Jonathan B. Wright

Biography

Jonathan B. Wright is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Hanschen Rilow in Spring Awakening, the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical. Born in Livonia, Michigan, he began acting at 14 through a magnet program at Winston Churchill High School and later trained at The Actors Center in New York. In 2005 he was cast as Hanschen in the off-Broadway production at the Atlantic Theater Company; the show moved to Broadway and won eight Tony Awards, and he earned rave reviews, with some critics calling him a scene-stealer. He gave his last performance on April 20, 2008. He made his feature film debut as Lethario in Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008), then appeared as Trent Preston in Youth in Revolt (2009) with Michael Cera. He also acted in a 2015 Los Angeles production of Bent and took part in the HBO documentary Spring Awakening: Those You've Known (2022).

39years old

Turns 40 on December 13in 32 days

Born December 13, 1986Livonia
Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
Also credited as Jonathan Bradford Wright

Movie Career

Films: 3
Career span: 14 years2008 to 2022

Every film, newest first

2022Spring Awakening: Those You've KnownIMDb rating 7.9
2009Youth in RevoltIMDb rating 6.4
2008Nick and Norah's Infinite PlaylistIMDb rating 6.6

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Big break
Wright was cast as Hanschen Rilow in the off-Broadway musical Spring Awakening in 2005, and continued in the role when the show moved to Broadway, where it won eight Tony awards.
Early training
Jonathan Wright was 16 when he came to New York City. There he took part in the summer acting workshop held at The Lee Strasberg Theater Institute.
Early training
Wright graduated from high school in 2005 and went back to New York, where he was the summer intensive's youngest participant at The Actors Center. He then joined its nine-month conservatory program, studying with teachers from Juilliard, Yale, NYU and the Royal Shakespeare Company.
First role
Wright's first feature film role came in October 2007, when he was cast as Lethario in Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, a movie that reached theaters on October 3, 2008.