Jonathan Cherry (born December 3, 1978) is a Canadian actor. He made his on-screen debut with a supporting role in the Fox television film Till Dad Do Us Part (2001). After a supporting role in the horror film They (2002), Cherry received mainstream attention for his lead role in the Uwe Boll-directed action horror film House of the Dead (2003) and his supporting role in the supernatural horror film Final Destination 2 (2003).
Cherry starred in multiple direct-to-video films during the mid-to-late 2000s. In the 2010s, he most notably had a supporting role as Marco Belchior in the sports films Goon (2011) and Goon: Last of the Enforcers (2017), and a starring role as Willie Higgins in the superhero horror films WolfCop (2014) and Another WolfCop (2017). Cherry also starred in the films The Maestro (2018) and SuperGrid (2018), and had a supporting role in the romantic comedy film The F Word (2013).
In the 2020s, Cherry most notably starred in the psychological drama film The Novice (2021). He also starred in the horror films Dark Match (2024) and Die Alone (2024).
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In 2000, Cherry appeared in a Sprite commercial made to promote the film How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
Cherry's most notable role came as Rory in the supernatural horror film Final Destination 2 (2003). Describing his character, Cherry characterized Rory as "a very opposite of me whose arc goes from, 'I don't really care at all', to 'Oh my God, this is really happening!'" During the same year, Cherry had the lead role of Rudy in the Uwe Boll-directed horror film House of the Dead, which was based on the video game series The House of the Dead. The film is considered one of the worst video game films of all time. Cherry is set to appear as a new character in the upcoming horror film 23 Years Later: The Castle of the Dead, directed by Boll and served as an unofficial sequel to House of the Dead.
