Evan Jonigkeit
{{short description|American actor (born 1983)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|2|18}}
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| nationality = American
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| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Actor
- producer}}
| years_active = 2007–present
| spouse= {{marriage|Zosia Mamet|2016}}
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Evan Jonigkeit ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|dʒ|ɒ|n|ə|k|aɪ|t}};{{cite news|url=https://www.backstage.com/interview/evan-jonigkeit-really-really-baseball-and-getting-naked-onstage/|title=Evan Jonigkeit on ‘Really Really,’ Baseball, and Getting Naked Onstage|date=2013-02-05|accessdate=2017-04-29|website=Backstage.com|first=Josh|last=Austin}} born February 18, 1983) is an American actor known for his roles in X-Men: Days of Future Past, Bone Tomahawk, and Easy.
Early life
Jonigkeit was raised in Bucks County, Pennsylvania and graduated from Neshaminy High School in 2001. He got accepted into Temple University with a baseball scholarship but after being sidelined with tendonitis, he started pursuing theater.{{cite web|url=https://news.temple.edu/news/2017-02-13/zosia-mamet-and-evan-jonigkeit-visit-smc|title=TV, film stars share advice on success in showbiz|date=13 February 2017|website=News.temple.edu|accessdate=15 June 2019}} As a young adult, Jonigkeit was employed doing lawn work.
Career
After working in the theater community in Philadelphia, Jonigkeit was picked up by an agency in New York. He got his break by starring in the 2011 Broadway play High which eventually led him to star in the Broadway play The Snow Geese alongside Mary-Louise Parker in 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.elle.com/news/culture/evan-jonigkeit-interview|title=Evan Jonigkeit—aka Zosia Mamet's Boyfriend—Takes the Broadway Stage|first=Jane|last=Levere|date=25 October 2013|website=ELLE|accessdate=15 June 2019}}
In 2014, Jonigkeit made his big-screen debut in X-Men: Days of Future Past as villain Toad.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1720001/x-men-days-of-future-past-evan-jonigkeit/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140901213203/http://www.mtv.com/news/1720001/x-men-days-of-future-past-evan-jonigkeit/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 1, 2014|title=Which Classic 'X-Men' Character Is Making A 'Days Of Future Past' Comeback?|first=Kevin P.|last=Sullivan|website=MTV News|accessdate=15 June 2019}}
In 2015, he starred alongside Kurt Russell in western Bone Tomahawk as Deputy Nick.{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/123474-bone-tomahawk-adds-lili-simmons-david-arquette-sid-haig-and-more|title=Bone Tomahawk Adds Lili Simmons, David Arquette, Sid Haig and More|date=29 September 2014|website=ComingSoon.net|accessdate=15 June 2019}} In the same year he was cast to play Captain Chesterfield in Discovery Canada's series Frontier.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/11/dawn-olivieri-joins-secrets-and-lies-evan-jonigkeit-joins-netflix-drama-frontier-1201629560/|title=Evan Jonigkeit Joins Netflix Drama ‘Frontier’; Dawn Olivieri Recurring On ‘Secrets And Lies’|first1=Erik|last1=Pedersen|date=20 November 2015|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=15 June 2019}}
Jonigkeit and his production company, Rooster Films, produced their first short, Mildred & The Dying Parlor that starred Steve Buscemi and Jane Krakowski. In 2017, he produced a live event on Facebook called: Stand For Rights: A Benefit for the ACLU with Tom Hanks, for which he earned a Primetime Emmy nomination, and co-produced the ESPYs.{{cite web|url=https://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/bd7afb80-8f23-11e7-b651-c73707a5d5b0.html|title=Emmy nomination among Neshaminy grad Evan Jonigkeit's many recent accomplishments|first=Andy|last=Vineberg|website=Bucks County Courier Times|accessdate=15 June 2019}}
In 2017, Jonigkeit and Girls actress Zosia Mamet partnered with Refinery29 to produce an anthology series titled Fabled.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/refinery29-willow-smith-evan-rachel-wood-rashida-jones-1202407231/|title=Refinery29 Teams With Willow Smith, Rashida Jones, Zosia Mamet and More for Video Slate|first1=Todd|last1=Spangler|date=3 May 2017|website=Variety.com|accessdate=15 June 2019}}
Jonigkeit starred on the Starz drama Sweetbitter, based on the novel of the same name. He played Will the backwaiter assigned to train Tess, who then becomes her first friend; the series premiered on May 6, 2018, and aired until 2019.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/10/sweetbitter-tom-sturridge-caitlin-fitzgerald-paul-sparks-cast-starz-emma-purnell-1202198400/|title=‘Sweetbitter’: Tom Sturridge, Caitlin Fitzgerald, Paul Sparks, Four More Round Out Cast|first1=Denise|last1=Petski|date=31 October 2017|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=15 June 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/starz-announces-premiere-dates-for-howards-end-vida-sweetbitter-john-wick-1202662919/|title=Starz Announces Premieres for ‘Howards End,’ ‘Vida,’ ‘Sweetbitter,’ Greenlights ‘John Wick’ Television Adaptation|first1=Danielle|last1=Turchiano|date=12 January 2018|website=variety.com|accessdate=15 June 2019}} In 2020, he had key roles in the horror films The Night House and The Empty Man.
