Jonathan Oldfield

Jonathan Oldfield
Oldfield with his 2026 Edinburgh Comedy Awards Panel Prize
Born (1994-07-23) 23 July 1994 (age 32)
EducationUniversity of Edinburgh
OccupationsActor, Comedian, Director
AwardsFull List
Websitewww.jonathanoldfield.co.uk

Jonathan Oldfield (born 23 July 1994) is an English actor, comedian and theatre director.

Early life

Oldfield grew up in different countries across South America, Asia and Europe before moving back to the UK. He has broken his arm 7 times.

Career

Oldfield studied at the University of Edinburgh.

At the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Oldfield directed long time collaborator Lorna Rose Treen in her debut character comedy show Skin Pigeon.

In January 2024, the BBC announced that Oldfield alongside co-writer Lorna Rose Treen had been commissioned by BBC Radio 4 for Time of the Week, a comedy show which parodied women's current affairs and talk shows. Time of the Week premiered 6 June 2024 as a four-episode series and won the British Comedy Guide's Best Radio Sketch Show in February 2025. In November 2024, the BBC announced Time of the Week was recommissioned and it returned for series two in 2025.

In 2024, Oldfield was a finalist in the BBC New Comedy Award. Also in 2024, at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Oldfield directed Joe Kent-Walters's debut show Frankie Monroe: LIVE!!. This show won Kent-Walters the Edinburgh Comedy Awards Newcomer prize.

In 2025, he played Attendant Joydali in two episodes of Star Wars: Andor. Also in 2025, at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, he performed in Kanpur: 1857, a play in which a storyteller faces public execution for joining an uprising against India's colonial rulers. This show won a Scotsman Fringe First award.

At the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Oldfield performed his comedy show Jonathan Oldfield: Exquisite Corpse and compered One Joke, a new event asking “how many comedians can tell one joke each, in an hour?". With the latter, he won the Edinburgh Comedy Awards Panel Prize alongside producers Liebenspiel (Benjamin Alborough and Ellie BW) and headliner Lorna Rose Treen.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2024 BBC New Comedy Award Finalist
2026 Edinburgh Comedy Awards Panel Prize Won
NextUp Comedy Biggest Award in Comedy Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 "A moment that changed me: I broke my arm seven times – and finally listened to what my body was telling me". Theguardian.com. 8 July 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "EDINBURGH 2026: Jonathan Oldfield Q&A". Broadwayworld.com. 5 August 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
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  4. ↑ "Beat the January blues with new comedy from BBC Radio 4". BBC. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
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  7. ↑ "Matt Forde, Laura Smyth & Ria Lina amongst Radio 4 comedy commissions". Comedy.co.uk. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "BBC Radio 4 - Time of the Week". BBC. 20 December 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Paul Hilleard wins the 2024 BBC New Comedy Award". Chortle.co.uk. 13 Nov 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "Review: JOE KENT-WALTERS IS FRANKIE MONROE: LIVE!!!, Soho Theatre". BroadwayWorld.com. 2 December 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "Edinburgh Fringe 2024 review: Joe Kent-Walters". BroadwayWorld.com. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "Jonathan Oldfield". IMDB.com. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "Fringe Firsts week one: we reveal the first five winners of the Scotsman's prestigious theatre prizes". Scotsman.com. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
  14. 1 2 "Fourth time lucky as Chris Cantrill's spoof whodunnit wins Edinburgh comedy award 2026". Theguardian.com. 29 August 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
  15. ↑ "NextUp's Biggest Award in Comedy announces 2026 nominees". Comedy.co.uk. 16 August 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.