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'''Jonathan Dickson''' (born July 26, 1974) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Professor Blackjack ([[Edward O. Thorp]]) on the [[History Channel|History Channel's]] [[Breaking Vegas]] series. He has also appeared in such shows as [[30 Rock|30 ROCK]] and [[Boardwalk Empire]]. He can be seen [[Carolina shag|shag dancing]] next to [[Rachel McAdams]] and [[Ryan Gosling]] in the romantic drama, [[The Notebook (2004 film)|The Notebook]].
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'''Jonathan Macgregor Dickson''' (born July 26, 1974) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Professor Blackjack ([[Edward O. Thorp]]) on the [[History (U.S. TV channel)|History Channel]]'s ''[[Breaking Vegas]]'' series. He has also appeared in such shows as [[30 Rock|30 ROCK]] and [[Boardwalk Empire]]. He can be seen [[Carolina shag|shag dancing]] next to [[Rachel McAdams]] and [[James Marsden]] in the romantic drama, [[The Notebook (2004 film)|The Notebook]].


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Dickson was born and raised in [[Anderson, South Carolina]], the son of John and Sandra Dickson, and the brother of Jennifer Dickson Meeks and Jason Dickson.
Dickson was born and raised in [[Anderson, South Carolina]], the son of John and Sandra Dickson, and the brother of Jennifer Dickson Meeks and Jason Dickson. He attended the [[University of South Carolina]] in [[Columbia, SC]], and graduated with a major in biology and a minor in chemistry.


== Career ==
== Career ==
Dickson played Dr. [[Edward O. Thorp]] in ''[[Breaking Vegas]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0532101/|title = History Channel-Breaking Vegas-Professor Blackjack|date = 2005-03-08|accessdate = |website = IMDB|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> In 2009, he was cast on ''[[30 Rock|30 ROCK]]'', and in 2011 began acting in ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.crescentmag.com/2011/11/14/jonathan-dickson/|title = Boardwalk Empire Crescent|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> In 2012, he played himself on the [[Bravo (U.S. TV channel)|Bravo]] reality show, [[Love Broker]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.crescentmag.com/2012/03/15/bravo-anderson-native-to-appear-on-new-reality-show/|title = Love Broker|date = 2012-03-15|accessdate = |website = Crescent Magazine|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> Currently, he is performing standup comedy.
He attended the [[University of South Carolina]] in [[Columbia, SC]], and graduated with a major in biology and a minor in chemistry.  Opting for the entertainment world instead of medical school, he took a job with a [[CBS]] / [[UPN]] / [[The CW|CW]] affiliate [[WSPA-TV]]  7/WASV 62 (now [[WYCW]]) in [[Spartanburg, SC]] as their on-air television personality.  Jonathan was seen by the entire upstate of SC, parts of NC, and also GA.  While working for the TV station, Jonathan appeared in over 500 commercials, promos, hosted telethons and parades, and meet and greets.  He won several awards for his work on TV.  Jonathan had plenty of experience but no formal training so he decided to enroll at the intense acting conservatory, [[New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts|The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts]], in [[New York City]].

As fate would have it, in his second year at the conservatory, Jonathan was grabbed outside of class one day by a casting director and asked to read for a TV show.   2 weeks later, Jonathan was asked to be the lead role in the [[History Channel|History Channel’s]] [[Breaking Vegas]] series.  He played Dr. [[Edward O. Thorp]] aka Professor Blackjack.  In 2008, he was cast as the cowboy in a [[Burger King]] commercial for the [[Nickelodeon]] show, [[SpongeBob SquarePants (character)|SpongeBob SquarePants]] [[Pest of the West]].  Later that year, he was asked to fill several roles for the kids show, Wisdom Tree.  2009 saw Jonathan in a commercial advertising the new [[Dean Koontz]] novel, [[Relentless (Koontz novel)|Relentless]].  He was cast on the hit [[NBC]] comedy, [[30 Rock|30 ROCK]], a few months later.  In 2011, he was cast to be the delivery man for feared mafia leader, [[Nucky Thompson]], on [[HBO]]’s [[Boardwalk Empire]] [1].  In 2012, he was cast in an [[Cablevision|Optimum]] [[Verizon FiOS|FiOS]] commercial and played himself on the [[Bravo (U.S. TV channel)|Bravo]] reality show, [[Love Broker]] [2].  Currently, he is performing standup comedy in NYC and just appeared as a news reporter in the film, Redemption of the Commons.


