Jonathan Daniel Brown

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Jonathan Daniel Brown
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Years active2010–present

Jonathan Daniel Brown is an American actor and filmmaker. He made his film debut with a lead role in the found footage teen comedy film Project X (2012). [1] He then portrayed Nate Norman in the biographical film Kid Cannabis (2014).

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Brown directed and wrote the short film Horseshoe Theory (2017), and executive produced the dark comedy film Coup! (2023).

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

As actor

YearFilmRoleNotes
2012 Project X J.B.
2013 Bad Milo! Joey
Pacific Coast HazePeterShort film
2014 Kid Cannabis Nate Norman
2018 The Final Wish Jeremy
2023 The Sweet East Mr. Franks

As filmmaker

YearTitle Director Writer Producer Notes
2016HalaNoNoExecutiveShort film
2017 Horseshoe Theory YesYesExecutiveShort film
La Vie de MerdeNoCo-writerYesShort film
2023 Coup! NoNoExecutive

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 Nick Swardson's Pretend Time Nerdy GuyEpisode: "Mudslide Junction"
Credited as Jonathan Brown
2012Dating Rules from My Future SelfIntern GuyEpisode: "Who R U?"
2016Danish & O'NiellEpisode: "Babysitters"
2017ThreadsStanEpisode: "The Stomach Ache"

References

  1. ↑ Fleming, Mike (April 11, 2010). "Todd Phillips, Joel Silver Plan To Tap Unknowns For Mystery Laugher 'Project X'". Deadline Hollywood . 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.


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