Jon Jon Briones

Jon Jon Briones
Born (1965-08-07) August 7, 1965
Manila, Philippines
Occupation Actor
Spouse(s)
Megan Johnson Briones (m. 1996)

Ernesto Cloma Briones, Jr.,[1] known as Jon Jon Briones (born August 7, 1965)[2] is a Filipino actor, best known for his work in musical theatre. He was born in Manila, Philippines and became a United States citizen in 2010.[3]

Career

While an engineering student in the Philippines Briones became involved with the original 1989 London production of Miss Saigon. Briones had a friend who was a producer in the Philippines who asked Briones to help "facilitate an audition" for the Cameron Mackintosh team who were holding auditions in the Philippines for Miss Saigon. In addition to helping with the organization of the auditions, Briones himself auditioned for and then became a member of the ensemble.[4]

He has been involved with various touring productions of Miss Saigon, as a swing and covering other roles, finally playing the Engineer. In 2014 he joined the original cast of the Miss Saigon West End revival, playing the engineer.[5] He was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical for playing this role and won the Whatsonstage.com Award for Best Actor in a Musical.[6][7] He remained in the role until the production closed on February 27, 2016.[8]

In 2017, Briones transferred with the production to Broadway at the Broadway Theatre. Previews started on March 1, 2017, with an official opening on March 23.[9]

In 2018, he appeared in The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, as Modesto Cunanan, father of Gianni Versace's murderer, Andrew Cunanan, and in American Horror Story: Apocalypse as Ariel.

References

  1. ↑ Blank, Matthew. "CUE & A: London's Miss Saigon Star Jon Jon Briones on Sammy Davis Jr., "Field of Dreams" and Two Decades as The Engineer". Playbill.
  2. ↑ "Briones Broadway" Playbill, retrieved September 24, 2017
  3. ↑ Wolf, Matt. "West End Star Jon Jon Briones on His 25-Year Journey in 'Miss Saigon', From Ensemble Member to Engineer" broadway.com, May 7, 2014
  4. ↑ Gordon, David. "From Engineering Student to "The Engineer": Jon Jon Briones' Journey With 'Miss Saigon' " theatermania.com, March 19, 2017
  5. ↑ "Alistair Brammer, Tamsin Carroll, Hugh Maynard & More Join West End's MISS SAIGON; Full Cast Announced!". 22 November 2013. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  6. ↑ "Olivier awards 2015: complete list of nominations". 9 March 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  7. ↑ "Miss Saigon dominates WhatsOnStage awards". BBC. 15 February 2015. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  8. ↑ "Final flight for Miss Saigon". cameronmackintosh.com. 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  9. ↑ Gans, Andrew (29 September 2016). "Additional Casting Announced for Miss Saigon Broadway Revival". Playbill. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
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