Yo! I’m Jonathan!
I’m a Chicago-based actor, voiceover artist, and goofball with a passion for heightened text.
Graduated from Northern Illinois University with a BFA in Acting in May of 2024 (after a VERY brief stint of majoring in Computer Science), and received additional training from Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s Emerging Professional Residency.
I love studying and performing classical texts and seek to show underrepresented voices actively doing this work.
In my free time, I love reading a good book (I’m a sucker for romance), going on walks, and hanging with my homies.
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Lord Capulet in "Romeo and Juliet" at Midsommer Flight
Angelo in "The Comedy of Errors" at Texas Shakespeare Festival
Colonel Fitzwilliam in "Pride & Prejudice" at Texas Shakespeare Festival
Don Pedro in "Much Ado About Nothing" at Northern Illinois University
Angelo in "The Comedy of Errors" at Texas Shakespeare Festival
Lord Capulet in "Romeo and Juliet" at Midsommer Flight
Ross in "Macbeth" at Hoosier Shakespeare Festival
Colonel Fitzwilliam in "Pride & Prejudice" at Texas Shakespeare Festival
Simon Shashava in "The Caucasian Chalk Circle" at Northern Illinois University
Angelo in "The Comedy of Errors" at Texas Shakespeare Festival
Ross in "Macbeth" at Hoosier Shakespeare Festival
King Abniss The Apathetic in "Todrick the Not-So-Terrible" at Texas Shakespeare Festival
Simon Shashava in "The Caucasian Chalk Circle" at Northern Illinois University
Slender in "The Merry Wives of Windsor" at Hoosier Shakespeare Festival
What’s Been Going On??
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Promethean Theatre Ensemble: The Book of Will
Opening September 18th, you’ll see me as Ralph Crane/Compositor and others in Lauren Gunderson’s heartfelt and hilarious play The Book of Will. As a Shakespeare nerd, I just HAD to get my hands on this show. Gonna be an excellent time, so pop out to the theatre! You won’t wanna miss this one.
“Without William Shakespeare, we wouldn’t have literary masterpieces like Romeo and Juliet. But without Henry Condell and John Heminges, we would have lost half of Shakespeare’s plays forever! After the death of their friend and mentor, the two actors are determined to compile the First Folio and preserve the words that shaped their lives. They’ll just have to borrow, beg, and band together to get it done. Amidst the noise and color of Elizabethan London, The Book of Will finds an unforgettable true story of love, loss, and laughter, and sheds new light on a man you may think you know.”
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Midsommer Flight: Oh, These Times!
A one-night-only event! I portrayed Mr. Milksop in a staged reading of Oh, These Times! by Catherine the Great! Loved every second with the best people in the world. I love Expand the Canon’s message. I highly recommend looking at their programming. Keep calm and Milksop on my friends.
“In this 1772 one-act by famed Russian empress Catherine the Great, a maid attempts to help her naive lady marry the sweet Mr. Milksop, while dodging her grandmother’s fears of lower class social climbers. From catty gossips to sheltered virgins, no one seems happy with their station –– and their schemes and complaints pile up. Preempting Chekhov’s darkly yearning comedic sense by 100 years, Oh, These Times! is a searing reflection of our modern day social anxieties and the farces we put ourselves through to soothe them.”
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Milwaukee Rep: Emerging Professional Residency
As of April 1st, 2025, I’ve completed my Acting Residency at Milwaukee Repertory Theater. I performed in "A Christmas Carol" and understudied Romeo, Paris, and Lord Montague in "Romeo & Juliet!" Fun fact: I performed ALL of my tracks in R&J (with 30 minutes’ notice specifically for Romeo). Eternally grateful to the Rep and to Milwaukee!