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Jonathan Tiersten

Jonathan Tiersten

Died at 60

  • 11 movies
  • Career 1983 – 2022

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.

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Jonathan Tiersten’s filmography

11 titles
Sleepaway Camp
6.3
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Sleepaway Camp

1983 · Horror

Return to Sleepaway Camp
5.7
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Return to Sleepaway Camp

2008 · Horror · Comedy

The Perfect House
4.0
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The Perfect House

2012 · Horror

Terror Tales
2.0
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Terror Tales

2016 · Horror

Toilet Zombie Baby Strikes Back
2.7
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Toilet Zombie Baby Strikes Back

2021 · Comedy · Crime

Time's Up!
5.0
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Time's Up!

2022 · Horror

Lake of Shadows
1.0
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Lake of Shadows

2018 · Horror

Seasonal Differences
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Seasonal Differences

1987 · Drama · TV Movie

Blood Reservoir
5.0
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Blood Reservoir

2014 · Horror

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