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Jonathan Marc Sherman

Jonathan Marc Sherman

Acting

Biography

Jonathan Marc Sherman (born October 10, 1968) is an American playwright, poet, actor, screenwriter and film producer. He submitted plays for several years to Young Playwrights Inc.'s National Playwrights Competition before they did a staged reading of his one-act, Serendipity and Serenity in 1987, followed by a full production of his next play, Women and Wallace (1988). Sherman was one of the founders of Malaparte Theater Company.

Known For

The Last Movie Stars
6.9

A celebration of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward’s iconic careers and decades-long partnership. Director Ethan Hawke brings life and color to this definitive history of their love, lives, and philanthropy.

The Last Movie Stars

2022
Quiz Show
7.3

Herbert Stempel's transformation into an unexpected television personality unfolds as he secures victory on the cherished American game show, 'Twenty-One.' However, when the show introduces the highly skilled contestant Charles Van Doren to replace Stempel, it compels Stempel to let out his frustrations and call out the show as rigged. Lawyer Richard Goodwin steps in and attempts to uncover the orchestrated deception behind the scenes.

Quiz Show

1994
tick, tick... BOOM!
7.6

On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out.

tick, tick... BOOM!

2021
Blaze
6.3

Inspired by the life of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas outlaw country movement that spawned the likes of Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson. The film weaves together three periods in Blaze's life, exploring his love affair with Sybil Rosen; his last, dark night on Earth; and the impact his songs and his death had on his fans, friends, and foes.

Blaze

2018
The Baxter
6.0

Mild mannered tax accountant Elliot Sherman is what he calls a "Baxter": the kind of calm, unexciting fellow who "wears sock garters" and "enjoys raking leaves." Loved by bosses and parents, Elliot is a perfectly nice guy. And that's his problem.

The Baxter

2005
Starring Austin Pendleton
6.7

A quirky and inspirational documentary film on the philosophical approach to the life and work of character actor, Austin Pendleton.

Starring Austin Pendleton

2016
The Hottest State
5.5

A young actor from Texas tries to make it in New York while struggling in his relationship with a beautiful singer/songwriter.

The Hottest State

2007
Pigeonholed
7.0

To the children of the rich, survival is just as difficult as it is for everyone else--but in their own trouble-filled minds, finding a reason to live can be hardest.

Pigeonholed

1999
Merrily We Roll Along
N/A

Franklin Shepard is a talented Broadway composer who abandons his theater career and all his friends in New York in order to produce films in Los Angeles. The story begins at the height of his Hollywood fame and moves backwards in time, showing snapshots of the most important moments in Frank’s life that shaped the man he is today.

Merrily We Roll Along

The Limbo Room
N/A

When an on stage rape scene sparks an offstage affair, the line between reality and fiction becomes blurred.

The Limbo Room

2006
The Jimmy Show
6.3

A failed New Jersey inventor embarks on a career as a standup comic, turns to drink, and labors to keep his family together.

The Jimmy Show

2002
Women and Wallace
10.0

After his mother kills herself, Wallace Kirkman struggles in his relationships with the women in his life.

Women and Wallace

1990
How to Dance in Ohio
6.6

In Columbus, Ohio, a group of autistic teenagers and young adults role-play this transition by going through the deceptively complex social interactions of preparing for a spring formal. Focusing on several young women as they go through an iconic American rite of passage, we are given intimate access to people who are often unable to share their experiences with others. With humor and heartbreak, How to Dance in Ohio shows the daily courage of people facing their fears and opening themselves to the pain, worry, and joy of the social world.

How to Dance in Ohio

2015