Jonathan Majors is an American actor. He is known for his performances in the television series When We Rise (2017) and Lovecraft Country (2020), and in the films The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019) and Da 5 Bloods (2020).
Wiki/Biography
Jonathan Majors was born as “Jonathan Michael Majors” in Lompoc, California on Thursday, September 7, 1989 (31 years old in 2020). His star sign is Virgo. He spent his early years at Vandenberg Military Base in Lompoc and moved to Dallas, Texas when he was five years old. In 2008, he completed his education at Duncanville High School in Texas. He took a year off to obtain a bachelor’s degree in acting from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and a master’s degree in acting from the Yale School of Drama in 2016. After obtaining his bachelor’s degree, he studied acting at the Terry Knickerbocker Studio in New York.
appearance
Height: 6′
Eye Color: Brown
Hair color: Black
Family and Race
Jonathan was born into an African American Christian family. His mother was a Methodist minister. His father was an Air Force officer at Vandenberg Military Base in Lompok. His father left the family when he was five years old. He has a younger brother, Cameron, and an older sister, Monica. He also has a daughter who was born before he entered the University of North Carolina School of the Arts to pursue his bachelor’s degree.
Profession
Jonathan made his screen debut in 2011 in the “Dance” segment of the film Do Not Disturb, playing the role of “Mike”.
Jonathan Majors, Do Not Disturb (2011)
He rose to fame playing the lead role of Montgomery Allen in the film The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019).
He has appeared in films such as Much Ado About Nothing (TV movie; 2013), Hostiles (2017), White Boy Rick (2018), Captive State (2019), Gully (2019), and Da 5 Bloods (2020). He made his television debut in the mini-series When We Rise (2018), playing the role of a young “Ken Jones”.
He also played “Atticus Black” in the HBO series Lovecraft Country (2020).
Jonathan Majors, Lovecraft Country (2020)
Signature/Autograph
Favorite things
- Basketball player: Scottie Pippen
- Actors: Mark Rylance, Mahershala Ali, Denzel Washington
- Film: Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
- Playwright: August Wilson
- Restaurant: Est Est Est Pizza & Restaurant in New Haven
Facts/Trivia
- In his spare time, he enjoys traveling, watching movies, playing sports and reading.
- He grew up in Texas playing various sports, especially football.
- As a teenager, he found himself at odds with the neighborhood kids, starting to get into fights and getting bullied. A series of bad things befell him, he had to do community service after being caught shoplifting, faced suspension from school after being involved in a physical fight, and soon after, he was kicked out of his home and began living in his car, which he fondly remembers as “an Oldsmobile named Ariel.” At the same time, he became obsessed with theater and began working part-time at a restaurant.
- He considers himself a disciple of the American playwright August Wilson, having directed Wilson’s plays at the Yale School of Drama. Speaking of this, he said:
We completed all 10 of the Pittsburgh Cycling Series in one year. Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance hadn’t seen anything like this since they were in school.”
- He suffered from a mild speech impediment and had his tongue cut out for his college auditions.
- In 2015, he won the NSAL (National Society of Arts and Letters) drama competition. Talking about the competition experience, he said,
I cannot express to all of you what a life-changing experience the competition has been for me. So much has happened since the spring of 2015, from starring in an ABC miniseries (directed by Gus Van Sant) that premiered in 2017 to entering 2018 with four feature films released worldwide. That being said, I am still working towards achieving my dream. I sincerely thank you for all you do for young artists.”
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