Jonathan Purvis was born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1986. He trained as a dancer and performed in community theatre throughout is early years until he attended acting school at Mount Royal College in Calgary, Alberta. From there he immersed himself in the professional business and studied stage/film combat across Canada on the side. Jonathan performed in professional theatres across Canada in everything from Shakespeare to musicals. He has also spent much of his time in front and behind the camera on various film/TV projects.