Jonathan Tucker
| Jonathan Tucker | |
|---|---|
 Tucker at the 2009 premiere of An Englishman in New York |
|
| Born | Jonathan Moss Tucker May 31, 1982 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Spouse(s) | Tara Ahamed (2012-present) |
Jonathan Moss Tucker (born May 31, 1982) is an American film and television actor.
Contents |
Personal life [edit]
Tucker was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Maggie Moss, a public relations and marketing analyst and executive, and Paul Hayes Tucker, a curator, writer, and university professor who is an expert on Claude Monet and French Impressionism.[1] Jonathan's father is of English and Irish Catholic background and his mother is Jewish.[2]
His paternal great-grandfather was historian and ambassador Carlton J. H. Hayes.[3] Tucker was raised in Boston's Charlestown neighborhood, but attended The Park School in Brookline, Massachusetts. He attended summer camp at Camp Chingachgook on Lake George in Pilot Knob, New York (in the Adirondacks) during the 1990s. He attended the Boston Ballet and played 'Fritz' in their production of The Nutcracker when he was in third grade. He was also featured in a Boston Ballet calendar and attended the Thacher School in Ojai, California.
Tucker married Tara Ahamed on June 16, 2012. Tara is a director of development at a Hollywood production company; Tara's father is author Liaquat Ahamed.[4]
Career [edit]
Tucker is best known for his roles in the films The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Hostage, In the Valley of Elah and The Ruins, and The Black Donnellys on television.
He portrays emerging artist Patrick Angus in the 2009 film An Englishman in New York opposite John Hurt as Quentin Crisp. The biographical drama chronicles the English gay writer Quentin Crisp's later years spent in New York City.
Filmography [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Botte di Natale | Moses Junior | |
| 1996 | Two If by Sea | Todd | |
| 1996 | Sleepers | Young Tommy Marcano | |
| 1999 | The Virgin Suicides | Tim Weiner | |
| 2000 | 100 Girls | Matthew | |
| 2001 | The Deep End | Beau Hall | |
| 2001 | Ball in the House | JJ | |
| 2003 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | Morgan | |
| 2004 | Stateside | Mark Deloach | |
| 2004 | Criminal | Michael | |
| 2005 | Hostage | Dennis Cooper | |
| 2005 | Bee Season | Student (uncredited) | |
| 2006 | Love Comes to the Executioner | Heck Prigusivac | |
| 2006 | Pulse | Josh | |
| 2007 | Cherry Crush | Jordan Wells | |
| 2007 | Day 73 with Sarah | David | Short film |
| 2007 | In the Valley of Elah | Mike Deerfield | |
| 2008 | The Ruins | Jeff | |
| 2009 | An Englishman in New York | Patrick Angus | |
| 2009 | Veronika Decides to Die | Edward | |
| 2010 | Flying Lessons | Billy | |
| 2010 | Meskada | Shane Loakin | |
| 2010 | The Next Three Days | David |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Early Edition | Tony | Episode: "Frostbite" |
| 1998 | Mr. Music | Rob Tennant | TV movie |
| 2001 | The Practice | Chad Baldwin / "James Tucker" | Episode: "Vanished: Part 1" Episode: "Vanished: Part 2" |
| 2002 | Philly | Eli Wexler | Episode: "The Curse of the Klopman Diamonds" |
| 2003 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Peter Arnz | Episode: "Crash and Burn" |
| 2003 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Ian Tate | Episode: "Abomination" |
| 2004 | Six Feet Under | Bruno Baskerville Walsh | Episode: "Falling into Place" |
| 2005 | Masters of Horror | Jak | Episode: "Dance of the Dead" |
| 2006 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Drew Ramsey | Episode: "Wrongful Life" |
| 2007 | The Black Donnellys | Tommy Donnelly | 13 episodes |
| 2010 | White Collar | Avery Phillips | Episode: "Hard Sell" |
| 2011 | Criminal Minds | Raymond Donovan | Episode: "The Thirteenth Step" |
| 2011 | Royal Pains | Shaw Morgan | Episode: "The Shaw/Hank Redemption" Episode: "A Man Called Grandpa" |
| 2011–2012 | Parenthood (2010 TV series) | Bob Little | Episode: "Missing" Episode: "Just Smile" Episode: "It Is What It Is" Episode: "Politics" |
| 2012 | Perception | Brady McGraw | Episode: "Nemesis" |
| 2012 | Person of Interest | Riley Cavanaugh | Episode: "Triggerman" |
References [edit]
- ^ Jonathan Tucker biography. Filmreference.com (1982-05-31). Retrieved on 2012-05-30.
- ^ Mentioned in interview with Tucker and Olivia Wilde at http://www.eonline.com/thevine/player.jsp; February 2007; video "Watching with Kristin: 'Black' Out" (no longer online)
- ^ Lisa Zwirn AN ART HISTORIAN DOES WONDERS WITH WALL SPACE AT HOME WITH PAUL TUCKER. The Boston Globe. November 11, 2004
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/17/fashion/weddings/tara-ahamed-jonathan-tucker-weddings.html
External links [edit]
|
 |
This article about a United States film actor or actress born in the 1980s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1982 births
- American ballet dancers
- American child actors
- American film actors
- American people of English descent
- American people of Irish descent
- American television actors
- Jewish American actors
- Living people
- Actors from Boston, Massachusetts
- People from Ventura County, California
- 20th-century American actors
- 21st-century American actors
- American film actor, 1980s birth stubs
