Career
Wright began acting at the age of 14 at the Creative And Performing Arts magnet program (CAPA) located at Winston Churchill High School in Livonia, Michigan. Within CAPA, Wright was cast in several productions, including:
Brigadoon – New Yorker
You Can"t Take lieutenant with You – Editor Carmichael
Stage Door – Adolph Gretzel
A Midsummer Night"s Dream – Snug
Les Misérables – Bishop and Monparnasse
Dancing at Lughnasa – Michael Evans
Li"l Abner – Abner
A Piece of My Heart – Ensemble
Into the Woods – The Baker
A Streetcar Named Desire – Stanley Kowalski
The Crucible – Reverend John Hale
Macbeth – Macduff
In 2003, he was cast in Jake Heggie"s opera Dead Manitoba Walking at the Michigan Opera Theater. At the age of 16, Jonathan came to New York and attended the summer acting workshop at The Lee Strasberg Theater Institute.
Jonathan auditioned in 2005 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. Wright"s final performance was on April 20, 2008.
In October 2007, Wright was cast as Lethario in his first feature film, Nick and Norah"s Infinite Playlist, which was released on October 3, 2008. His character (also referred to as "Beefy Guy") is the boyfriend of Development (Rafi Gavron), the lead singer for The Jerk Offs.
In May 2008, 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 8, 2010. Wright was recently cast in Center Theatre Group"s production of Martin Sherman"s Bent, directed by Moises Kaufman in Los Los Angeles Wright is also known as Jonny Wright, Jonny B. Wright and Jonny B.
