Jon Bass
Born
Jonathan Bass

(1987-09-22) September 22, 1987 (age 36)
Bellaire, Texas, U.S.
EducationBoston University (BFA)
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present

Jon Bass (born September 22, 1987) is an American actor, known for his roles in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Super Pumped, Baywatch, and the comedy series Big Time in Hollywood, FL and Miracle Workers.

Early life and education

Bass grew up in Bellaire, Texas, and attended Bellaire High School, graduating in 2005.[1] He graduated from Boston University in 2011 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Theatre Arts. He is Jewish.[2][3][4]

Career

Following college, he moved to New York City and began his professional acting career. Bass auditioned for the role of Elder Cunningham in the Broadway musical The Book of Mormon, but was not cast. A year later, he was cast in the role in the Denver and Los Angeles productions and went on to replace Josh Gad in the role on Broadway.[1][5]

In 2014, he played a small role in the HBO comedy series Girls, and then had minor guest roles in The Newsroom and House of Lies. Later in 2015, he was cast in a lead role in the Comedy Central's series Big Time in Hollywood, FL, portraying Del Plimpton.[1][5][6]

In 2016, he played real-life attorney Philip Hirschkop in the historical film Loving. In 2017, he appeared in the film All Nighter,.[7][5][8] He played the role of C.J. Parker's significant other, Ronnie Greenbaum in the action comedy film Baywatch, along with Zac Efron and Dwayne Johnson,[5][9][10] and appeared in Molly's Game, directed by Aaron Sorkin.[1]

Bass portrays a fictionalized version of Uber cofounder Garrett Camp opposite Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the drama series Super Pumped which premiered in 2022.[11] The book is based on Mike Isaac's 2019 book of the same name.[12]

Since 2022, he has portrayed Todd Phelps in the Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.[13]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Advice Evan Short film
2014 The Refrigerator Howie Short film
2015 Ratter Greg
2015 Jane Wants a Boyfriend Steve
2016 Loving Philip Hirschkop
2017 All Nighter Trevor
2017 Baywatch Ronnie Greenbaum
2017 Post-Party Dylan Short film
2017 Meet Cute Nick Short film
2017 Molly's Game Shelly Habib
2018 Dog Days Garrett
2019 Sword of Trust Nathaniel
2019 Plus One Cartelli
2022 Gatlopp: Hell of a Game Cliff

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Girls Mo Episode: "Only Child"
2014 Next Time on Lonny Shady PA Episode: "The End of Lonny"
2014 The Newsroom Bree Dorrit 2 episodes
2015 Big Time in Hollywood, FL Del Plimpton Main role, 10 episodes
2016 American Horror Story: Roanoke Milo Episode: "Chapter 9"
2019–2023 Miracle Workers Season 1: Sam

Season 2: Michael “Mikey” Shitshoveler

Season 3: Todd Aberdeen

Season 4: Scraps the dog

Main cast
2020 Cake Himself 1 episode; segment: "Auditions: The Guy Before"
2022 Super Pumped Garrett Camp Main cast (Season 1), 7 episodes
2022 She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Todd Phelps / HulkKing 4 episodes
2023 Grey's Anatomy William Hudson 1 episode; season 19; episode 14

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Jon Bass: From Bellaire to 'Baywatch'". The Buzz Magazines. May 25, 2017. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  2. ^ "Christine Seisler". Archived from the original on 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  3. ^ "Jon Bass Biography". Dodoodad. 27 April 2017. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Jon Bass on CB.Wiki". Wiki.CinemaBlind. 21 August 2022. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d Meslow, Scott (May 26, 2017). "'Baywatch' Breakout Jon Bass on What It's Like to Film a Movie With a Stunt Penis". GQ. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  6. ^ Longo, Chris (April 8, 2015). "Jon Bass Interview: Making it Big Time in Hollywood, FL and Book of Mormon". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  7. ^ Lincoln, Ross A. (September 23, 2015). "'Loving' Starts Production And Rounds Out Cast; 'Frat Pack' Wraps". Deadline.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  8. ^ Berkshire, Geoff (March 17, 2017). "Film Review: 'All Nighter'". Variety. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  9. ^ McNary, Dave (January 27, 2016). "Dwayne Johnson's 'Baywatch' Movie Casts Jon Bass". Variety. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  10. ^ Lawrence, Derek (May 29, 2017). "Meet Jon Bass: The Secret Weapon of 'Baywatch'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on February 11, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  11. ^ Petski, Denise (2021-09-01). "'Super Pumped': Jon Bass Joins Showtime Series About Uber From 'Billions' Co-Creators". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  12. ^ Scaife, Steven (2022-02-26). "'Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber' Review: A Redundant Start-Up Story". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  13. ^ Odman, Sydney (2022-10-14). "'She-Hulk' Actor Jon Bass Talks That Twisty Season Finale, Becoming an MCU Villain". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-11-13.

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