Jojo Macari

English actor

Jojo Macari is an English actor and musician, from London.

Early life

Macari would work in his father’s guitar shop in Soho, London. His first theatre experience was in the Jermyn Street Theatre production of A Level Playing Field.[1] He dropped out of his A-levels in order to perform that role but was offered a deferred place to study actor musicianship at Rose Bruford College in Sidcup. He took a role in musical Desperate Measures, an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Measure to Measure.[2]

Career

Macari had his first major acting role in BBC One series Hard Sun.[3] He joined the cast of Netflix miniseries Sex Education in series two and three as Kyle.[4] He appeared as Prince Henry in the third season of Harlots. He appeared as Mogwan in two episodes of the Netflix fantasy drama Cursed. He played Billy on the Netflix show The Irregulars.[5] Production on The Irregulars was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic,[6] during filming Macari accidentally punched fellow actor Alex Ferns in the face, but Macari described Ferns, despite the sternness of some of his roles, "actually a lovely dude".[7]

In 2023 he was cast in the Roland Emmerich gladiator epic Those About to Die.[8] Macari appeared in the Apple TV+ series Masters of the Air in 2024.

Music

Macari played in the pop-rock band Koates and the hardcore-punk band the Rats.[9] Macari released the album Space and Time and Halloween and Paracetamol in 2021.[10] In 2022, he appeared in the music video for the Sea Girls song Lonely.[11][12] He also appeared in the video for Female Lead from the band Honeyglaze in 2022.[13]

Around April 2023 Macari was playing with the band Famous (uk) at a festival in Germany.[14]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes works that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes
2018 Hard Sun Daniel 6 episodes
2018 Endeavour Queach 1 episode
2019 London Kills Alfie 1 episode
2019-2021 Sex Education Kyle 7 episodes
2019 Harlots Prince Henry 5 episodes
2020 Misbehaviour Dave Feature film
2020 Cursed Mogwan 2 episodes
2021 The Irregulars Billy 8 episodes
2022 Morbius Gabriel Feature film
2024 Masters of the Air Capt. Oran Petrich Miniseries
2024 Those About to Die† Domitian Flavianus Series[15]

References

  1. ^ Gavin, Ry (June 16, 2021). "JOJO MACARI". Womderlanagazine. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  2. ^ Snow, Georgia (December 8, 2015). "Jojo Macari: 'Being out in the world is a lot more exciting than training'". The Stage. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  3. ^ Dowell, Ben (February 10, 2018). "Meet the cast of BBC1's Hard Sun". Radio Times. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  4. ^ Thomas, James (September 10, 2020). "Sex Education: Major update for Netflix show filmed in Herefordshire". Hereford Times. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  5. ^ "Jojo Macari as Billy". Popsugar. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  6. ^ "The Irregulars interview:Jojo Macari and McKell David". scifibulletin.com. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  7. ^ West, Amy; Opie, David (March 25, 2021). "Sex Education's Jojo Macari accidentally punched EastEnders star Alex Ferns on set "These things happen."". Digital Spy. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  8. ^ Roxborough, Scott (February 9, 2023). "Roland Emmerich's Gladiator Series Adds to Cast". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  9. ^ Hans, imran (April 10, 2018). "Hard Sun's Jojo Macari takes a stab". interviewmagazine.com. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  10. ^ "Who is Jojo Macari, Billy in The Baker Street irregulars". Daninseries.it. March 30, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  11. ^ Kapur, Desh (February 16, 2022). "SEA GIRLS UNVEIL VIDEO FOR BRAND NEW SINGLE 'LONELY' STARRING JOJO MACARI FROM NETFLIX'S SEX EDUCATION & THE IRREGULARS". Allmusicmagazine.com. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  12. ^ Richards, Will (February 15, 2022). "Sea Girls return with 'Lonely' and UK tour including huge Alexandra Palace show". NME. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  13. ^ Cabot, Madeleine (March 9, 2022). "Honeyglaze have shared a dramatic new video for 'Female Lead', a teaser from their debut album". readdork.com. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  14. ^ "Login • Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved August 10, 2023. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  15. ^ Petski, Denise (April 7, 2024). "'Those About To Die' Unveils Premiere Date & Teaser". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024.

External links

  • Jojo Macari at IMDb