Jonathan Tiersten
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 11, 1965
- Place of birth
- Queens, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- May 5, 2026
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.
Movies with Jonathan Tiersten
- Sleepaway Camp 1983 · ★ 6.3
- Return to Sleepaway Camp 2008 · ★ 5.7
- Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor 2012 · ★ 2.3
- The Perfect House 2012 · ★ 4.0
- Terror Tales 2016 · ★ 2.0
- Toilet Zombie Baby Strikes Back 2021 · ★ 2.7
- At the Waterfront After the Social: The Legacy of Sleepaway Camp 2014 · ★ 6.5
- The Last American Horror Show: Volume II 2022 · ★ 5.0
- Time's Up! 2022 · ★ 5.0
- Lake of Shadows 2018 · ★ 1.0
- Blood Reservoir 2014 · ★ 5.0
- Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran 2015 · ★ 2.0
- Seasonal Differences 1987