Jonas Chernick

Acting

Jonas Chernick

Born

1973-07-16 (53)

Place of birth

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Known for

Acting

Credits

60 titles

Jonas Chernick is a Canadian actor and screenwriter born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He is a graduate from the University of Manitoba with a major in Film Studies and Theatre. In 2000, he relocated to Toronto, Ontario. Jonas co-wrote, produced and starred in the sci-fi comedy feature film James vs. His Future Self (2019), which won four awards at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival, and was nominated for four Canadian Screen Awards. That same year, he starred in The Prague Orgy (2019), adapted from the Philip Roth novel, had a recurring role on the CBC / Netflix hit series Workin' Moms (2017) and was a guest star on the CTV / NBC hit series Transplant (2020). He also co-wrote and co-stars in "Th…

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 10 titles

The End of Sex poster
5.6

A young couple, feeling the pressures of parenting and adulthood, sends their kids to camp for the first time and embark on a series of sexual adventures to reinvigorate their relationship.

The End of Sex

2023

The Last Mark poster
7.2

After a young woman witnesses a mob hit, a seasoned assassin and his psychotic partner must track her down before she turns them in, but she proves to be the hardest mark to kill.

The Last Mark

2022

Surfacing poster
5.5

After years of struggling with severe depression, a young man begins to open his heart, learning to love himself and others. When he becomes entangled in his therapist’s personal life, he discovers not only her need for support but also a tender, transformative connection with another man, Jackson. Through this intimate journey of trust, vulnerability, and queer romance, he confronts his past, embraces love, and finds hope in human connection.

Surfacing

2026

The Burning Season poster
5.0

Alena and her husband spend a summer up at Luna Lake Resort. JB runs the place. He and Alena begin a dangerous and passionate secret affair. Summers only. That's the rule. Until they break it. A sexy and tragic love story - told backwards.

The Burning Season

2024

A Thousand Cuts poster
5.0

While investigating a notorious 30-year-old unsolved murder on a true crime special, the hosts find themselves dangerously intertwined with the case as their relationship begins to derail and mysteriously echo the brutal murders, all on live TV.

A Thousand Cuts

2024

Ashgrove poster
4.5

Set during a pandemic that affects the world's water supply, one of the world's top scientists is battling to find a cure.

Ashgrove

2022

Negative Capability poster
NR

A stalled novelist struggles through a painful divorce and with other vicissitudes of middle age while searching for sexual fulfillment, emotional consolation, and the elusive possibility of renewal.

Negative Capability

2025

L for Loser poster
10.0

A lowly young trophy shop employee who has never won anything other than a participation ribbon, is in love with his manager and stages a robbery to try to prove to her that he is in fact "a winner."

L for Loser

2021

The Ashgrove Experiment poster
10.0

An indie film crew throw caution to the wind when they attempt to shoot a completely improvised drama where the film's big twist is being kept secret from their lead actress, while also navigating on-set mishaps, bizarre twists of fate, and the first year of a global pandemic.

The Ashgrove Experiment

2024

Boy City poster
NR

A comedy about a group of men in their 30s still pursuing their dream of becoming a successful boy band. From the director of From the Vine (WFF19). This virtual screening is eligible for the Whistler Film Festival audience award! Don't forget to vote for the film once you've viewed it.

Boy City

2022

2010s · 8 titles

My Awkward Sexual Adventure poster
6.7

A hyper-repressed and schlubby accountant (Jonas Chernick) strikes a deal with a worldly but disorganized stripper (Emily Hampshire): he'll help her with her crushing debt if she helps him become a better lover.

My Awkward Sexual Adventure

2012

How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town poster
5.1

In high school Cassie Cranston was slut-shamed out of the wholesome and repressed town of Beaver’s Ridge following a humiliating attempt at losing her virginity. Now, years later, a big city sex columnist, Cassie returns home to bury her mother and finds a chance for revenge when her prudish childhood nemesis insists she helps her old friends plan an orgy.

How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town

2015

A Swingers Weekend poster
4.4

Seemingly perfect couple Lisa and Dan plan a steamy swingers weekend, but things go south when a third couple drops in unexpectedly.

A Swingers Weekend

2018

Borealis poster
6.2

Jonah, an unemployed gambler, takes his estranged pot-smoking teen-aged daughter Aurora on a dangerous road trip to Churchill, Manitoba to show her the magnificent Northern Lights – before her vision disorder renders her completely blind.

