Jonathon Young

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Jonathon Young
Born (1973-05-08) May 8, 1973 (age 52)
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Education Studio 58
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present
PartnerAmy Rutherford
ChildrenAzra Young (Died 2009)

Jonathon Young (born May 8, 1973) is a Canadian actor known for his role of Nikola Tesla on the SyFy show Sanctuary. Appearances include The Fog, Eureka, and Stargate Atlantis . Young is a well-respected stage actor. [1] He is the co-founder of Electric Company Theatre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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Early life

Born on May 8, 1973, in Richmond Hill, Ontario, [1] he was raised in Vernon, British Columbia, along with his brother and sister. Their father was a school teacher who started a community theatre in Armstrong, British Columbia. [2] At a "Q&A" after the play No Exit,[ citation needed ] Young told the audience that his father often brought him and his sister to watch him act and that this is where his love for theatre began. Becoming an actor was never a choice, but rather just something he knew he was going to do.

Career

Young is a graduate of the Studio 58 theatre school at Langara College, Vancouver, British Columbia. [3] [4] In 1996 he co-founded Electric Company Theatre along with fellow Studio 58 alumni Kim Collier, David Hudgins, and Kevin Kerr. [5] He is a multiple Jessie Richardson Theatre Award winner. [3] His play Palace Grand was commissioned for production by Vancouver's PuSh International Performing Arts Festival in 2008. [3]

Young has collaborated with the contemporary dance theatre company Kidd Pivot, first in the award-winning "Betroffenheit" (premiered 2015, co-created by Young and choreographer and dancer Crystal Pite), then in "Revisor" (2019), which is a dance interpretation of Nikolai Gogol's play The Government Inspector.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
1996 The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue Eddie
1997 The Outer Limits BillyTelevision series, 2 episodes
1998 Firestorm Sherman
Principal Takes a Holiday Librarian
1999 You Know My Name Hugh
2000 Trixie Gas attendant
Chain of Fools Poetry reader
BlacktopYoung gas attendant
Hollywood Off-ramp Television series, 1 episode
Rocky Times
2001 Antitrust Stinky
Da Vinci's Inquest Lucas RossTelevision series, 1 episode
Head Over Heels Agent Guy
Suddenly Naked Waiter
2002 Mysterious Ways LeonardTelevision series, 1 episode
Jeremiah Edgar WestonTelevision series, 1 episode
Breaking News Artie WalshTelevision series, 1 episode
Taken SlideTelevision mini-series, 1 episode
2003 A Guy Thing Bachelor Party Guy
2004 Life As We Know It JerryTelevision series, 1 episode
A Bear Named Winnie Macray
2005 The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Duncan
The Score Benny
The Fog Dan the weatherman
Terminal City Jimmy CribTelevision series, 4 episodes
2007 The Road to Loudenvielle Narrator
Nightwatching Visscher
2008 The Englishman's Boy John DaweTelevision mini-series
Eureka Dr. Ethan EdisonTelevision series, 1 episode: Bad to The Drone.
Control Alt Delete Sanderson
Stargate: Atlantis Dr. ParrishTelevision series, 2 episodes: Remnants and Runner.
Sanctuary Nikola Tesla Television series, 17 episodes
2009 Alien Trespass Lloyd
2012 Murdoch Mysteries Ernest HardingTelevision series, 1 episode: Invention Convention.
2014 Intruders Larry OwensEpisode 5
2015 Impastor Det. HydeTelevision series, 2 episodes: Genesis, On The Third Day...
2021 The Flash Dr. OlsenTelevision Series, 1 episode: Rayo de Luz

Dance / Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015BetroffenheitActor and Writer [6]
2019RevisorWriter [7]
2023An Undeveloped SoundWriter and Director
2023Assembly HallWriter and Director

References

  1. 1 2 Lederman, Marsha (June 23, 2013). "The role of Jonathon Young's life". The Globe and Mail . Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Interview with Jonathon Young". ArtsAlive.ca. March 2006. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 "Jonathon Young". Electric Company Theatre. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Alumni". Studio 58. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Mission/History". Electric Company Theatre. Archived from the original on August 28, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Betroffenheit". Kidd Pivot. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Revisor". Kidd Pivot. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
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