Jonigkeit starred in season 1 of the Netflix series Archive 81 as Samuel Davenport, a major character and one of the main antagonists. Netflix released all eight episodes of season 1 of Archive 81 on Jan. 14, 2022. He recently played Dr. Raphael Clearwater in William Atticus Parker's 2023 film Atrabilious.{{cite web |title=William Atticus Parker’s Sophomore Film ‘Atrabilious’ Toplined By Leon Addison Brown With Whoopi Goldberg, Alec Baldwin, Jeffrey Wright, More |url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/william-atticus-parker-atrabilious-whoopi-goldberg-alex-baldwin-jeffrey-wright-leon-addison-brown-1235136436/ |website=Deadline}}
Personal life
In 2013, Jonigkeit started dating actress Zosia Mamet. They married on October 2, 2016.{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/girls-star-zosia-mamet-weds-evan-jonigkeit/story?id=42534586|title='Girls' Star Zosia Mamet Weds Evan Jonigkeit|website=ABC News|accessdate=15 June 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/187450-who-is-evan-jonigkeit-zosia-mamets-husband-has-shared-the-screen-stage-with-her-many|title=Zosia Mamet & Evan Jonigkeit Are Married|website=Bustle.com|accessdate=15 June 2019}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable"
|+Key | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}} |Denotes works that have not yet been released |
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 2007
| Sarah + Dee | Rich Kid | Short |
| 2008
| Calendar Girl | Phil | Short |
| 2008
| Miles to Go | Kirk | Short |
| 2010
| {{sortname|The|Gift|nolink=1}} | Mike | |
| 2014
| |
| 2015
| Deputy Nick | |
| rowspan="5"| 2016
| Lance Corporal Coughlin | |
| Tallulah
| Nico | |
| {{sortname|The|Lennon Report}}
| Dr. David Halleran | |
| Mildred & The Dying Parlor
| Howard | Short |
| Goldbricks in Bloom
| Joe | |
| 2017
| Sparky |
| 2018
| Kate Can't Swim | Mark | Also co-director |
| rowspan="2"| 2020
| {{sortname|The|Night House}} | Owen | |
| {{sortname|The|Empty Man|The Empty Man (film)}}
| Greg | |
| 2021
| Bryce | |
| rowspan="3"| 2023
| Chef Jamie | |
| Manodrome
| Son Brad | |
| Atrabilious
| Raphael Clearwater | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |
| 2007
| Prisoner | Episode: "Prison of Horrors: Eastern State Penitentiary" |
| 2010
| Craig's Bellhop | Episode: "#1.13834" |
| 2014
| Girls | Parker | 2 episodes |
| 2014
| {{sortname|The|Good Wife}} | Gus Pawlicky | Episode: "Trust Issues" |
| 2015? Agents of Shield Season 5 and 6. Deep, GrandSon of Leopold Fitz and Gemma Simmons
| 2016 | Carl Schiff | Episode: "Philadelphia" |
| 2016
| Bob Thomstein | Episode: "Kimmy Drives a Car!" |
| 2016–19
| Easy | Matt | 4 episodes |
| 2016–17
| Frontier | Captain Jonathan Chesterfield | 12 episodes |
| 2018–19
| Will | 14 episodes |
| 2022
| Samuel Davenport | Primary character, major role |
| 2022–23
| Scott Gariola | 2 episodes |
| TBA
| Graham O'Neil |
= Producer =
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2016
| Mildred & The Dying Parlor | Executive producer | Short |
| 2017
| Stand For Rights: A Benefit for the ACLU with Tom Hanks | Executive producer | Live special; |
| 2017
| Kate Can't Swim | Executive producer | |
| 2019
| Be the Ball | Executive producer | Documentary |
= Theatre =
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |
| 2011
| High | Cody Randall |
| 2013
| {{sortname|The|Snow Geese|nolink=1}} | Duncan Gaesling |
| 2013
| Really Really | Jimmy |
| 2019
| Witch | Scratch |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|2797756}}
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Category:American male television actors