Borealis

2015

Time of Death poster
6.1

Following the death of CEO Robert Loring at precisely 10:44 pm, the FBI sends in Jordan Price, one of their best and brightest to solve the case. As other key executives are murdered at exactly the same time, Jordan finds herself investigating the past in order to solve the case. She quickly discovers the ultimate cover up and is under the gun to solve the mystery before the next victim is killed.

Time of Death

2013

James vs. His Future Self poster
5.8

When an uptight time-travelling obsessed young scientist is visited by his nihilistic future self, he's told that he needs to give up his dream of becoming the world's first time traveler, or else. But when he won't go along with the plan, it becomes a wicked battle of man versus himself – literally.

James vs. His Future Self

2019

The Prague Orgy poster
3.1

In 1976 a famous American writer Nathan Zuckerman is challenged by Czech immigrant Sisovsky who implores him to retrieve valuable manuscripts from communist Czechoslovakia. The writer accepts this dangerous mission, where his every step is observed by secret police. Once in Prague, he meets Sisovsky‘s flamboyant and wild ex-wife Olga who is in possession of the manuscripts. The evolving relationship between the hot-headed Olga and Nathan is a confrontation between two worlds - the repressed East and free West. But, Olga won‘t give up the manuscripts to Nathan so easily…

The Prague Orgy

2019

Blood Pressure poster
6.3

A middle-aged woman follows letters from an unseen admirer into potential danger.

Blood Pressure

2012

2000s · 15 titles

Eloise at the Plaza poster
6.2

Eloise is a precocious but lovable six-year-old girl who lives in New York's Plaza Hotel. Her caretaker "Nanny" watches over her while her mom is away. Then one day, while trying to figure out how to get invited to a fancy ball as well as how to meet a visiting prince, Eloise makes a new friend around her age! So she decides to take him on a tour of the city - and all while plotting some matchmaking hijinks for her other friends too!

Eloise at the Plaza

2003

Recipe for a Perfect Christmas poster
5.5

The holiday season is turned upside down for a neophyte food critic JJ (Pope) when her uninhibited mother (Baranski) shows up unannounced. In an attempt to occupy her mom's time, JJ works out a deal with a young chef (Cannavale) that stirs up some matters of the heart.

Recipe for a Perfect Christmas

2005

Nostradamus poster
4.5

A medieval cult travels to the 20th century and kills people in an attempt to bring about the end of the world. The policeman must stop them by summoning the spirit of Nostradamus.

Nostradamus

2000

7 Times Lucky poster
6.7

An aging con-man and a beautiful, ambitious student cross paths in a scam that promises to make them both rich.

7 Times Lucky

2004

Last Call poster
6.0

Renowned writer F. Scott Fitzgerald is living the last months of his life with his youthful secretary, confidant, and protégé who later wrote a memoir of their time together.

Last Call

2002

Continuity Problems poster
NR

The story of a young man’s fear of commitment that leads him through a series of mixed up situations.

Continuity Problems

2009

The Pentagon Papers poster
5.8

This compelling political drama is based on the true story of high-ranking Pentagon official Daniel Ellsberg, who, during the Nixon era, strove to preserve American democracy by leaking top-secret documents to the New York Times and Washington Post. The documents in question would eventually become famous as the Pentagon Papers, which revealed the true reasons for U.S. involvement in Vietnam.

The Pentagon Papers

2003

The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron poster
4.6

Brian Cruver, an ambitious 26-year-old lands a job at Enron. As he assimilates to the company's get-rich-quick mantra, spending sprees and wild corporate "gatherings" become the norm. But when Enron files for bankruptcy, Cruver discovers he's just a pawn in a failing game of corporate greed--one that made the rich richer...while the rest lost everything.

The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron

2003

The Glow poster
5.4

A newly-wed NYC couple move into a low-rent luxury apartment only to be harassed by cryptic elderly neighbors.

The Glow

2002

Edge of Madness poster
5.6

1851, Manitoba's Red River Valley. As winter sets in, a young woman on the edge of madness arrives exhausted at the fort, a wilderness station, claiming she murdered her husband. She's placed in a cell; for the next several months, she sews while the local prefect, Henry Mullen, investigates.

