JON W. SPARKS
- SAG-AFTRA Eligible
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The Best Santa Ever (Performance Video) Quicktime
Jon Sparks is an experienced Santa, having performed in film, on TV, in live theater, and in audio productions. He's been featured in national/regional magazines and has an actual twinkle in his eye.
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Santa in "After We Collided" (Performance Video) Quicktime
Jon W. Sparks with leads Josephine Langford and Hero Fiennes Tiffin
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Pickpocket Santa in BET's "Christmas Belles" (Performance Video) Quicktime
Jon W. Sparks in a romcom of feuding BFFs who like the same guy and all three encounter a shady Santa at the mall. BET Network 2019.
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Mayor in "Tennessee Queer" (Performance Video) Quicktime
Jon W. Sparks is a small-town mayor caught between a gay activist who wants a parade and a conservative councilman with ambitions.
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Assassin in "Nothing But the Truth" (Performance Video) Quicktime
Jon W. Sparks as a nervous lunatic with Vera Farmiga in a shocking scene in director/writer Rod Lurie's 2008 drama.
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Ben Franklin in Fox TV's "Sleepy Hollow" (Performance Video) Quicktime
Jon W. Sparks as Benjamin Franklin in the first season of the series.
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Obi-Wan in "William Shakespeare's Star Wars" (Performance Video) Quicktime
Jon W. Sparks as Obi-Wan Kenobi in 2013 trailer for the book.
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Chief Crump in "Tricks" (Performance Video) Quicktime
Jon W. Sparks as a corrupt cop shaking down a massage parlor owner.
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Charley in "Death of a Salesman" (Performance Video) Quicktime
Jon W. Sparks as Charley, best friend of Willy Loman, in a 2011 theatrical production.
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Tough therapist in "Confessions of a Pedalphile" (Performance Video) Quicktime
Jon W. Sparks gives tough love to a man who can't stop riding kiddie bikes in this 2011 comedy short. Southern accent.
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Professor in "Headrush" (Performance Video) Quicktime
Jon W. Sparks as Dr. Kelley counseling a graduate student in this 2013 short thriller. Irish accent.
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Card game wisdom in "Headshop" (Performance Video) Quicktime
Jon W. Sparks as a father figure giving advice at a poker game.
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Rebel general in "The Glass" (Performance Video) Quicktime
Jon W. Sparks as Chilean rebel General Seve threatening an adversary. With accent.
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"Roll the Film" (Performance Video) Quicktime
Jon W. Sparks saying "roll the film" in "Confessions of a Pedalphile.
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Jon W. Sparks reel 1 (Performance Video) Quicktime
Scenes from "Nothing But the Truth," "Tricks," "Death of a Salesman" and "Confessions of a Pedalphile"
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Jon W. Sparks reel 2 (Performance Video) Quicktime
Scenes from trailer for "William Shakespeare's Star Wars" (as Obi-Wan Kenobi), "Sleepy Hollow," "Headrush," "Headshop" and "The Glass"
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Cooter Till - The Onion 'Topical' Podcas (Audio Tracks) Quicktime
Performing as a hog farmer who's animals can sniff out illegal ballots in Georgia.
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Jon Sparks as Riley - Wavery House Haunting (Audio Tracks) Quicktime
The trusted manservant in a thrilling horror story of a haunted mansion.
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Jon Sparks as Kris Kringle - Miracle on 34th St (Audio Tracks) Quicktime
Playing the lead role in an audio version of the classic Christmas story.
Résumé Print Résumé
Television/Internet/Music Video | ||
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Here I Am |
Older Husband |
Line So Thin |
American Detective |
Thomas Vassil |
Discovery ID |
Snapped |
Morris Goldberg |
Oh! Oxygen |
Sleepy Hollow |
Supporting/Benjamin Franklin |
Fox Television |
Savage County |
Supporting/Mr. Kramer |
Dir: David Harris |
WKNO Professor Ghoul |
Captain Ahab |
Dir: Bard Cole |
WKNO Professor Ghoul |
Supporting/Farmer |
Dir: Bard Cole |
The Conversion |
Co-Star/Reggie Goldsworthy |
Dir: Edward Valibus Phillips |
Film | ||
Squirrel Meets Boris |
Unknown Man |
