Jonathan Ames

Career Overview

Jonathan Ames has 22 screen credits in a career dating back to 1985. Signature works include The Girl Under the Waves, What's Not to Love?, All the Rage (Saved by Sarno). Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

22

Birth Date

1964-03-23

Birth Place

New York, NY, USA

Known For

• The Girl Under the Waves
• What's Not to Love?
• 

  All the Rage (Saved by Sarno)
• As Smart As They Are: The Author Project

Frequent Collaborators

• Isabel Gillies (1 collaborations)
• Savannah Haske (1 collaborations)
• Jon Glaser (1 collaborations)
• Margarita Levieva (1 collaborations)
• Trieste Kelly Dunn (1 collaborations)
• Larry David (1 collaborations)
• Howard Stern (1 collaborations)
• John Stossel (1 collaborations)
• John E. Sarno (1 collaborations)
• Bernie Sanders (1 collaborations)

Credits

• writing (5 credits)

  • Kockroach

    screenplay

    writing
    2026
  • You Were Never Really Here

    novel

    writing
    2017
  • The Extra Man

    novel

    writing
    2010
  • Bored to Death

    - The Case of the Grievous Clerical Error! (2010) ... writer writing

    - Make it Quick, Fitzgerald! (2010) ... writer writing

    - Take a Dive (2009) ... writer writing

    - The Case of the Missing Screenplay (2009) ... writer writing
    2009
  • What's Not to Love?

    writer

    writing
    2006

• actors (13 credits)

  • Good Posture

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • All the Rage (Saved by Sarno)

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Bored to Death

    - Make it Quick, Fitzgerald! (2010) ... Irwin actor actors
    2009
  • The Great Buck Howard

    Edward Kelly

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • American Loser

    Chairperson

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • What's Not to Love?

    Jonathan

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • As Smart As They Are: The Author Project

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    - Rachel Bilson / Jonathan Ames (2012) ... Self actor actors

    - Rashida Jones / Jonathan Ames (2011) ... Self actor actors
    2005
  • The Girl Under the Waves

    Jonathan

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Curb Your Enthusiasm

    - Car Periscope (2011) ... Nathan Stein actor actors
    2000
  • Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

    - Witchright Hall (2001) ... Sam actor actors
    1996
  • Guilty by Suspicion

    Cabbie

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Moonlighting

    - Father Knows Last (1987) ... Jurgensen actor actors

    - My Fair David (1985) ... Jergenson (uncredited) actor actors
    1985

• production (3 credits)

  • You Were Never Really Here

    executive producer

    production
    2017
  • Satan, Hold My Hand

    producer

    production
    2013
  • The Extra Man

    executive producer

    production
    2010

• creators (1 credits)

  • Bored to Death

    creator

    creators
    2009