
Jonathan Tiersten
- Born
- August 11, 1965
- Died
- May 5, 2026 (60 years old)
- Place of birth
- Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Jonathan Tiersten (August 11, 1965 – May 2026) was an American actor and singer, most 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 was 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 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.
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Known for
Filmography
- —Dracula's WarDracula's WarFilm · Logan Talbot
- 2022Time's Up!Film · Gene

- 2022The Last American Horror Show: Volume IIFilm · Captain Strike

- 2021Toilet Zombie Baby Strikes BackFilm · Eric Sommers

- 2018Lake of ShadowsFilm · Alex Kintner

- 2016Terror TalesFilm · The Sledgehammer (segment "Radical Video")

- 2015Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony MoranFilm · Self

- 2014Blood ReservoirFilm · Ricky Thomas

- 2014At the Waterfront After the Social: The Legacy of Sleepaway CampFilm

- 2012Sleepaway Camp IV: The SurvivorFilm · Ricky (archive footage)★ 2.3

- 2012The Perfect HouseFilm · John Doesy★ 4.0

- 2008Return to Sleepaway CampFilm · Ricky★ 5.7

- 1987Seasonal DifferencesFilm · Jason

- 1983Sleepaway CampFilm · Ricky★ 6.3
