Jackson Davis (born March 19, 1979) is an American

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. He is best known for portraying the character "Jonas" from the ''

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'' videos series, its spinoff '' KateModern'', and its sequel series, '' LG15: The Resistance''. He was born in

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, but was raised in

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, where he attended Ephrata High School. He starred in the 2009 film ''You, Only Better...'', a movie about life coaches. After graduation from high school, Davis worked a series of odd jobs before enlisting in the

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. Davis was unhappy in the Navy, and afterwards he moved to

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to pursue a career in acting. Davis was cast as the third major actor on ''lonelygirl15'' in November 2006. His character Jonas was described as the rich alpha-dog contrast to the penniless beta-dog Daniel, played by

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. In addition to his work on ''lonelygirl15'', Davis, a member of Playhouse West, has appeared in an episode of '' CSI: NY'', and played a prominent role as a drug dealer in an episode of '' CSI'' that originally aired on April 1, 2010. He has appeared in numerous independent features including his starring role in ''Strange Angel'', and over 15 independent shorts, including ''Latter Day Fake''. Davis appeared in a Raul Midon music video, "Pick Somebody Up," in 2007. In September 2008, he spent a week hosting at the

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. The following summer, he appeared in a series of web videos parodying celebrity

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videos. Davis has also played the role of Donovan in the 2016 film ''The Wrong Car''. Davis also appeared in a

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television advertisement. In 2016, Davis starred in the feature film '' Deserted'' opposite

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, as her brother Robin. The film is a psychological thriller about a group of friends on a road trip to a music festival in "Death Valley - which results in getting them hopelessly lost in the most stunning, but unforgiving topographical terrain on the planet". Davis teamed up with Barton again for the upcoming horror film, '' The Basement''. In the summer of 2020, Davis starred in '' Before the Fire'', a pandemic thriller that garnered wide attention due to its similarity to the ongoing

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health crisis.

References

External links

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Interview with Jackson Davis, Gregory Mantell Show, Spike
(Nov. 4, 2008)
Davis' page on LGPedia, the official LG15 wiki
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