Jonathan Ames
Known for ActingBorn 1964-03-23New 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.
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Known for
Guilty by Suspicion
1991 · as Cabbie
The Great Buck Howard
2008 · as Edward Kelly
Good Posture
2019 · as Self
American Loser
2007 · as Chairperson
What's Not to Love?
2006 · as Jonathan
All the Rage (Saved by Sarno)
2016 · as Self
The Girl Under the Waves
2001 · as Jonathan
As Smart As They Are: The Author Project
2005 · as Himself