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==


=== Film and Television ===
=== Film and television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!
!Title
<nowiki> </nowiki>Year
!Role
!
! class="unsortable" |Notes
<nowiki> </nowiki>Title
!
<nowiki> </nowiki>Role
! class="unsortable" |
<nowiki> </nowiki>Notes
|-
|-
| 2014
| 2014
| ''Redemption of the Commons''
| ''Redemption of the Commons''
| Blane Fox
| Blane Fox
|VIEW Digital Media
|
|-
|-
| 2012
| 2012012012
| ''[[Love Broker]]''
| ''[[Love Broker]]''
| Himself
| Himself
|Bravo Reality Show
|
|-
|-
| 2011
| 2011
| ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]''
| ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]''
| Nucky Thompson's Delivery Man
| Nucky Thompson's Delivery Man
|
|HBO
|-
|-
| 2009
| 2009
| [[30 Rock]]
| ''[[30 Rock]]''
| News Anchor
| News Anchor
|NBC/Universal
|
|-
|-
| 2008-09
| 2008-09
| Wisdom Tree
| ''Wisdom Tree''
| Jimmy/Greg
| Jimmy/Greg
|5 Episodes
|5 Episodes
|-
|-
| 2005
| 2005
| [[Breaking Vegas]]
| ''[[Breaking Vegas]]''
| [[Edward O. Thorp]] (Lead)
| [[Edward O. Thorp]] (Lead)
|History Channel
|
|-
|-
| 2004
| 2004
| [[The Notebook (2004 film)|The Notebook]]
| ''[[The Notebook (2004 film)|The Notebook]]''
| A Soldier
| A Soldier
|Avery Pix
|
|}
|}

=== Theater ===
=== Theatre ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!
!
Year
<nowiki> </nowiki>Title
!
Title
!
!
Role
<nowiki> </nowiki>Role
! class="unsortable" |
! class="unsortable" |
<nowiki> </nowiki>Notes
Notes
|-
|-
| 2008
| ''Teenage Chronicles (musical)''
| ''Teenage Chronicles (musical)''
| Dad
| Dad
| Roy Arias Theatre
|
|-
|-
| 2007
| I (Heart) U.S.
| ''I (Heart) U.S.''
| Chimney
| Chimney
| Woolly Mammoth Theatre
|
|-
|-
| 2007
| ''American Actor''
| ''American Actor''
| Various Characters
| Various Characters
| The Players Club
|
|-
|-
| 2004
| ''Neckface & the GetAlong Gang''
| ''Neckface & the GetAlong Gang ''
| Various Characters
| Various Characters
| Chicago City Limits
|
|-
|-
| T.H.E. Club
| 1998
| ''T.H.E. Club''
| Chief Seattle (Lead)
| Chief Seattle (Lead)
| Baker's of Boston
|
|-
|-
| 1997
| [[Inherit the Wind (play)|Inherit the Wind]]
| ''[[Inherit the Wind (play)|Inherit the Wind]]''
| The Judge
| The Judge
| Electric City Playhouse
|
|-
|-
| [[West Side Story]]
| 1996
| ''[[West Side Story]]''
| A Shark
| A Shark
| Town Theatre
|
|-
|-
| 1995
| Firebird
| ''Firebird''
| The Priest
| The Priest
| The Koger Center
|
|-
|-
| 1994
| [[The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz]]
| ''Petrushka''
| King's Honor Guard
| Little Theatre
|-
| 1993
| ''[[The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz]]''
| [[Scarecrow (Oz)|The Scarecrow]]
| [[Scarecrow (Oz)|The Scarecrow]]
| River Place Arts Festival
|
|-
|-
| [[The Sound of Music]]
| 1992
| ''[[The Sound of Music]]''
| Friedrich Von Trapp
| Friedrich Von Trapp
| River Place Arts Festival
|
|-
|-
| [[Pied Piper of Hamelin]]
| 1991
| ''[[Pied Piper of Hamelin]]''
| The Mayor
| The Mayor
| Ross Touring Company
|
|}
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
* State Television and Radio (STAR) Award for "Rookie Award" Promo
!Year
* State Television and Radio (STAR) Award for "Redemption the Dream" Public Service Announcement
!Award
! class="unsortable" |Category
! class="unsortable" |Work
! class="unsortable" |Result
|-
| ''2001''
| STAR Award
| Best Promo
| Rookie Award
|{{won}}
|-
| 2002
| STAR Award
| Best Public Service Announcement
| Remember the Dream
|{{won}}
|}


