
Jonathan Tiersten
Known for Acting · 14 credits
- Born
- 1965-08-11
- Died
- 2026-05-05
- Place of birth
- Queens, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Jonathan Tierston
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jonathan Tiersten (August 11, 1965 - May 5, 2026) is an American actor and singer, who is mostly 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 is currently 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 upcoming (as of May 2014) 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.
Known For
Movies (14)

Sleepaway Camp
1983
as Ricky

Return to Sleepaway Camp
2008
as Ricky

Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor
2012
as Ricky (archive footage)

Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran
2015
as Self
Dracula's War
as Logan Talbot

The Perfect House
2012
as John Doesy

Seasonal Differences
1987
as Jason

Lake of Shadows
2018
as Alex Kintner

Terror Tales
2016
as The Sledgehammer (segment "Radical Video")

Time's Up!
2022
as Gene

The Last American Horror Show: Volume II
2022
as Captain Strike

Blood Reservoir
2014
as Ricky Thomas

Toilet Zombie Baby Strikes Back
2021
as Eric Sommers

At the Waterfront After the Social: The Legacy of Sleepaway Camp
2014
About Jonathan Tiersten
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jonathan Tiersten (August 11, 1965 - May 5, 2026) is an American actor and singer, who is mostly 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 is currently the lead singer of his own band, Ten Tiers and composed the score to a short starring David Krumholtz (from the TV series Numb3… With 14 credits spanning from 1983 to 2022, Jonathan Tiersten has appeared in 14 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jonathan Tiersten Movies
- Sleepaway Camp (1983) — as Ricky
- Return to Sleepaway Camp (2008) — as Ricky
- Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor (2012) — as Ricky (archive footage)
- Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran (2015) — as Self
- Dracula's War — as Logan Talbot
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