Jonas Chernick | |
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 Jonas Chernick with actress Emily Hampshire in 2012 | |
| Born | July 16, 1973 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1990s–present |
Jonas Chernick (born July 16, 1973) is a Canadian actor and screenwriter. [1]
Jonas Chernick | |
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| Jonas Chernick with actress Emily Hampshire in 2012 | |
| Born | July 16, 1973 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1990s–present |
Jonas Chernick (born July 16, 1973) is a Canadian actor and screenwriter. [1]
Chernick's credits as an actor include the films Inertia , Lucid , Paid in Full , Seven Times Lucky , Mayday , Blood Pressure , My Awkward Sexual Adventure , How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town , Borealis , The Go-Getters , James vs. His Future Self , Cinema of Sleep , The Last Mark and Ashgrove , and the television series The Border , At the Hotel , Living in Your Car , Degrassi , The Eleventh Hour and The Best Laid Plans . He was credited as a writer on Lucid, My Awkward Sexual Adventure, Borealis and James vs. His Future Self.
He won the Gemini Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Program or Series at the 23rd Gemini Awards in 2008, for his role as Agent Slade in The Border. [2]
Originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, [1] Chernick was born and raised in a Jewish family. He is based in Toronto, Ontario. [1]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1992 | Careful | Butler Student | |
| 2000 | Nostradamus | Apprentice Mercurin | |
| 2001 | Inertia | Joseph | |
| 2002 | Edge of Madness | William Sellor | |
| 2002 | Paid in Full | Detective / Surgeon | |
| 2004 | Seven Times Lucky | Sonny | |
| 2005 | Lucid | Joel Rothman | |
| 2012 | The Samaritan | Club Manager | |
| 2012 | My Awkward Sexual Adventure | Jordan Abrams | |
| 2012 | Blood Pressure | Darryl Saunders | |
| 2015 | Borealis | Jonah | |
| 2015 | How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town | Chester O'Connell | |
| 2017 | A Swingers Weekend | Geoffrey | |
| 2018 | The Go-Getters | The Pawn Shop Owner | |
| 2019 | James vs. His Future Self | James | |
| 2019 | The Prague Orgy | Nathan / writer | |
| 2021 | Cinema of Sleep | Frank | |
| 2022 | The Last Mark | Eli | |
| Ashgrove | Jason | ||
| The End of Sex | Josh | ||
| 2023 | The Burning Season | JB | also writer, producer |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1998, 2000 | The Adventures of Shirley Holmes | Mikola / Daniel Devine | 2 episodes |
| 1999 | Roswell: The Aliens Attack | Frozen Soldier | Television film |
| 1999 | Life in a Day | Victor | |
| 2001 | Queer as Folk | Pickup Guy | Episode: "Move It or Lose It" |
| 2001 | A Woman's a Helluva Thing | Matt Fox | Television film |
| 2002 | Earth: Final Conflict | McKnight | Episode: "Final Conflict" |
| 2002 | Last Call | Warren Nagler | Television film |
| 2002 | The Glow | Randy | |
| 2002 | Mutant X | Josh | Episode: "The Future Revealed" |
| 2002 | Chasing Cain II: Face | Terence | Television film |
| 2002–2004 | The Eleventh Hour | Gavin Kowalchuk | 14 episodes |
| 2003 | The Crooked E | Bernie Bickers | Television film |
| 2003 | The Pentagon Papers | Neil Sheehan | |
| 2003 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Phillip | Episode: "Eloise at the Plaza" |
| 2003 | Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story | Keith | Television film |
| 2003 | Cowboys and Indians: The J.J. Harper Story | Constable Bill Issac | |
| 2003 | Doc | Walter | Episode: "Men in Tights" |
| 2005 | Mayday | Mickey King | Television film |
| 2005 | Recipe for a Perfect Christmas | Peter | |
| 2006 | This Is Wonderland | Raymond Millman | Episode #3.8 |
| 2006 | At the Hotel | Danny Book | 3 episodes |
| 2006 | Intimate Stranger | Alex | Television film |
| 2007 | Little Mosque on the Prairie | Johnny | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Love You to Death | Paul | Episode: "The Bog Murder" |
| 2008–2010 | The Border | Heironymous Slade | 38 episodes |
| 2009 | Being Erica | Ivan 'IF' Frankel | Episode: "Erica the Vampire Slayer" |
| 2010 | Haven | Ezra | Episode: "The Trial of Audrey Parker" |
| 2010–2011 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Mr. Betenkamp | 11 episodes |
| 2011 | The Listener | Gregory Wassermann | Episode: "Eye of the Storm" |
| 2011 | King | Trevor Winter | Episode: "Scout Winter" |
| 2011 | Living in Your Car | Marty | 5 episodes |
| 2012 | Covert Affairs | Isaac Reiss | Episode: "This Is Not America" |
| 2013 | The Casting Room | Jonas Chernick | Episode: "Jonas Chernick" |
| 2013 | Saving Hope | Nick | Episode: "I Watch Death" |
| 2013 | Time of Death | Perry Collins | Television film |
| 2013 | Played | Goose | Episode: "Money" |
| 2014 | The Best Laid Plans | Daniel Addison | 6 episodes |
| 2015 | Fargo | Syd Schwartz | Episode: "Waiting for Dutch" |
| 2016 | Dark Matter | Eric Waver | Episode: "Going Out Fighting" |
| 2018 | Private Eyes | Chris Henley | Episode: "A Fare to Remember" |
| 2020 | Workin' Moms | Craig Strathern | 6 episodes |
| Transplant | Reese | Episode: "The Only Way Out is Through" |
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