Jonathan Tucker
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Biography
Biography
Actor Jonathan Tucker was born on May 31, 1982. A native of Boston, MA, Tucker attended the Park School in Brookline, MA and was raised in Boston's Irish neighborhood of Charlestown. Tucker set his sights on Hollywood at an early age, kicking off his acting career with a starring role in a third grade production of "The Nutcracker Suite." While attending the Thacher School in Ojai, CA, Tucker applied to and was accepted to Columbia University on an early admission. Tucker made his major screen debut in director Barry Levinson's "Sleepers" (1996) as the Young Tommy Marcano (a character played by Billy Crudup as an adult). Arriving in Hollywood in the early 2000's, Tucker made the rounds guest-starring on a myriad of prime time offerings such as "The Practice" (ABC, 1997-2004), "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (CBS, 2000-15) "Law & Order: SVU" (NBC, 1999- ) and "Six Feet Under" (HBO, 2001-05). After several years cutting his guest star teeth, Tucker graduated to a show of his very own in 2007, starring as Tommy Donnelly in Paul Haggis' highly anticipated new crime drama, "The Black Donnellys" (NBC, 2007). Hyped by the trades as NBC's Irish answer to "The Sopranos" (HBO, 1999-2007), "The Black Donnellys" was an inter-generational family saga set in Boston's tough south side.
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Life Events
1996
Made his major screen debut in director Barry Levinson's "Sleepers"
1997
Appeared on ABC's "The Practice"
1999
Appeared on "Law & Order: SVU"
2000
Cast on "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"
2001
Cast on HBO's "Six Feet Under"
2007
Starred as Tommy Donnelly on Paul Haggis' crime drama "The Black Donnellys"
2007
Played Mike Deerfield in "In the Valley of Elah"
2011
Played Bob Little on "Parenthood"
2012
Cast as Jordan on the short-lived series "Ro"
2014
Had a guest role on "Hannibal"
2014
Played Jay Kulina on "Kingdom"
2015
Appeared on "Justified"
2017
Cast as Low Key Lyesmith on TV adaptation of Neil Gaiman's "American Gods"