Jonathan Kasdan

Jonathan Kasdan
Born	Jonathan Peter Kasdan (1979-09-30) September 30, 1979 Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter, film director, actor
Years active	1983–present
Relatives	Lawrence Kasdan

Jonathan Kasdan (born September 30, 1979) is an American writer and director.

Biography

Kasdan is the son of Meg (née Goldman), a writer, and film director Lawrence Kasdan. He is the brother of director and actor Jake Kasdan. His directorial debut, In the Land of Women, was released in the United States in 2007. Kasdan also wrote the film, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2006. Kasdan has worked as a writer for the American television series Freaks and Geeks, and as an actor in Dawson's Creek and Dreamcatcher. He had his acting debut in 1983 in his father's film, The Big Chill. Kasdan was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease when he was a 17-year-old junior in high school.

Filmography

As an actor

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1983	The Big Chill	Harold and Sarah's son
1985	Silverado	Boy at Outpost
1988	The Accidental Tourist	Boy at Doctor's Office
1990	I Love You to Death	Dominic
1994	Wyatt Earp	Bar Boy
1999	Freaks and Geeks	Tommy	TV Series; 1 episode
2002	Slackers	Barry
	Big Trouble	Jack Pendick Trainee
	Dawson's Creek	Gawky-Looking Kid	TV Series; 1 episode
2003	Dreamcatcher	Defuniak
2012	Darling Companion	Offciant
2011–2014	Californication	Director	TV Series; 9 episodes
2018	Solo: A Star Wars Story	Bink Otauna

As writer/director

Year	Film	Director	Writer	Notes
2000	Freaks and Geeks	No	Yes	TV Series; 1 episode
2000–2002	Dawson's Creek	No	Yes	TV Series; 4 episodes
2007	In the Land of Women	Yes	Yes
2012	The First Time	Yes	Yes
2016	Roadies	Yes	No	TV Series; 2 episodes
2018	Solo: A Star Wars Story	No	Yes

External sources

• Jonathan Kasdan at IMDb
• Adam Brody seduces Chicago on "In the Land of Women", MidwestBusiness.com, 4/17/07