Jonathan Tucker

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "For". Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Template:Wikidata image Jonathan Moss Tucker (born May 31, 1982)[1] is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the films The Virgin Suicides (1999), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), Hostage (2005), In the Valley of Elah (2007), The Ruins (2008), and Charlie's Angels (2019). He has appeared in the television series The Black Donnellys (2007), Parenthood (2011–2013), Kingdom (2014–2017), Justified (2015), Snowfall (2018), Westworld (2018–2022), City on a Hill (2019), and Debris (2021).

Early life

Tucker was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to parents Maggie Moss, a public relations and marketing analyst and executive, and Paul Hayes Tucker,[2] a professor of art at the University of Massachusetts Boston and a leading expert on Claude Monet.[3] His paternal great-grandfather was historian and ambassador Carlton J. H. Hayes.[4] His aunt and uncle, Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim, founded and co-direct the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology.[5]

His father is Irish Catholic and his mother is Jewish and of Romanian Jewish descent.[6]

Tucker was raised in Charlestown, Massachusetts, and attended The Park School in Brookline, Massachusetts.[7] He attended the Boston Ballet and played Fritz in their production of The Nutcracker for 5 years starting when he was in the third grade.[7] He was featured in a Boston Ballet calendar and attended The Thacher School in Ojai, California.[8] Tucker said of his ballet experience, "Ballet is one of the more difficult rigors that I've ever done. The Ballet instructors are some of the most intimidating people I've met."[7]

Career

Tucker first started off in film by appearing in the early 1990s films Botte di Natale (1994), Two If by Sea (1996) and Sleepers (1996) before being cast in the 1999 film The Virgin Suicides as Tim Weiner.[7][9][10][11]

He starred as Matthew in the 2000 comedy film 100 Girls.[12] A year later, he co-starred in Sundance hit The Deep End with Tilda Swinton and Josh Lucas.[13] In 2003, Tucker was cast in the much anticipated re-imagining of the 1974 horror film of the same name, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre produced by Michael Bay and directed by Marcus Nispel.[8] In 2004, he appeared in the films Stateside and Criminal.[14][15]

In the 2005 film Hostage, Tucker worked alongside Bruce Willis and Ben Foster. Tucker plays Dennis Cooper, one of the brothers that, along with their mysterious accomplice Mars, holds a family hostage.[16] Tucker was directed by Paul Haggis twice in 2007: he starred as Tommy Lee Jones's son in the film In the Valley of Elah as a soldier who is permanently changed by war after returning from Iraq;[17] he also played Tommy Donnelly in the NBC TV series The Black Donnellys.[18]

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Nick Jonas, Joanna Going, Matt Lauria, Frank Grillo and Tucker at the premiere of the Kingdom in October 2014

In 2008, he was cast in The Ruins, a thriller based on the novel by Scott Smith and directed by Carter Smith.[19]

He portrayed emerging artist Patrick Angus in the 2009 film An Englishman in New York, opposite John Hurt as Quentin Crisp. The biographical drama chronicles Crisp's later years spent in New York City. He then appeared in the 2010 film The Next Three Days with Russell Crowe and Elizabeth Banks, marking his third collaboration with Haggis.[20]

It was announced in November 2011 that Tucker had signed on to the TV series Parenthood.[18] He played the role of Mayor Bob Little from 2011 to 2014.

Tucker had a main role on the 2014 DirecTV drama series Kingdom. He played Jay, a mixed martial artist and son of trainer, Alvey Kulina,[21] for which he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor by Entertainment Weekly, which described his work as "one of the most electric performances on television."[22]

In 2015, Tucker also appeared in the final five episodes of the TV series Justified on FX as the crazy-eyed Boon — a cross between Billy the Kid and Travis Bickle.[23]

Continuing his collaboration with Bryan Fuller, having appeared in the second season of Hannibal, Tucker starred as Low-Key Lyesmith in Starz's American Gods, adapted from Neil Gaiman's 2001 novel.[24]

Tucker co-wrote the song "Champagne Problems" on Nick Jonas' 2016 album Last Year Was Complicated.[25]

Beginning in 2019, Tucker played Frankie Ryan, a Boston gangster, in the Showtime crime drama City on a Hill.

