Jon Abrahams

For the South African cricket player, see John Abrahams. For the film producer, see Jonathan Abrahams. For the Indian actor, see John Abraham.

Jon Abrahams
Abrahams in 2009
Born	Jon Avery Abrahams (1977-10-29) October 29, 1977 (age 48) New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1994–present

Jon Avery Abrahams (born October 29, 1977) is an American actor and film director. He is best known for his roles in several films such as Sonny Poncelet in Dead Man Walking (1995), Bobby Prinze in Scary Movie , Denny Byrnes in Meet the Parents (both 2000), and Dalton Chapman in House of Wax (2005).

Early life and family

Abrahams was born in New York City. He attended Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn. ^[1]

Abrahams' great-uncles were actor Mack Gray – long time confidant of entertainers George Raft, Dean Martin, and Frank Sinatra – and stuntman and fight coordinator Joe Gray. His father is the artist Martin Abrahams.

Career

Abrahams made his film debut in Larry Clark's Kids . His other feature credits include Scary Movie , Meet the Parents , My Boss's Daughter , Boiler Room, and House of Wax .

On television, Abrahams has appeared on Boston Public , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , Second Generation Wayans , The Mentalist , and Criminal Minds . He was also "DJ Jonny" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show for season four.

In 2013, Abrahams was cast as the lead in the indie movie Room 105. ^[2] In 2014, Abrahams was cast in We Are Your Friends as a club promoter. ^[3]

In 2016, Abrahams made his directorial debut with the film All at Once . The film was released on DVD and video-on-demand in 2018. ^[4] In 2017, Abrahams was cast in the crime drama film Clover , ^[5] which he also directed. In 2022 he released his third directorial effort with the gay slasher thriller Exploited.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Kids	Steven
	Dead Man Walking	Sonny Poncelet
1997	A, B, C... Manhattan	Milo
	Masterminds	K-Dog
1998	The Faculty	F'%# You Boy
1999	Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace	Naboo Flight Crew	Uncredited [6]
	Outside Providence	Drugs Delaney
	Pigeonholed
	Bringing Out the Dead	Club Bystander
2000	Boiler Room	Jeff
	Scary Movie	Bobby Prinze
	Meet the Parents	Denny Byrnes
2001	Mourning Glory	David Fanelli
	Texas Rangers	Berry Smith
	Scenes of the Crime	Lenny Burroughs
2002	They	Billy Parks
2003	My Boss's Daughter	Paul
2004	What Are the Odds	Mike	Short Film
2005	House of Wax	Dalton
	Standing Still	Pockets
	Prime	Morris
2006	Bottoms Up	Jimmy Desnappio	Direct-to-DVD film
	The Iron Man	Gustavo Payne
2007	Gardener of Eden	Don
2008	Who Do You Love	Phil Chess
2009	2 Dudes and a Dream	Model Instructor
	Not Since You	Howard Stieglitz
2010	The Penthouse	Tyler's Agent
2012	Missed Connections	Josh Lindsay
	Hitchcock	Reporter #1
2013	Amelia's 25th	Sonny
2014	Non-Stop	David Norton
	Aldo	Jonny
	Come Back to Me	Johnny
2015	We Are Your Friends	Nicky
	Condemned	Vince
2016	All at Once	James Maxwell	Directed by
	Room 105	Tom
2019	Apparition	Officer Hale
2020	10 Things We Should Do Before We Break Up	Tim
2020	Clover	Mickey	Directed by
2022	Exploited	—	Directed by
2024	Terrifier 3	Dennis	[7]
2026	Scary Movie 6	Bobby Prinze	Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Law & Order	Roscoe	Episode: "Damaged"
1999	Outreach	Henry 'Jenks' Jenkins
2002–2003	Boston Public	Zach Fischer	18 episodes
2003	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Robert Logan	Episode: "Mother"
2006	Deceit	Roger	TV movie
	Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-Roc's Street	Chad (voice)	TV movie
2008	The Life and Times of Marcus Felony Brown	Cash	TV movie
2011	Masters of the House	Jerry	6 episodes
2013	Second Generation Wayans	Agent
2014	The Mentalist	Peter Kilgallen	Episode: "Forest Green"
	Criminal Minds	Leo Jenkins	Episode: "The Itch"
2015	Major Crimes	Fre$h	Episode: "Special Master: Part One"
	The Astronaut Wives Club	Frank Borman	Episode: "The Dark Side"
2016	Hawaii Five-0	Ben Halanu	Episode: "He Moho Hou"
2020	Stumptown	Jared Mendleton	Episode: "At All Costs: The Conrad Costas Chronicles"
2020	Black Hearted Killer	Dennis Cummings	TV movie
2023	Snowfall	Officer Anderson	Episode: "Fallout"

Music videos

Year	Title	Role	Artist	Notes
2007	"Do You Know?"	The Director	Enrique Iglesias

References

1. Lee, Linda. "A NIGHT OUT AT THE: Paramount Hotel; The Pajama Game", The New York Times , May 27, 2001. Accessed November 3, 2007. "A product of St. Ann's School in Brooklyn, Mr. Abrahams, 23, had invited a batch of friends from high school to join him. He lives in North Park Slope, exactly 41 minutes from here, he said."
2. "Casting Net: Ben Affleck to direct and star in Africa-set thriller". EW.com. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
3. "'Scary Movie's' Jon Abrahams Joins Zac Efron in EDM Movie 'We Are Your Friends' (Exclusive)". TheWrap. August 6, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
4. BWW News Desk. "ALL AT ONCE Directed by Jon Abrahams, Available On Digital & On Demand 4/3" . Retrieved September 26, 2018.
5. Ramos, Dino-Ray (November 9, 2017). "Jon Abrahams, Mark Webber, Erika Christensen, More Set For Comedic Mob Thriller 'Clover'". Deadline. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
6. "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
7. Miska, Brad (July 10, 2024). "'Terrifier 3' – Clint Howard & Krsy Fox Come Face-to-Face With Art the Clown!". Bloody Disgusting . Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

External links

• Jon Abrahams at IMDb