Jonny Mars: Movies, TV, and Bio
Jonny Mars

Jonny Mars

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer

Since 2012 Jonny's had lead or supporting roles in eight Sundance premieres. Some of those recent credits include "Hellion" (the short) in 2012, "Pit Stop", "Black Metal", "Computer Chess" and "A Teacher" in 2013, with "Dig" & "Hellion" (U.S. Dramatic Comp) in 2014 and an appearance in David Lowery's "A Ghost Story" in 2017. His leading performance in "Good Night" (SXSW 2013) led SMELLS LIKE SCREEN SPIRIT to say "Jonny Mars is nothing less than a force of nature", & FILMMAKER MAGAZINE to write "[one] of the greatest dramatic performances in the history of Austin filmmaking." 2018 had Mars starring alongside BREAKING BAD'S Matt Jones in "A Bad Idea Gone Wrong", SONY PICTURES' recently acquired "Cover Versions" with Katie Cassidy, co-starring in Andrew Bujalski's latest, "Support the Girls", with Regina Hall and Haley Lu Richardson and as an antagonistic co-star in Season 2 of "Queen Sugar". Next, look for him in the Cannes's 2019 Competition film "Bacurau"

Top titles

  • A Ghost Story
  • Bacurau
  • Queen Sugar: Season 1
  • Hell No
  • Rogers Park
  • Joe
  • UFOs The Lost Evidence Season 1
  • Hellion
  • Support the Girls
  • Computer Chess
  • The Happy Poet
  • Hellion
  • Pit Stop
  • A Bad Idea Gone Wrong
  • Good Night
  • Somebody Up There Likes Me
  • Cover Versions
  • Up Country
  • I Blame Society
  • A Teacher

Filmography

  • 2023
    Up Country
  • 2020
    I Blame Society
  • The Pale Door
  • 2019
    Bacurau
  • 2018
    Cover Versions
  • Support the Girls
  • 2017
    A Ghost Story
  • UFOs The Lost Evidence Season 1
  • A Bad Idea Gone Wrong
  • The Honor Farm
  • Discreet
  • Rogers Park
  • 2016
    Queen Sugar: Season 1
  • 2014
    Hellion
  • 2013
    Hell No
  • Good Night
  • Joe
  • Black Metal
  • A Teacher
  • Computer Chess
  • Pit Stop
  • 2012
    Hellion
  • Saturday Morning Mystery
  • Somebody Up There Likes Me
  • 2011
    First Date
  • 2010
    The Happy Poet

Connections

  • Kat Candler

    Kat Candler

  • Travis Mathews

    Travis Mathews

  • Spencer Parsons

    Spencer Parsons

  • Paul Gordon

    Paul Gordon

Genres

  • Thriller
  • Action & Adventure
  • Comedy
  • Horror
  • Music Videos & Concerts
  • Documentary
  • Western
  • Fantasy
  • Drama
  • Romance