Edge of Madness

2002

Intimate Stranger poster
6.8

Karen lives alone with her son since he was separated from her husband. One night she meets a man who has all the qualities to be perfect, and they begin a wonderful relationship. But calls from an unknown constant concern to Karen, as suspected her ex-husband does not accept her new relationship.

Intimate Stranger

2006

Masterpiece Monday poster
8.0

Lives unravel for different reasons...

Masterpiece Monday

2003

Cowboys & Indians poster
7.3

A police constable guns down a First Nations chief one snow night in Winnipeg, a tragedy that will impact the community for years to come.

Cowboys & Indians

2003

Lucid poster
4.2

A Canadian therapist has one last chance to keep his own personal life afloat by avoiding a job transfer to Gimli and working to help three patients suffering from extreme post-traumatic stress disorder.

Lucid

2005

Inertia poster
5.5

Joseph is in love with Laura. Laura is in love with Bruce. Bruce is in love with Alex. Alex is in love with Joseph. While a mysterious germ in the water supply threatens the population of Winnipeg, Canada, four love-struck individuals struggle with a greater illness - the randomness and intensity of their own desire. A love triangle with four people.

Inertia

2001

Series credits

Degrassi poster
7.6

The life of a group of adolescents going through the trials and tribulations of teendom at Degrassi Community School.

Degrassi

2001

Haven poster
7.5

FBI agent Audrey Parker arrives in the small town of Haven, Maine to solve a murder and soon discovers the town's many secrets—which also hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of her lost past.

Haven

2010

Earth: Final Conflict poster
6.8

Years ago, the Taelons came to Earth, offering friendship and technology to humanity. But there are those who believe the Taelons have more sinister motives.

Earth: Final Conflict

1997

Private Eyes poster
7.3

Ex-pro hockey player Matt Shade irrevocably changes his life when he teams up with fierce P.I. Angie Everett to form an unlikely investigative powerhouse.

Private Eyes

2016

Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent poster
7.5

An elite squad of detectives investigate high-profile crime and corruption in metro Toronto.

Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent

2024

The Listener poster
6.9

Toby Logan is a highly skilled paramedic with a secret – he can read minds. Toby never really knew his parents and grew up in foster care, this coupled with his secret, which he shares with no one, has made him a bit of a loner. Until now, Toby has kept his ability hidden, exploring its possibilities only with his long time mentor and confidante Dr. Ray Mercer.

The Listener

2009

Ginny & Georgia poster
8.0

Free-spirited Georgia and her two kids, Ginny and Austin, move north in search of a fresh start but find that the road to new beginnings can be bumpy.

Ginny & Georgia

2021

Mutant X poster
6.7

Follow the adventures of a group of human mutants - led by the mysterious Adam Kane - possessing extraordinary powers as a result of genetic experimentation gone awry.

Mutant X

2001

Transplant poster
7.5

Dr. Bashir Hamed, a Syrian doctor with battle-tested skills in emergency medicine, makes the difficult decision to flee his country and build a new life in Canada with his younger sister Amira. Bash works to navigate a new environment after earning a coveted residency in the Emergency Department of one of the best hospitals in Toronto, York Memorial.

Transplant

2020

This Is Wonderland poster
8.0

Alice De Raey is a newly minted attorney who joins the chaotic world of criminal justice in Toronto. She's exposed to the seamier side of life, the backroom deals that make the system work accompanied by the usual eccentric characters.

This Is Wonderland

2004

Rabbit Hole poster
7.1

Nothing is what it seems when John Weir, a master of deception in the world of corporate espionage, is framed for murder by powerful forces with the ability to influence and control populations.

Rabbit Hole

2023

The Border poster
6.0

The Border is a Canadian drama that aired on CBC Television and 20 other TV networks worldwide. It was created by Peter Raymont, Lindalee Tracey, Janet MacLean and Jeremy Hole of White Pine Pictures. The Executive in Charge of Production is Janice Dawe. Episodes in the first season were directed by John Fawcett, Michael DeCarlo, Ken Girotti, Kelly Makin, Brett Sullivan and Philip Earnshaw. The first season had a total budget of 20 million dollars, with about 1.5 million dollars per episode. The series is set in Toronto and follows agents of the fictitious Immigration and Customs Security agency. ICS was created by the Government of Canada to deal with trans-border matters concerning Canadian national security including terrorism and smuggling. The cancellation of The Border was announced by the CBC after three seasons were aired.

