Jonathan Philip "Jonty" Hearnden (born 1960 in Brentwood, Essex^[1]) is an English antiques expert and television presenter. Though born in London Road, Brentwood (his parents owned a toy shop and a gentlemen's outfitters in Shenfield until shortly after his birth^[1]), he was brought up in Dorchester-on-Thames in Oxfordshire.

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Hearnden was educated at Shiplake College, an independent school in Shiplake, near Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. Hearnden was diagnosed with dyslexia at an early age.

Jonty Hearnden began working with Bonhams Auctioneers London in 1979 as a furniture cataloguer. His further career included management of Lots Road Galleries, an auction room in London. In 1990 he started as an antiques dealer through his business, Dorchester Antiques, in Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.^[2]

As of 2009^[update], Hearnden has appeared on the following TV shows (all BBC):^[2]

• Antiques Roadshow
• 20th Century Road Show
• Going for a Song
• Cash in the Attic
• Sun, Sea and Bargain Spotting
• Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
• Through the Keyhole

• 2004 - Miller's Buyer's Guide: Late Georgian to Edwardian Furniture
• 2007 - Miller's What's In Your Attic?: Discover Antique and Collectable Treasures in Your Home