Actor

Jonathan Ames

March 23, 1964 · New York, NY, USA

Jonathan Ames (born March 23, 1964) is an American author who has written a number of novels and comic memoirs, and is the creator of two television series, Bored to Death (HBO) and Blunt Talk (STARZ). In the late '90s and early 2000s, he was a columnist for the New York Press for several years, and became known for self-deprecating tales of his sexual misadventures. He also has a long-time interest in boxing, appearing occasionally in the ring as "The Herring Wonder". His novel You Were Never Really Here was adapted into a film of the same name, directed by Lynne Ramsay and starring Joaquin Phoenix. It premiered at the 70th Cannes Film Festival in 2017, and was released on April 6, 2018, in the United States.

Notable work

7.8
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996)
as Sam
8
Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
as Nathan Stein
7.5
Moonlighting (1985)
as Jergenson (uncredited) and as Jurgensen

Often works with

Jeff Garlin
2 titles together
Curb Your Enthusiasm, American Loser
Ted Danson
2 titles together
Curb Your Enthusiasm, Bored to Death
Jason Schwartzman
2 titles together
Bored to Death, Blunt Talk

Full filmography · 9

Blunt Talk
Writer
20156.7
Bored to Death
as Irwin and Writer
20097.2
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Nathan Stein
20008
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
as Sam
19967.8
Moonlighting
as Jergenson (uncredited) and as Jurgensen
19857.5