Jonathan Daniel Brown

American actor

Jonathan Daniel Brown
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2010–present

Jonathan Daniel Brown is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the star of Kid Cannabis and got his start with the role of J. B. in Project X.^[1]

Career

Brown was offered one of the lead roles in the film Project X after a national open casting call. He, Thomas Mann and Oliver Cooper were three unknown actors when cast in the film.

In 2014, he starred in the lead role in the film Kid Cannabis.^[2] In 2017, his directorial debut Horseshoe Theory received a jury prize award at the Slamdance Film Festival.^[3] Brown was also a member of the leftist pop-culture podcast Struggle Session.^[4] On February 19, 2019, it was announced that Brown had decided to leave the show.

Filmography

Film

As actor

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2012	Project X	J.B.
2013	Bad Milo!	Joey
2013	Pacific Coast Haze	Peter	Short film
2014	Kid Cannabis	Nate Norman
2018	The Final Wish	Jeremy
2023	The Sweet East	Mr. Franks

As filmmaker

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Notes
2016	Hala	No	No	Executive	Short film
2017	Horseshoe Theory	Yes	Yes	Executive	Short film
2017	La Vie de Merde	No	Co-writer	Yes	Short film
2023	Coup!	No	No	Executive

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Nick Swardson's Pretend Time	Nerdy Guy	Episode: "Mudslide Junction" Credited as Jonathan Brown
2012	Dating Rules from My Future Self	Intern Guy	Episode: "Who R U?"
2016	Danish & O'Niell		Episode: "Babysitters"
2017	Threads	Stan	Episode: "The Stomach Ache"

References

^ Fleming, Mike (April 11, 2010). "Todd Phillips, Joel Silver Plan To Tap Unknowns For Mystery Laugher 'Project X'". Deadline.com. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
^ Getlen, Larry (April 17, 2014). "How nerdy teen became a $38M pot kingpin". nypost.com. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
^ McNary, Dave (January 26, 2017). "'Dim the Fluorescents,' 'Strad Style' Win Slamdance Awards. (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
^ "Struggle Session". strugglesession.us. Retrieved January 16, 2018.