Dir: Mark Jones |
A Christmas ... Present |
Santa - Principal |
Dir: Lesley Demetriades |
Jesus is Lord |
Pastor |
Dir: Mark Jones |
A Christmas Break-Up |
Santa Claus - Principal |
Javier Villamil |
Rebuilding a Dream Christmas |
Nick - Principal |
Dir: Sandra Martin |
After We Collided (2020) |
Santa Claus - Principal |
Dir: Roger Kumble |
Christmas Belles (BET - 2019) |
Santa - Principal |
Dir: Terri J. Vaughn |
Hometown Christmas (Lifetime - 2018) |
Santa Claus |
Dir: Emily Moss Wilson |
Nothing But the Truth |
Rumpled Man - Principal |
Dir: Rod Lurie |
Rukus |
Peter Goetz - Principal |
Dir: Brett Hanover |
Free in Deed |
Doctor - Principal |
Dir: Jake Mahaffy |
The Last Earth Girl Went to Space to Find God |
Prof. Mann - Principal |
Dir: Jim Weter |
Headrush |
Dr. Kelly - Principal |
Dir: Johnson Thomasson |
King Lear |
Albany - Principal |
Dir: Steve Ross |
Confessions of a Pedalphile |
Rehab Director - Principal |
Dir: Edward Valibus Phillips |
Tennessee Queer |
Town Mayor - Principal |
Dir: Mark Jones |
Loophole |
Mr. Burruss - Lead |
Dir: Trevor Campbell |
One Came Home |
Faro Belz - Principal |
Dir: Willie Bearden |
The Glass |
General Seve - Principal |
Dir: Dan Baker & Chris Pollock |
Earthrise |
Martin Nevil - Principal |
Dir: Glenn Payne |
Live Animals |
Feed Store Owner - Principal |
Dir: Jeremy Benson |
Tricks |
Sebastian Crump - Principal |
Dir: DeAara Lewis |
Grim Sweeper |
Priest - Principal |
Dir: Edward Valibus Phillips |
omg/HAHAHA |
Floyd - Principal |
Dir: Morgan Jon Fox |
Just the Two of Us |
Doctor - Principal |
Dir: Keenon Nikita |
Divine Manipulation of the Threads |
Bank Guard - Supporting |
Dir: Anthony Howald |
Slow Down ... You're Dating Too Fast |
Farnsworth Kuhl - Principal |
Dir: M. David Lee III |
Cruel |
Mayor Higgens - Principal |
Dir: Duane Craig |
Unhinged |
Psychiatrist - Principal |
Dir: Kris Boyatt |
Cadavera |
Cadavera's Pop - Principal |
Dir: John Michael McCarthy |
Audio/Voiceover | ||
The Waverly House Haunting |
Principal/Riley |
Spoken Signal Audio Drama |
Miracle on 34th Street |
Principal/Kris Kringle |
North Ember Productions (audio |
The Topical Podcast |
Cooter |
The Onion |
St. Francis Hospital |
Announcer |
Jim Weter |
Spoon River Anthology |
Co-Star/The Circuit Judge |
Chatterbox Audio Theatre |
WKNO Action Auction |
Principal/Announcer |
WKNO-TV |
Commercials/Print | ||
Georgia Lottery |
Santa Claus |
BBDO Atlanta |
This Is Our Shot |
Principal |
Mississippi Dept. of Health |
Best Care Home Services |
Old Man Winter - Lead |
WMC-TV |
WWE |
Principal |
USA Network |
Shakespeare's Star Wars |
Obi-Wan Kenobi - Lead |
Quirk Books/Mad Genius |
ChristmasLand at L.A. Live |
Santa - Lead |
KOST 103.5 Los Angeles |
Blue Cross/Blue Shield |
Principal |
Bohan Agency |
King Cotton Quality Meats |
Principal |
King Cotton |
University Hospitals, Jackson MS |
Principal |
Ramey Advertising |
Harlow's Casino, Greenville MS |
Principal |
Touchpoints Marketing |
Harrah's Casino, New Orleans |
Principal |
Pork Chop Productions |
Harvey's Restaurant |
Principal |
Mabus Agency |
Sanderson Farms |
Principal |
Don Warren Film & Video |
Bok Homa Casino |
Principal |
Velocity Agency |
Swinckels' Beer (Morgan Freeman) |
Hotel guest |
Brickyard Films |
Stage | ||
Polar Express Train Ride (Warner Bros) |
Santa Claus (2016-2023) |
Dir: Scott Calcagno |
Othello |
Duke of Venice |
Dir: Irene Crist |
Enemy of the People |
Peter |
Dir: Marler Stone |
King Lear |
Albany |
Dir: Anita Jo Lenhart |
Death of a Salesman |
Charley |
Dir: Marler Stone |
A Christmas Carol |
Old Joe |
Dir: Ruth Johnson |
The Nutcracker |
Grandfather |
Ballet Memphis |
Training | ||
Corey Parker |
Chubbuck/Batson techniques |
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Red West Acting for the Camera |
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Amber O'Daniels |
Meisner technique |
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Matthew Morgan |
Audition Workshop |
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Physical Characteristics / Measurements |
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Height: 5'9" |
Weight: 220 lbs |
Eyes: Hazel |
Hair Color: Silver |
Hair Length: Shoulder Length |
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Swimming - ability - general, Host, Licensed Driver, Teleprompter, Voiceover, American - Southern Accent, British - BBC English Accent, Irish Accent, Scottish Accent
Jon's experience in film, television and on stage eventually won him the role as Santa on the Polar Express Train Ride in New Orleans. He's performed that role for six years in New Orleans and Miami. He's played Santa in six film and audio projects so far.