Jonathan Bennett (actor)
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| Jonathan Bennett | |
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| Born | Jonathan D. Bennett June 10, 1981 Rossford, Ohio, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997–present |
Jonathan D. Bennett (born June 10, 1981) is an American actor best known for playing Aaron Samuels in the 2004 film Mean Girls,[1] the television series Veronica Mars, and All My Children.
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[edit] Early life
Bennett was born in Rossford, Ohio. He has two brothers and one sister (Brian, Brent, and Lisa Bennett). He first tried acting in a play in the seventh grade while living in North Carolina. Shortly after that, he moved to Rossford, Ohio, where he attended Rossford High School. He graduated in 1999 and went to Otterbein College, where he was a student of the theatre program. After dropping out of college he moved to New York to pursue acting.
[edit] Career
After moving to New York, he was cast on the soap opera All My Children as J.R. Chandler from 2001-2002. Since then, he has had guest roles on various television dramas, including Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Deception, Smallville, and Veronica Mars. He played Aaron Samuels, Lindsay Lohan's love interest, in the hit movie Mean Girls, and subsequently appeared in the films Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (with Hilary Duff) and Lovewrecked (with Amanda Bynes). Bennett's appeared in the direct-to-video prequel The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning, in which he played Bo Duke. Also in 2009, he appeared as "Nick" in the Hallmark original movie Elevator Girl. The film costarred Lacey Chabert (with whom he costarred in Mean Girls) and Ryan Merriman.
Bennett posed for a bondage-themed print advertising campaign by Declare Yourself, a campaign encouraging voter registration among youth for the 2008 United States presidential election. In the ads by photographer David LaChapelle, Bennett has three screws through his upper and lower lips, symbolically pinning his mouth shut. The ads drew some media attention.
In 2009, Bennett starred in National Lampoon's Van Wilder: Freshman Year, which was released straight to DVD.
[edit] Filmography
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Eastwick | Simon | TV film |
| 2003 | Season of Youth | Taylor | Palm Beach International Film Festival Award for Best Actor |
| 2004 | Mean Girls | Aaron Samuels | Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Chemistry (shared with Lindsay Lohan) Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Breakout Movie Star - Male |
| 2005 | Love Wrecked | Ryan Howell | also known as Temptation Island |
| Cheaper by the Dozen 2 | Bud McNulty | ||
| 2006 | Bachelor Party Vegas | Nathan | |
| 2007 | The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning | Bo Duke | |
| 2009 | National Lampoon's Van Wilder: Freshman Year | Van Wilder | |
| 2012 | Slightly Single in L.A. | Seven | |
| 2010 | Morning Glory | Unnamed interviewee | |
| 2011 | Cats Dancing on Jupiter | Ben Cross | |
| 2012 | Divorce Invitation[2] | ||
[edit] Television
| Title | |||
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | Dad | "Habadadery" | |
| 1998 | The Bill | Youth | "Racer" |
| 2001–2002 | All My Children | JR Chandler | |
| 2002 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Kyle Fuller | "Deception" |
| 2003 | Boston Public | Ethan Guest | "Chapter Sixty-Three" |
| 2004 | 1/4life | Shane | Pilot |
| 2005 | Smallville | Kevin Grady | "Blank" |
| 2004–2005 | Veronica Mars | Casey Gant | Two episodes |
| 2007 | Cane | Brad | "Time Away" |
| 2009 | The Assistants | Zack Cooper | |
[edit] References
- ^ Maltin, Leonard (2008-08-05). Leonard Maltin's 2009 Movie Guide. Penguin. pp. 893–. ISBN 9780452289789. http://books.google.com/books?id=6EgPDierNGUC&pg=PA893. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/divorce-invitation-to-kick-off-rr-movie-makers-english-language-slate/5030918.article
