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Jonathan Daniel Brown
BornJuly 1989 (age 35)
Occupation(s)Actor, director
Years active2012–present

Jonathan Daniel Brown is an American actor and director. He is the star of Kid Cannabis and got his start with the role of J. B. in Project X.[1]

Career

Brown was offered one of the lead roles in the film Project X after a national open casting call. He, Thomas Mann and Oliver Cooper were three unknown actors when cast in the film.

In 2014, he starred in the lead role in the film Kid Cannabis.[2] In 2017, his directorial debut Horseshoe Theory received a jury prize award at the Slamdance Film Festival.[3] Brown was also a member of the leftist pop-culture podcast Struggle Session.[4] On February 19, 2019, it was announced that Brown had decided to leave the show.

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role
2012 Project X J.B.
2013 Bad Milo! Joey
2014 Kid Cannabis Nate Norman
2017 Horseshoe Theory Director
2018 The Final Wish Jeremy

Television

Year Title Role Note(s)
2008 Fuck Team Five Episode: "Fuck Team Hunting"
2010 Pretend Time Nerdy Guy Episode: "Mudslide Junction"
2012 Dating Rules from My Future Self Intern Guy Episode: "Who R U?"
2016 Danish & O'Niell Episode: "Babysitters"
2017 Threads Stan Episode: "The Stomach Ache"

Director

Year Title Notes
2015-17 Madam Secretary 8 episodes
2017 MacGyver Episode: "Flashlight"
Doubt Episode: "Top Dog/Underdog"
2018 How to Get Away with Murder 2 episodes
2019 Almost Family Episode: "Notorious AF"
2020 Council of Dads 2 episodes

References

  1. ^ Fleming, Mike (April 11, 2010). "Todd Phillips, Joel Silver Plan To Tap Unknowns For Mystery Laugher 'Project X'". Deadline.com. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  2. ^ Getlen, Larry (April 17, 2014). "How nerdy teen became a $38M pot kingpin". nypost.com. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  3. ^ McNary, Dave (January 26, 2017). "'Dim the Fluorescents,' 'Strad Style' Win Slamdance Awards. (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  4. ^ "Struggle Session". strugglesession.us. Retrieved January 16, 2018.