
Jim Kaplan
Acting
Biography
Jim Kaplan made his professional acting debut at the age of 9 in Lincoln Center Theater's Tony Award winning revival of The King and I. He went on to appear as Lawrence in the Broadway production of School of Rock, Eric in the national tour of Matilda, and Jason in the national tour of Falsettos. On screen, he can be seen in Universal Pictures' Marry Me (2022) and director Alexander Payne's feature film The Holdovers (2023).
Known For

A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually, he forms an unlikely bond with one of them — a damaged, brainy troublemaker — and with the school’s head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam.
The Holdovers

After finding out about her fiancé's cheating ways, a pop superstar impulsively marries a total stranger. They must soon decide if two people from such different worlds can find true love.
Marry Me

A teenage girl decides to stage a musical reenactment of a tragedy that took place at her high school 10 years ago.
Run Amok

Struggling musician Nomi accepts a last-resort job from her overachiever best friend Mara: mentoring misfit campers, the “Floaters,” at their childhood Jewish summer camp. As the camp struggles to survive amidst competition with a longtime rival, Nomi, the Floaters, and Mara must overcome their differences to bring the community together and save the camp.
The Floaters

A four-part anthology following various residents and visitors of a small town in northern Michigan and the lake that binds them together.
Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake)
An ex-cop living in rural Florida is drawn into an investigation involving a sunken treasure.
Salvage

In a near-future, dystopian, "Free State of Florida," gun control is outlawed and school shootings are at an all-time high. When an opportunity for twisted notoriety arises, a tormented 13-year old, Sammy, enlists in a deadly competition.