
Jonathan Tiersten
Biography
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Jonathan Tiersten (August 11, 1965 - May 5, 2026) is an American actor and singer, who is mostly 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 is currently 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 upcoming (as of May 2014) 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.
Filmography

Time's Up!
2022
as Gene

The Last American Horror Show: Volume II
2022
as Captain Strike

Toilet Zombie Baby Strikes Back
2021
as Eric Sommers

Lake of Shadows
2018
as Alex Kintner

Terror Tales
2016
as The Sledgehammer (segment "Radical Video")

Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran
2015
as Self

Blood Reservoir
2014
as Ricky Thomas

At the Waterfront After the Social: The Legacy of Sleepaway Camp
2014

Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor
2012
as Ricky (archive footage)

The Perfect House
2012
as John Doesy

Return to Sleepaway Camp
2008
as Ricky

Seasonal Differences
1987
as Jason

Sleepaway Camp
1983
as Ricky
- No poster
Dracula's War
Unreleased
as Logan Talbot