Jonathan Daniel Brown is an American actor and filmmaker. He made his film debut with a lead role in the found footage

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'' Project X'' (2012). He then portrayed Nate Norman in the biographical film ''

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'' (2014). Brown directed and wrote the short film ''

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'' (2017), and executive produced the dark comedy film ''

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'' (2023).

Career

Brown was offered one of the lead roles in the film '' Project X'' after a national open casting call. He,

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and

Oliver Cooper Oliver Cooper (born ) is an American actor and filmmaker. He made his film debut as Costa in the found footage teen comedy film '' Project X'' (2012), which earned him two MTV Movie & TV Award nominations. Following his breakout role in ''Pro ...

were three unknown actors when cast in the film. Prior to the film, he starred in the

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''Nerd Hunting''. In 2014, he starred in the lead role in the film ''

.'' In 2017, his directorial debut ''

'' received a jury prize award at the

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. Brown was also a member of the leftist pop-culture podcast ''Struggle Session''. On February 19, 2019, it was announced that Brown had decided to leave the show.

Filmography

Film

As actor

As filmmaker

Television

References

External links

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