Jonas Chernick (born July 16, 1973) is a Canadian actor and screenwriter. His credits as an actor include the films Lucid, Paid in Full, Mayday, Blood Pressure and My Awkward Sexual Adventure and the television series The Border, At the Hotel, Living in Your Car, Degrassi, The Eleventh Hour and The Best Laid Plans. He was credited as a writer on both Lucid and My Awkward Sexual Adventure.Originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, where he was born and raised in a prominent local Jewish family, he is currently based in Toronto, Ontario.
Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series
Nominations
Canadian Comedy Award for Multimedia / Best Writing in a Feature
Star Sign
Cancer
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[on playing an incompetent nerd in 'My Awkward Sexual Adventure] There is a precedent for awkward sexuality in cinema. The Judd Apatow stuff is kinda grazing along those lines, but I felt that we hadn't told something from the Canadian experience yet. I really liked the idea that only a Canadian guy would be so obvious and so open about his lack of knowledge, and his insecurity and his vulnerability. The thing that's been most shocking to me is the women that are coming up to me after the screenings. I wouldn't go so far as to say I'm being propositioned, but it's pretty close. This is a guy who's defined by his cluelessness when it comes to a woman's body. I mean, how is that attractive?!
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Adventures of Shirley Holmes
1998-2000
TV Series
Mikola / Daniel Devine
How Much for a Half Kilo?
2000
Short
Writer
Roswell: The Aliens Attack
1999
TV Movie
Frozen Soldier
Careful
1992
Butler Student
The Go-Getters
2017
completed
The Pawn Shop Owner
A Swingers Weekend
2016
post-production
Geoffrey
Dark Matter
2016
TV Series
Eric Waver
Fargo
2015
TV Series
Syd Schwartz
How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town
2015
Chester O'Connell
Borealis
2015
Jonah
Hit Men
2014
Short
Aiden
The Best Laid Plans
2014
TV Mini-Series
Daniel Addison
Played
2013
TV Series
Goose
Time of Death
2013
TV Movie
Perry Collins
Saving Hope
2013
TV Series
Nick
The Ron James Show
2013
TV Series
The Casting Room
2013
TV Series
Jonas Chernick
Blood Pressure
2012
Darryl Saunders
My Awkward Sexual Adventure
2012
Jordan Abrams
Covert Affairs
2012
TV Series
Isaac Reiss
The Samaritan
2012/I
Club Manager
Degrassi: The Next Generation
2010-2011
TV Series
Mr. Betenkamp
King
2011
TV Series
Trevor Winter
The Listener
2011
TV Series
Gregory Wassermann
Living in Your Car
2011
TV Series
Marty
Love Letter from an Open Grave
2010
Short
Jack
Haven
2010
TV Series
Ezra
The Border
2008-2010
TV Series
Agent Heironymous Slade
Slade
Heironymous Slade
Continuity Problems
2009
Short
Ernie
Being Erica
2009
TV Series
Ivan 'IF' Frankel
The Princess of Selkirk Avenue
2008
Short
Marvin
Little Mosque on the Prairie
2007
TV Series
Johnny
'Til Death Do Us Part
2007
TV Series
Paul
Intimate Stranger
2006
TV Movie
Alex
At the Hotel
2006
TV Series
Danny Book
This Is Wonderland
2006
TV Series
Raymond Millman
Recipe for a Perfect Christmas
2005
TV Movie
Peter
Mayday
2005
TV Movie
Mickey King
Lucid
2005
Joel Rothman
My Heart Yearns in Vain
2005
Short
Bury the Lead
2002-2004
TV Series
Gavin Kowalchuk
Seven Times Lucky
2004
Sonny
Doc
2003
TV Series
Walter
Cowboys and Indians: The J.J. Harper Story
2003
TV Movie
Constable Bill Issac
Masterpiece Monday
2003
Short
Peter
Life in a Nutshell
2003
Short
Eugene Waller
Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story
2003
TV Movie
Keith
Eloise at the Plaza
2003
TV Movie
Philip
The Pentagon Papers
2003
TV Movie
Neil Sheehan
The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron
2003
TV Movie
Bernie Bickers
Chasing Cain: Face
2002
TV Movie
Terence
Mutant X
2002
TV Series
Josh
The Glow
2002
TV Movie
Randy
Paid in Full
2002
Detective / Surgeon
Fitzgerald
2002
TV Movie
Warren Nagler (uncredited)
Earth: Final Conflict
2002
TV Series
McKnight
Edge of Madness
2002
William Sellor
You Might Be the Youngest
2001
Short
Will Sheffer
Inertia
2001
Joseph
A Woman's a Helluva Thing
2001
TV Movie
Matt Fox
Queer as Folk
2001
TV Series
Pickup Guy
Life in a Day
2000
TV Movie
Victor
Nostradamus
2000/I
Apprentice Mercurin
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Spark
pre-production
Borealis
2015
Nepatyres
2015
writer
My Awkward Sexual Adventure
2012
written by
Lucid
2005
written by
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Spark
producer pre-production
Borealis
2015
producer
My Awkward Sexual Adventure
2012
producer
Love Letter from an Open Grave
2010
Short co-producer
Lucid
2005
co-producer
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Pretend We're Kissing
2014
story editor
All the Wrong Reasons
2013
story editor
Blood Pressure
2012
story editor
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Camp Hollywood
2004
TV Movie documentary
Himself, Actor
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2016
Best Ensemble
Canadian Filmmakers' Festival
How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town (2015)
2015
Canadian Screen Award
Canadian Screen Awards, CA
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
The Best Laid Plans (2014)
2008
Gemini
Gemini Awards
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series