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 |
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 |
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" |