Jonathan Torrens

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Jonathan Torrens
Torrens (centre) on Trailer Park Boys
Born	25 October 1972 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Other name(s)	Jono
Notable roles	Himself in Street Cents "Gerald" in Joe Schmo 2 "J-Roc" in Trailer Park Boys

Jonathan Ormond Torrens (born 25 October 1972 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island) is a Canadian actor and television personality who currently plays J-Roc on Trailer Park Boys.

[edit] Background

Torrens' sister is actress and playwright Jackie Torrens, and his nephew is also named Jonathan Torrens.

[edit] Career

Torrens' past work includes co-hosting CBC's teen-oriented consumer affairs series Street Cents from 1989 until 1996. He then went on to host, co-produce and write for his own teen-oriented talk show on CBC, Jonovision, from 1996 until 2001.

In 1998 he played David in Beefcake, a movie about 1950's muscle magazines and their connection with the homosexual community. The same year, he won a Gemini in the category of Best Short Dramatic Program for his work on Nan's Taxi. In 2001 he played Tony Moressa on the show Pit Pony and had two appearances on Royal Canadian Air Farce as 'The Clean Cut Keen SportsNet Guy'. From there he went on to play Daniel VanDusen on Rideau Hall: The TV Series in 2002 and had a guest appearance on This Hour Has 22 Minutes. In 2003, he starred in the CBC six episode mini-series Jonathon Cross's Canada, in which he travelled across Canada in a Winnebago.

During the summer of 2004 he starred as "The Gotta-be-Gay-Guy" on the Spike TV mock reality show, Joe Schmo 2, and has made appearances on the shows The Greatest Canadian and 50 Most Outrageous TV Moments. In 2005 he played Mike in Dirty Love, a romantic comedy starring Playboy playmates Jenny McCarthy and Carmen Electra that held six nominations for the 2005 Golden Raspberry Awards and won the award for Worst Picture.