Jonathan Tiersten

Birth : 1965-08-11, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

History

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jonathan Tiersten (born August 11, 1965) is an American actor and singer, who is mostly known for his role as Ricky Thomas in the 1983 cult classic Sleepaway Camp. He reprised the role in the 2008 sequel Return to Sleepaway Camp. In between acting Jonathan took to music, fronting a number of bands, mostly based out of the Fort Collins, Colorado area. Tiersten is currently the lead singer of his own band, Ten Tiers and composed the score to a short starring David Krumholtz (from the TV series Numb3rs). Tiersten also starred in the 2012 film The Perfect House in which he played a serial killer named John Doesy and the upcoming (as of May 2014) thriller film Redemption which co-stars George Loros (Buffalo Ray Curto from The Sopranos) and Meredith Ostrom (Love Actually). Tiersten also composed the theme song for The Perfect House and contributed to the soundtrack of Redemption. Tiersten's 2011 EP We'll See, released by Edward Records, is his most critically acclaimed album to date, finishing third in Magnet magazine's most anticipated albums list. Shakefire.com called the album "surprising" and "simply amazing", rating it 4 out of 4 stars.

Movies

The Last American Horror Show: Volume II
Captain Strike
Double the tales and double the fright! "Killer" Callahan sits on death row when a trustee offers some escapism through disturbing stories.
Lake of Shadows
Alex Kintner
Two aspiring film makers venture to a mysterious lake to uncover a story on a local legend. As they get closer to the truth, the danger follows. Before they know it they are thrust into a fight for their lives and the truth about Avocado lake.
Terror Tales
The Sledgehammer (segment "Radical Video")
After being abducted by a psychopath, a husband is subjected to three horrific tales of terror while his family is held captive in an attached cargo trailer.
Blood Reservoir
Ricky Thomas
A group of campers set forth on dangerous grounds with several agendas on their minds. Some are going to find romance while others are in search of a lost Indian treasure. However murder, deception, and revenge are the primary motives for one.
At the Waterfront After the Social: The Legacy of Sleepaway Camp
A documentary about the making of Sleepaway Camp
The Perfect House
John Doesy
Three unique horror stories connected by a bookend story tells of the horrifying past a young couples potential dream house has endured.
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor
Ricky Thomas (archive footage)
At the request of her psychiatrist, Allison Kramer, thought to be the survivor of a camp massacre years ago, returns to the site of the killings to unlock her repressed memories. But who is Allison, really? A survivor, or the killer?
Return to Sleepaway Camp
Ricky Thomas
It's summer camp as usual at Camp Manabe where the kids torment each other for fun while the underpaid camp staff provides as little supervision as possible. Greedy camp owner Frank and junior partner Ronnie do their best to keep everyone in line, but something sinister is about to put a slash in the roster. When campers and staff mysteriously begin disappearing and turning into gruesome corpses, paranoid Ronnie can't shake the memory of a series of grisly murders that took place at Camp Arawak. As the paranoia worsens, Ronnie's list of possible killers starts growing just like the body count. Only one thing is for certain, something is carving a bloody new trail at Sleepaway Camp where kids can be so mean and surviving this summer is gonna be a real killer!
Sleepaway Camp
Ricky
Slightly disturbed and painfully shy Angela Baker is sent away to summer camp with her cousin. Not long after Angela's arrival, things start to go horribly wrong for anyone with sinister or less than honorable intentions.
Time's Up!
On New Year's Eve, a group of teachers from an idyllic Maine school find themselves trapped by someone who is willing to reveal their darkest secrets. And when twelve o'clock arrives ... heads will begin to roll.
Dracula's War
Logan Talbot
For years there has been a battle waging against the hunters and the Vampires. And now the final epic war will end it all.