Jonathan Cake
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Biography
Jonathan Cake was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. In 2002, he won the prestigious Barclays Best Actor Award for the stage adaptation of Tennessee Williams' film, "Baby Doll." In 1998, he portrayed the title role in the TV biopic "Mosley" (ITV). Cake's acting career began mostly with his roles in various films, such as "First Knight" (1995), the Johan Leysen dramatic adaptation "True Blue" (1998) and "Honest" (2000). He also was featured in the miniseries "A Dance to the Music of Time" (1997-98). He appeared in a number of television specials, including "Rebecca" (PBS, 1996-97) and "Cold Lazarus" (1996-97). He kept working in film throughout the early 2000s, starring in the comedy "The One & Only" (2003) with Patsy Kensit-Healy. His work around this time also included a part on the TV movie "Riverworld" (Syfy, 2002-03). He also worked in television during these years, including a part on "The American Embassy" (Fox, 2001-02). Recently, he tackled roles on "Rizzoli & Isles" (2009-16), "The Exes" (TV Land, 2011-15) and "Doll & Em" (HBO, 2013-15). Cake most recently appeared on "A Woman Like Me" (2015). Cake was married to Julianne Nicholson.
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Cast (Special)
Cast (TV Mini-Series)
Life Events
1995
Feature film debut, "First Knight"
1996
Appeared in the Dennis Potter-scripted miniseries "Cold Lazarus" and the British TV adaptation of "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall"
1997
Was featured in the acclaimed British miniseries "A Dance to the Music of Time"
1998
Portrayed the title role in the TV biopic "Mosley" (ITV)
1999
Appeared as one of Noah's sons in the NBC miniseries "Noah's Ark"
2002
Won the prestigious Barclays Best Actor Award for the stage adaptation of Tennessee Williams' film, "Baby Doll"
2002
Co-starred in "The American Embassy" (Fox)
2003
Appeared in Showtime's "Out of the Ashes"
2003
Made his Broadway debut in the leading role of Jason, opposite future "Empire" cast mate Fiona Shaw, in the ancient Greek drama "Medea"
2005
Portrayed Tyrannus, a fierce gladiator in ABC's epic six-hour drama series, "Empire"
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