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Jonny Freeman is an English actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Frank London in the children's
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TV series, ''
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'' and as
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in the
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. He has also starred in '' Dalziel & Pascoe'', ''
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'' and ''
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'', as well as several television adverts for ''
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'', '' Ford'' and '' Trebor mints''.


Life and career

Freeman trained at the
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. In addition to his work as an actor, Freeman appears with the London
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group Shotgun Impro and is a resident MC at The Funny Side Comedy Clubs. On 22 November 2022, it was announced that he had been cast as
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's great-nephew
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in ''
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''. His first episode debuted on 12 December 2022. On 20 February 2025, during the Eastenders 40th Year anniversary, Reiss Colwell (played by Freeman) died during the Queen Victoria fire in the square.


Filmography

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'' *''
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Awards and nominations


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Freeman, Jonny 20th-century births Living people English male television actors British male soap opera actors 21st-century English male actors 21st-century English comedians English male comedians Male actors from London Comedians from London Year of birth missing (living people)