Jonathan Majors

Jonathan Majors (born September 7, 1989 in Dallas ) is an American actor.

Life

Jonathan Majors was born in 1989 and graduated from Yale School of Drama with an MFA in acting . In 2015 he was recognized by the National Society of Arts and Letters (NSAL) in the National Drama Competition.

Majors has appeared as an actor since 2011. He got his first role in a television series in When We Rise . In 2017 he got a role in the western Enemies - Hostiles . In 2018 Majors starred in the drama White Boy Rick . Captive State hit theaters in 2019 . For his role as Montgomery Allen in Joe Talbot's The Last Black Man in San Francisco from the same year, Majors received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the Independent Spirit Awards in 2019 .

Filmography (selection)

• 2010: Do Not Disturb
• 2017: When We Rise (TV series)
• 2017: Enemies - Hostiles (Hostiles)
• 2018: White Boy Rick
• 2018: Out of Blue
• 2019: Captive State
• 2019: Gully
• 2019: The Last Black Man in San Francisco
• since 2020: Lovecraft Country (TV series)

Awards

Black Reel Award

• 2020: Nomination for Best Supporting Actor ( The Last Black Man in San Francisco )
• 2020: Nomination for Best Young Actor (The Last Black Man in San Francisco)

Gotham Award

• 2019: Nomination for Best Young Actor (The Last Black Man in San Francisco)

Independent Spirit Award

• 2020 : Nomination for Best Supporting Actor (The Last Black Man in San Francisco)

Web links

• Jonathan majors in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ https://www.amctheatres.com/movies/captive-state-53816
2. ↑ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/ones-to-watch-2019-film-tv-screen-rising-stars-a8698211.html
3. ↑ Joey Nolfi: Uncut Gems, Lighthouse lead 2020 Film Independent Spirit Award nominations. In: Entertainment Weekly, November 21, 2019.
4. ^ Wilson Morales: 20th Annual Black Reel Awards - Nominees Announced. In: blackfilm.com, December 11, 2019.