Jonathan Crombie was born on October 12, 1966 in Toronto, Canada, the baby of the family, Jonathan has two older sisters. His parents are David and Shirley Ann. Jonathan never intended on becoming an actor but he was spotted in a high school production of The Wizard of Oz by casting director Diane Polley. She recommend him for casting in both _Judgement in Stone, A (1986)_ and Anne of Green Gables. Needless to say, he won both roles, but it is the role of Gilbert Blythe that won him recognition and is the role for which he is best loved.

Jonathan graduated from University of Toronto's Victoria College in 1995. His numerous performances at the prestigious Stratford Festival Theatre are a given. His performance in the role of Valentine Coverly at the Canadian Stage Company's Arcadia earned Crombie a 1997 Dora Mavor Moore Award nomination for Outstanding Performance, a well deserved award.


Son of former Toronto Mayor David Crombie His mother's name is Shirley Ann, Jonathan is best known for playing the character Gilbert Blythe, opposite Anne Shirley.