Emmy Award Digital Program Non Fiction for Entertainment Experience
(2013)
3th prize writing contest Creative Writing for 'Bubbelzee NV'
(2009)
1st prize diction contest Municipal Education Antwerp
(1980)