Jon Beavers

{{Short description|American actor (born 1984)}}

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| birth_date = {{bda|1984|05|21}}

| birth_place = Iowa City, Iowa, United States

| occupation = Actor, Playwright

| spouse = {{marriage|Hannah Beavers|2012}}

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Jon Beavers (born May 21, 1984) is an American actor and playwright known for starring in The Fresh Beat Band, The Long Road Home, Horizon: An American Saga, and Paradise.{{Cite news |last=Strause |first=Jackie |date=2025-02-04 |title=Paradise Star at Center of Next Big Twist Weighs in on Fan Theories and Fears Raised in Mystery Series |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/paradise-billy-fate-episode-4-twist-1236126858/ |access-date=2025-02-09 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |last=Nobil |first=Taryn |date=2017-10-31 |title=Actor Jon Beavers Talks Stepping into a Veteran’s Shoes at The Long Road Home Premiere |url=https://variety.com/2017/scene/news/jon-beavers-the-long-road-home-premiere-1202603506/ |access-date=2025-02-09 |work=Variety |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |last=Taylor |first=Mike |date=2025-01-29 |title=Jon Beavers' life off-screen from wife and link to Kevin Costner |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/paradise-star-jon-beavers-life-34576539 |access-date=2025-02-09 |work=The Mirror |language=en-UK}}

His musical, The Unfortunates, co-created by Beavers, Ian Merrigan, Ramiz Monsef, Casey Hurt, and Kristoffer Diaz, premiered at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in 2013.{{Cite web |date=2013-07-28 |title=Oregon Shakespeare Fest, 2013: the Bard, and more |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/oregon-shakespeare-fest-2013-the-bard-and-more/ |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}} It was produced again at ACT San Francisco in 2016 before being made available for theatrical licensing in 2021 with Uproar Theatrics.{{Cite web |date=2016-02-19 |title=Review: ‘The Unfortunates’ a surreal, sizzling musical |url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2016/02/19/review-the-unfortunates-a-surreal-sizzling-musical/ |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=East Bay Times |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Harms |first=Talaura |date=2021-06-02 |title=New Licensing Agent Uproar Theatrics Offers New Works With an All-Digital Materials Model |url=https://playbill.com/article/new-licensing-agent-uproar-theatrics-offers-new-works-with-an-all-digital-materials-model |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=Playbill.com}}