Biography

Jonathan Boynton-Lee is an SA Style award winner, 4 time You Spectacular Award nominee(winning 2015's Favorite TV presenter and Sexiest Man ), Cosmopolitan's SA's sexiest man 2014, and 2015 ANN7 South African of the Year nominee(trendsetting celebrity category).

After winning season 7 of South Africa's Strictly Come Dancing, he became the first person in the world to win two prime time reality shows. He is best known as a Top Billing presenter, and has traveled the world and shared the screen with the likes of Richard Branson, Michael Buble, Channing Tatum, Harry Styles, Bruce Willis, Cameron Diaz, Peter Jackson, Emily Blunt, Idris Elba, Kate Upton, and Ana Wintour, to name a few. The former international catalogue and runway model is also an award winning filmmaker and actor.

He has won a Loerie award for his commercials directing, and following its world premiere, Jonathan's feature film directorial debut, Jozi Kings, was nominated for Best Action Film and Best Screenplay at the Nollywood Film Critics Awards in Los Angeles USA, subsequently winning for best film.

Jonathan is also as talented in front of the camera. He started out writing, directing and acting in theatre. Before his career highlight of winning the My Top Billing dream presenter search, he had also acted in a number of short films and commercials for Exclusive Books, Absa, Coca Cola, Toyota, and Steers. He has modeled for, among others, Woolworths, Nike, FHM, GQ, Gucci, and Calvin Klein, and graced the runways at local and international fashion shows.

Jonathan is a family man and passionate about charity work. When he's not free diving with sharks to create awareness for their conservation(www.sharkwarrior.com), or chasing the highest bungee jump, and other adrenaline fueled adventures, he spends time with the children at Princess Alice adoption home and the Reach for a Dream Foundation.

- IMDb mini biography by: Jonathan Boynton-Lee