The Border

2008

Played poster
6.8

The Covert Investigations Unit (CIU) risks going undercover to infiltrate and bring down criminal organizations. In this new style of short-term, high-intensity undercover work, each covert “play” is crafted quickly and executed at an even faster pace. Placed into various worlds of crime without a safety net, the cops are in constant danger, as they repeatedly go off the grid. Wearing wires, coaxing confessions, and setting up stings, the cops of the CIU must think quickly, talk smoothly, and rely on pure instinct. They slip in and out of characters so often that, sometimes, they lose track of who they really are.

Played

2013

The Best Laid Plans poster
6.5

A humourous and satirical journey into the world of Canadian national politics.

The Best Laid Plans

2014

No artwork available
NR

Blending scripted storytelling with the unpredictability of actual estate sales, a heartbroken man returns to his hometown following the death of his last remaining family member, only to find his childhood home stripped bare. Everything he grew up with, he learns, was sold off at an estate sale – so he scours estate sales for other people’s discarded junk.

Estate of Mind

2026

Behind the camera

My Awkward Sexual Adventure poster
6.7

A hyper-repressed and schlubby accountant (Jonas Chernick) strikes a deal with a worldly but disorganized stripper (Emily Hampshire): he'll help her with her crushing debt if she helps him become a better lover.

My Awkward Sexual Adventure

2012

The End of Sex poster
5.6

A young couple, feeling the pressures of parenting and adulthood, sends their kids to camp for the first time and embark on a series of sexual adventures to reinvigorate their relationship.

The End of Sex

2023

Borealis poster
6.2

Jonah, an unemployed gambler, takes his estranged pot-smoking teen-aged daughter Aurora on a dangerous road trip to Churchill, Manitoba to show her the magnificent Northern Lights – before her vision disorder renders her completely blind.

Borealis

2015

Borealis poster
6.2

Jonah, an unemployed gambler, takes his estranged pot-smoking teen-aged daughter Aurora on a dangerous road trip to Churchill, Manitoba to show her the magnificent Northern Lights – before her vision disorder renders her completely blind.

Borealis

2015

James vs. His Future Self poster
5.8

When an uptight time-travelling obsessed young scientist is visited by his nihilistic future self, he's told that he needs to give up his dream of becoming the world's first time traveler, or else. But when he won't go along with the plan, it becomes a wicked battle of man versus himself – literally.

James vs. His Future Self

2019

Nepatyręs poster
7.2

To win back his ex-girlfriend, a conservative banker enlists the help of an exotic dancer to guide him on a quest for sexual experience, leading him into a world of strip clubs, sensual massage parlors, cross-dressing and S and M. Finally the two fall in love and start a relationship to go back from London to Lithuania to start a new life.

Nepatyręs

2015

The Burning Season poster
5.0

Alena and her husband spend a summer up at Luna Lake Resort. JB runs the place. He and Alena begin a dangerous and passionate secret affair. Summers only. That's the rule. Until they break it. A sexy and tragic love story - told backwards.

The Burning Season

2024

The Burning Season poster
5.0

Alena and her husband spend a summer up at Luna Lake Resort. JB runs the place. He and Alena begin a dangerous and passionate secret affair. Summers only. That's the rule. Until they break it. A sexy and tragic love story - told backwards.

The Burning Season

2024

Ashgrove poster
4.5

Set during a pandemic that affects the world's water supply, one of the world's top scientists is battling to find a cure.

Ashgrove

2022

Ashgrove poster
4.5

Set during a pandemic that affects the world's water supply, one of the world's top scientists is battling to find a cure.

Ashgrove

2022

The Ashgrove Experiment poster
10.0

An indie film crew throw caution to the wind when they attempt to shoot a completely improvised drama where the film's big twist is being kept secret from their lead actress, while also navigating on-set mishaps, bizarre twists of fate, and the first year of a global pandemic.

The Ashgrove Experiment

2024

Lucid poster
4.2

A Canadian therapist has one last chance to keep his own personal life afloat by avoiding a job transfer to Gimli and working to help three patients suffering from extreme post-traumatic stress disorder.

Lucid

2005