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
* http://www.crescentmag.com/2011/11/14/jonathan-dickson/
* http://www.crescentmag.com/2012/03/15/bravo-anderson-native-to-appear-on-new-reality-show/


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.jonathandickson.net Official website]
* {{Official website|http://www.jonathandickson.net}}
* {{IMDb name|1844414}}
* {{IMDb name|1844414}}
* [http://www.bravotv.com/love-broker/season-1/episode-3-jonathan-and-jamie-having-faith-in-love Love Broker Episode]
* [http://www.gototeam.com/2007/jonathan-dickson-stars-in-history-channel-breaking-vegas/ Breaking Vegas Article]

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Latest revision as of 19:48, 22 June 2024

Jonathan Dickson
Born (1974-07-26) July 26, 1974 (age 50)
Anderson, South Carolina, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present
Websitehttp://www.jonathandickson.net

Jonathan Macgregor Dickson (born July 26, 1974) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Professor Blackjack (Edward O. Thorp) on the History Channel's Breaking Vegas series. He has also appeared in such shows as 30 ROCK and Boardwalk Empire. He can be seen shag dancing next to Rachel McAdams and James Marsden in the romantic drama, The Notebook.

Personal life

[edit]

Dickson was born and raised in Anderson, South Carolina, the son of John and Sandra Dickson, and the brother of Jennifer Dickson Meeks and Jason Dickson. He attended the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC, and graduated with a major in biology and a minor in chemistry.

Career

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Dickson played Dr. Edward O. Thorp in Breaking Vegas.[1] In 2009, he was cast on 30 ROCK, and in 2011 began acting in Boardwalk Empire.[2] In 2012, he played himself on the Bravo reality show, Love Broker.[3] Currently, he is performing standup comedy.

Filmography

[edit]

Film and television

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Redemption of the Commons Blane Fox VIEW Digital Media
2012 Love Broker Himself Bravo Reality Show
2011 Boardwalk Empire Nucky Thompson's Delivery Man HBO
2009 30 Rock News Anchor NBC/Universal
2008-09 Wisdom Tree Jimmy/Greg 5 Episodes
2005 Breaking Vegas Edward O. Thorp (Lead) History Channel
2004 The Notebook A Soldier Avery Pix

Theatre

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Year

Title

Role

Notes

2008 Teenage Chronicles (musical) Dad Roy Arias Theatre
2007 I (Heart) U.S. Chimney Woolly Mammoth Theatre
2007 American Actor Various Characters The Players Club
2004 Neckface & the GetAlong Gang Various Characters Chicago City Limits
1998 T.H.E. Club Chief Seattle (Lead) Baker's of Boston
1997 Inherit the Wind The Judge Electric City Playhouse
1996 West Side Story A Shark Town Theatre
1995 Firebird The Priest The Koger Center
1994 Petrushka King's Honor Guard Little Theatre
1993 The Wizard of Oz The Scarecrow River Place Arts Festival
1992 The Sound of Music Friedrich Von Trapp River Place Arts Festival
1991 Pied Piper of Hamelin The Mayor Ross Touring Company

Awards and nominations

[edit]
Year Award Category Work Result
2001 STAR Award Best Promo Rookie Award Won
2002 STAR Award Best Public Service Announcement Remember the Dream Won

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "History Channel-Breaking Vegas-Professor Blackjack". IMDB. 2005-03-08.
  2. ^ "Boardwalk Empire Crescent".
  3. ^ "Love Broker". Crescent Magazine. 2012-03-15.
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