His first television acting job was playing Strike Team Firie in an episode of
Fireflies entitled "
Fighting Fire with Fire", which aired in 2004. He made a number of other minor television appearances in his early career. In August 2005, Jon secured his first regular television role, playing
Tony Holden in the long running Australian soap opera
Home and Away. He played the father of
Lucas Holden and
Jack Holden. Upon arriving in the bay, he was romantically linked with
Beth Hunter. But when Beth died, he paired up with
Rachel Armstrong, a doctor. It was announced that he was leaving
Home and Away in 2010 after a five year tenure. ==Filmography==