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Jonathan Dickson
Jonathan Dickson
Born	July 26, 1974 (age 50); Anderson, South Carolina, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1997-present
Website	http://www.jonathandickson.net

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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'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 Ryan Gosling in the romantic drama, The Notebook.

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.

Career

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 / 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, 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’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 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. He was cast on the hit NBC comedy, 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 Optimum FiOS commercial and played himself on the 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

Film and Television

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

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

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

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 | ''Teenage Chronicles (musical)''
 | Dad
 | Roy Arias Theatre
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+| 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 (play)|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
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+| 1993
 | [[The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz]]
 | [[Scarecrow (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
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 == Awards and nominations ==
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