In 2021, Tucker played the lead role of CIA operative Bryan Beneventi in the short-lived NBC science fiction series Debris.[26]

Personal life

On June 16, 2012, Tucker married Tara Ahamed, daughter of economic historian Liaquat Ahamed.[3] They have twins, a son and daughter born May 15, 2019.[27]

Tucker practices Transcendental Meditation to offset loneliness on film locations.[8] He is the founder of the nonprofit organization Pegasus Fund.[3]

In 2023, Tucker wrote a letter of support for actor Danny Masterson before he was due to be sentenced for two counts of rape.[28][29]

In June 2024, he helped evacuate a neighboring family from their home during a home invasion.[30]

Works

Film

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Tucker (left) and Serena Scott Thomas on the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz greeting sailors to promote the film Hostage in March 2005
Year Title Role Notes
1994 Troublemakers Moses Junior a.k.a. The Fight Before Christmas and Botte di Natale
1996 Two If by Sea Todd a.k.a. Stolen Hearts
1996 Sleepers Young Tommy Marcano
1999 Script error: No such module "Sort". Tim Weiner
2000 100 Girls Matthew
2001 Script error: No such module "Sort". Beau Hall
2001 Relative Evil JJ Also titled Ball in the House
2003 Script error: No such module "Sort". Morgan
2004 Stateside Mark Deloach a.k.a. Sinners
2004 Criminal Michael
2005 Hostage Dennis Kelly
2005 Bee Season Student (uncredited)
2006 Pulse Josh
2006 Love Comes to the Executioner Heck Prigusivac
2007 Cherry Crush Jordan Wells
2007 Day 73 with Sarah David Short film
2007 In the Valley of Elah Mike Deerfield
2008 Script error: No such module "Sort". Jeff
2009 Script error: No such module "Sort". Patrick Angus
2009 Veronika Decides to Die Edward
2010 Flying Lessons Billy
2010 Meskada Shane Loakin
2010 Script error: No such module "Sort". David
2018 Skin Jeffrey
2019 Charlie's Angels Hodak
2022 Palm Trees and Power Lines Tom
2023 God Is a Bullet Errol Grey

Television

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Tucker at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1997 Early Edition Tony Episode: "Frostbite"
1998 Mr. Music Rob Tennant TV film
2001 Script error: No such module "Sort". Chad Baldwin / "James Tucker" Episode: "Vanished: Part 1 & 2"
2002 Philly Eli Wexler Episode: "The Curse of the Klopman Diamonds"
2003 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Peter Arnz Episode: "Crash and Burn"
2003 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Ian Tate Episode: "Abomination"
2004 Six Feet Under Bruno Baskerville Walsh Episode: "Falling into Place"
2005 Masters of Horror Jak Episode: "Dance of the Dead"
2006 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Drew Ramsey Episode: "Wrongful Life"
2007 Script error: No such module "Sort". Tommy Donnelly Main role
2010 White Collar Avery Phillips Episode: "Hard Sell"
2011 Criminal Minds Raymond Donovan Episode: "The Thirteenth Step"
2011 Royal Pains Shaw Morgan 2 episodes
2011–2013 Parenthood Bob Little 10 episodes
2012 Perception Brady McGraw Episode: "Nemesis"
2012 Person of Interest Riley Cavanaugh Episode: "Triggerman"
2012 Ro Jordan 5 episodes
2014 Hannibal Matthew Brown 2 episodes
2014 High Moon Stanislav "Stan" Stavin TV pilot
2014–2017 Kingdom Jay Kulina Main role
2015 Justified Boon 5 episodes
2017 American Gods Low Key Lyesmith Episode: "The Bone Orchard"
2018–2022 Westworld Major Craddock 7 episodes
2018–2019 Snowfall Matt McDonald 10 episodes
2019 City on a Hill Frankie Ryan Recurring role
2020 Monsterland Alex Episode: "Port Fourchon, LA"
2021 Debris Bryan Beneventi[31] Main role
2022 Echoes Dylan James Main role
TBA I Will Find You Adam Mackenzie Post-production

Video games

Year Title Voice role Notes
2017 Call of Duty: WWII Private First Class Robert Zussman Likeness and motion capture

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2000 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Movie or Pilot – Leading Young Actor Mr. Music Nominated
2005 DVD Exclusive Awards Best Actor in a DVD Premiere Movie Relative Evil Nominated
2008 Young Hollywood Awards Standout Performance Jonathan Tucker Won
Scream Awards Best Horror Actor Nominated
2023 Independent Spirit Awards Best Supporting Performance Palm Trees and Power Lines Nominated

References

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