Jonathan Bradford Wright (born December , ) is an American actor who
is best known for his performance as Hänschen, in the Tony
Award-winning Broadway musical Spring Awakening.Wright began acting at
the age of at the Creative And Performing Arts magnet program (CAPA)
located at Winston Churchill High School in Livonia, Michigan. While
at CAPA, Wright was cast in several productions, including:Wright won
a prestigious scholarship to the Cranbrook Summer Theater in his
junior year of high school, where he played Romeo in a production of
Romeo and Juliet. In , he was cast in Jake Heggie's opera Dead Man
Walking at the Michigan Opera Theater. At the age of , Jonathan came
to New York City and attended the summer acting workshop at The Lee
Strasberg Theater Institute. Upon graduation from high school in , he
returned to New York to become the youngest member of The Actors
Center's nine-month conservatory program. Jonathan auditioned in for
a role in the off-Broadway musical production of Spring Awakening at
the Atlantic Theater Company. Jonathan was cast in the role of
Hänschen, the choir boy who seduces his fellow male classmate, for
which he has received rave reviews, being cited by some as a
scene-stealer. He continued with Spring Awakening as it moved to
Broadway and went on to win eight Tony awards. Wright's final
performance was on April , .In October , Wright was cast as Lethario
in his first feature film, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, which
was released on October , . His character (also referred to as "Beefy
Guy") is the boyfriend of Dev (Rafi Gavron), the lead singer for The
Jerk Offs. In May , Wright was cast as Trent Preston in Youth in
Revolt alongside Michael Cera, his Infinite Playlist castmate. Youth
in Revolt received wide theatrical release on January , .
is best known for his performance as Hänschen, in the Tony
Award-winning Broadway musical Spring Awakening.Wright began acting at
the age of at the Creative And Performing Arts magnet program (CAPA)
located at Winston Churchill High School in Livonia, Michigan. While
at CAPA, Wright was cast in several productions, including:Wright won
a prestigious scholarship to the Cranbrook Summer Theater in his
junior year of high school, where he played Romeo in a production of
Romeo and Juliet. In , he was cast in Jake Heggie's opera Dead Man
Walking at the Michigan Opera Theater. At the age of , Jonathan came
to New York City and attended the summer acting workshop at The Lee
Strasberg Theater Institute. Upon graduation from high school in , he
returned to New York to become the youngest member of The Actors
Center's nine-month conservatory program. Jonathan auditioned in for
a role in the off-Broadway musical production of Spring Awakening at
the Atlantic Theater Company. Jonathan was cast in the role of
Hänschen, the choir boy who seduces his fellow male classmate, for
which he has received rave reviews, being cited by some as a
scene-stealer. He continued with Spring Awakening as it moved to
Broadway and went on to win eight Tony awards. Wright's final
performance was on April , .In October , Wright was cast as Lethario
in his first feature film, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, which
was released on October , . His character (also referred to as "Beefy
Guy") is the boyfriend of Dev (Rafi Gavron), the lead singer for The
Jerk Offs. In May , Wright was cast as Trent Preston in Youth in
Revolt alongside Michael Cera, his Infinite Playlist castmate. Youth
in Revolt received wide theatrical release on January , .
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