Jonathan Jackson(I)
- Actor
- Director
- Producer
Jonathan Jackson was born in Orlando, Florida, to Jeanine (Sharp), an
officer manager, and Dr. Rick Lee Jackson, a family doctor and country
musician. He is the younger brother of actor/singer
Richard Lee Jackson and Candice E.
Jackson. His ancestry includes English, German, Finnish, Scottish, and
Scandinavian (Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish).
Jackson's family moved to Washington state when he was very young.
Jonathan gave serious thought to an acting career following a family
visit to Universal Studios Hollywood in 1991. His parents decided to
let their sons try their luck in acting for 6 months, and so Jonathan
and Richard moved down to Los Angeles with their mother while their
father stayed back in Washington with Candice. Soon after, Jonathan
landed a Corn Pops commercial. He had a few commercials under his belt
before he was chosen, from several hundred young hopefuls, for the
sought-after role of Luke and Laura's son, "Lucky Spencer", on the
series
General Hospital (1963). His
first air date was October 29, 1993. He stayed on the soap opera for 6
years as the original "Lucky", garnering 6 Daytime Emmy nominations and
3 Daytime Emmys for Younger Actor along the way. While shooting the
soap, Jackson also made 5 movies. His film debut was with
Christopher Lloyd in 1994's
Camp Nowhere (1994). He also made
two TV movies,
The Legend of the Ruby Silver (1996)
and
The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc. (1996)
in 1996.
In 1997, he took time from the soap to shoot what would become his
breakthrough film role as
Michelle Pfeiffer's troubled son
"Vincent Cappadora" in
The Deep End of the Ocean (1999).
In 1998, he filmed several episodes for the ABC series
Boy Meets World (1993). In
1999, he again took a short break from GH to film a supporting role in
the independent film
True Rights (2000). After leaving the
soap in 1999, Jackson was cast in a variety of films. At one point, he
was considered the favorite to play "Anakin Skywalker" in the Star Wars
films. He has played son to Sissy Spacek,
William Hurt,
Treat Williams,
JoBeth Williams,
Barbara Hershey and
Judy Davis, and romantic interest to
Alexis Bledel,
Carly Pope,
Erika Christensen,
Romola Garai and
Agnes Bruckner. He has also played
brother to Brian Austin Green and
best friend to Cillian Murphy and
Nick Stahl, and has also shared the screen
with Al Pacino,
David Arquette and
Ben Kingsley. He was also cast in Walden
Media's "The Dark is Rising" but his scenes were cut before the film
was released. Jackson's other abiding passion has been his music. He
has been the lead singer and guitarist in a number of bands, most
recently for Enation. Jonathan first sang his
own work on
General Hospital (1963) and
his music has since been featured in a number of his movies.
Although acting is his favorite activity, Jonathan also participates in
most sports, including basketball, baseball and rollerblading. He also
enjoys playing the guitar.
officer manager, and Dr. Rick Lee Jackson, a family doctor and country
musician. He is the younger brother of actor/singer
Richard Lee Jackson and Candice E.
Jackson. His ancestry includes English, German, Finnish, Scottish, and
Scandinavian (Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish).
Jackson's family moved to Washington state when he was very young.
Jonathan gave serious thought to an acting career following a family
visit to Universal Studios Hollywood in 1991. His parents decided to
let their sons try their luck in acting for 6 months, and so Jonathan
and Richard moved down to Los Angeles with their mother while their
father stayed back in Washington with Candice. Soon after, Jonathan
landed a Corn Pops commercial. He had a few commercials under his belt
before he was chosen, from several hundred young hopefuls, for the
sought-after role of Luke and Laura's son, "Lucky Spencer", on the
series
General Hospital (1963). His
first air date was October 29, 1993. He stayed on the soap opera for 6
years as the original "Lucky", garnering 6 Daytime Emmy nominations and
3 Daytime Emmys for Younger Actor along the way. While shooting the
soap, Jackson also made 5 movies. His film debut was with
Christopher Lloyd in 1994's
Camp Nowhere (1994). He also made
two TV movies,
The Legend of the Ruby Silver (1996)
and
The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc. (1996)
in 1996.
In 1997, he took time from the soap to shoot what would become his
breakthrough film role as
Michelle Pfeiffer's troubled son
"Vincent Cappadora" in
The Deep End of the Ocean (1999).
In 1998, he filmed several episodes for the ABC series
Boy Meets World (1993). In
1999, he again took a short break from GH to film a supporting role in
the independent film
True Rights (2000). After leaving the
soap in 1999, Jackson was cast in a variety of films. At one point, he
was considered the favorite to play "Anakin Skywalker" in the Star Wars
films. He has played son to Sissy Spacek,
William Hurt,
Treat Williams,
JoBeth Williams,
Barbara Hershey and
Judy Davis, and romantic interest to
Alexis Bledel,
Carly Pope,
Erika Christensen,
Romola Garai and
Agnes Bruckner. He has also played
brother to Brian Austin Green and
best friend to Cillian Murphy and
Nick Stahl, and has also shared the screen
with Al Pacino,
David Arquette and
Ben Kingsley. He was also cast in Walden
Media's "The Dark is Rising" but his scenes were cut before the film
was released. Jackson's other abiding passion has been his music. He
has been the lead singer and guitarist in a number of bands, most
recently for Enation. Jonathan first sang his
own work on
General Hospital (1963) and
his music has since been featured in a number of his movies.
Although acting is his favorite activity, Jonathan also participates in
most sports, including basketball, baseball and rollerblading. He also
enjoys playing the guitar.