Jon Jacobs grew up in London. His mother Jackie White was Miss United Kingdom in 1962, his father Adrian Jacobs was an infamous 60s financier. Jon was expelled from the Famous British stage school Sylvia Young's in 1981. In 1986 he made his screen debut in the short film Salette. Jon followed up by directing and acting in Metropolis Apocalypse and Moonlight Resurrection 1987, Metropolis Apocalypse was an official selection in the Semaine de' la critique at the Cannes film Festival 1988. Jon's first lead role in a feature was the critically acclaimed "Welcome Says the Angel" co-starring Rutger Hauer's daughter Ayesha, he also Played the lead in Hungarian Film Week Winner "Johnny Famous" and the audacious Festival hit "Lucinda's Spell".