---
name: "John Otway"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-otway"
fi1m_id: "john-otway"
imdb_id: "nm0653359"
tmdb_id: 214308
wikidata_id: "Q1535874"
roles: []
born: "2 October 1952"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T21:34:38.978425+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# John Otway

## Identity

John Otway

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-otway
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-otway
- **IMDb ID:** nm0653359
- **TMDB ID:** 214308
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1535874
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Otway, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1535874, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0653359/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/214308

Actor. Born 2 October 1952 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Born:** 2 October 1952, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Otway, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1535874, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0653359/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/214308

## Biography

John Otway is an English singer-songwriter and occasional actor. Born on 2 October 1952 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, he first gained wider attention in the late 1970s with singles such as 'Really Free', which reached number 27 in the UK chart.

Otway appeared as himself performing in the final episode of the British sitcom *The Young Ones* (1984). He has also contributed to soundtracks and taken small acting roles in television series including *Crossbow* (1987–1989) and *Super Gran* (1987).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Young Ones* (1982), Fi1m 82, as John Otway — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-young-ones.md)

## Complete filmography (7)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *O Mary This London* (1994), as Poet in cafe
- *Heartbeat* (1992), series, as Burglar
- *Packet of Three* (1991), series, Actor
- *Forever Green* (1989), series, Actor
- *Crossbow* (1987), series, as Conrad
- *Super Gran* (1985), series, as Hank G. Plucker
- *The Young Ones* (1982), series, as John Otway — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-young-ones.md)

## Gallery

- ![John Otway (right) and Wild Willy Barrett perform at Toronto's Hotel Isabella on September 2, 1981](https://film.one/media/person/60405/gallery-3f4245e42715.jpg) John Otway (right) and Wild Willy Barrett perform at Toronto's Hotel Isabella on September 2, 1981 — Canada Jack aka Jeremy Gilbert, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/JohnOtwayWildWillyBarrett1981.jpg/1280px-JohnOtwayWildWillyBarrett1981.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![John Otway](https://film.one/media/person/60405/gallery-a3dc60dd333a.jpg) John Otway — Rodw, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/John_Otway.jpg/1280px-John_Otway.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Otway's Main Rig, The Globe, Cardiff, 2009-05-27](https://film.one/media/person/60405/gallery-a316dccfbcb3.jpg) Otway's Main Rig, The Globe, Cardiff, 2009-05-27 — Andrew King, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Otway%27s_Main_Rig%2C_The_Globe%2C_Cardiff%2C_2009-05-27.jpg/1280px-Otway%27s_Main_Rig%2C_The_Globe%2C_Cardiff%2C_2009-05-27.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Otway - Crazy Horse, The Globe, Cardiff, 2009-05-27](https://film.one/media/person/60405/gallery-80e8b8bb995c.jpg) Otway - Crazy Horse, The Globe, Cardiff, 2009-05-27 — Andrew King, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Otway_-_Crazy_Horse%2C_The_Globe%2C_Cardiff%2C_2009-05-27.jpg/1280px-Otway_-_Crazy_Horse%2C_The_Globe%2C_Cardiff%2C_2009-05-27.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Otway - Twin Neck Hero, The Globe, Cardiff, 2009-05-27](https://film.one/media/person/60405/gallery-33f9584a0b7a.jpg) Otway - Twin Neck Hero, The Globe, Cardiff, 2009-05-27 — Andrew King, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Otway_-_Twin_Neck_Hero%2C_The_Globe%2C_Cardiff%2C_2009-05-27.jpg/1280px-Otway_-_Twin_Neck_Hero%2C_The_Globe%2C_Cardiff%2C_2009-05-27.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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