Jonas Chernick

Jonas Chernick
Jonas Chernick with actress Emily Hampshire in 2012
Born (1973-07-16) July 16, 1973 (age 51)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Occupation(s)Actor, screenwriter
Years active1990s–present

Jonas Chernick (born July 16, 1973) is a Canadian actor and screenwriter.[1]

Career

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]

Personal life

Originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba,[1] Chernick was born and raised in a Jewish family. He is based in Toronto, Ontario.[1]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
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
2024 A Thousand Cuts Frasier

Television

Year Title Role Notes
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"

References

  1. ^ a b c "My Awkward Sexual Adventure: Jonas Chernick stars as sexually inept accountant". Toronto Star, January 4, 2013.
  2. ^ Alex Strachan, "Mayerthorpe, The Tudors take home Gemini Awards; Ceremony marks third of four-part event; top prizes awarded next month". Victoria Times-Colonist, October 23, 2008.


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