Jonathan Joss

Jonathan Joss
Jonathan Joss
Born	December 22, 1965 (age 58); San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater	Our Lady of the Lake University; San Antonio College;
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1993–present

Jonathan Joss (born December 22, 1965) is an American actor. He is best known for providing the voice of John Redcorn from season 2 to 13 of the animated series King of the Hill, replacing the original actor Victor Aaron after Aaron's death in 1996.^[1] He is also known for his recurring role as Chief Ken Hotate in Parks and Recreation.

Background and education

Joss has Comanche and White Mountain Apache ancestry.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Joss was born in San Antonio, Texas, where he attended McCollum High School, and later enrolled at Texas State University–San Marcos (then Southwest Texas State University) but left before graduating. Joss later attended San Antonio College, before graduating from Our Lady of the Lake University with a degree in theater and speech.^[5]

Music

Joss is also a musician, and performs as part of The Red Corn Band, a reference to the character he played in King of the Hill.^[6]^[7]

Filmography

Film


Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	8 Seconds	Medic Del Rio
1994	Texas	Commanche
1998	Almost Heroes	Bent Twig
1998	Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World	Additional voices	Direct-to-video
1999	Impala	John Eagle Claw
2001	Christmas in the Clouds	Phil
2004	Johnson Family Vacation	Casino Host
2010	True Grit	His Tongue in the Rain
2016	The Magnificent Seven	Denali
2021	Grow Up	Judge Robert Lightfoot
2021	The Forever Purge	American Indian on TV

Television


Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	The Substitute Wife	Black Deer	Television film
1994	Without Consent	Attendant #2	Television film
1994	Walker, Texas Ranger	Young Raymond Firewalker / Eddie	4 episodes
1994	Texas	Comanche	Television film
1996	Dead Man's Walk	Kicking Wolf	Miniseries
1998–2009	King of the Hill	John Redcorn	Voice, main role
1998	Winnetous Rückkehr	Wash-Ti	Television film
1999	The Wild Thornberrys	Ooloopie / Mean Polar Bears	Voice, episode: "Polar Opposites"
2003	Charmed	Brutish Demon	Episode: "Baby's First Demon"
2004	ER	Bert	Episode: "Time of Death"
2005	Justice League Unlimited	Sheriff Ohiyesa 'Pow Wow' Smith	Voice, episode: "The Once and Future Thing, Part Two: Time, Warped"
2005	Into the West	Wovoka	Episode: "Ghost Dance"
2006	Maldonne	Nico	Television film
2008	Comanche Moon	Kicking Wolf	2 episodes
2008	In Plain Sight	Joseph Parker	Episode: Pilot
2010	Friday Night Lights	Owney	Episode: "Kingdom"
2014	The League	Takoda	Episode: "Man Land"
2014	Manhattan Love Story	Driver	Episode: "Happy Thankmas"
2011–2015	Parks and Recreation	Ken Hotate	5 Episodes
2015	The Messengers	Mason Dakota	Episode: "Eye in the Sky"
2016	Ray Donovan	Lou	3 episodes
2019	Chartered	George Herrera	Pilot
2021	Bridgewater	Joseph Hoskins	Podcast Series
2022	Tulsa King	Bad Face	2 episodes

Video games


Year	Title	Voice Role	Notes
1996	Santa Fe Mysteries: The Elk Moon Murder	Raymond Wolfwalker
1997	Santa Fe Mysteries: Sacred Ground	Raymond Wolfwalker
2000	King of the Hill	John Redcorn
2010	Trauma Team	Hank Freebird
2010	Red Dead Redemption	The Local Population
2016	The Walking Dead: Michonne	John
2019	Days Gone	Alkai Turner
2020	Wasteland 3	Payaso Wannabe
2020	Cyberpunk 2077	Robert	Uncredited

External links

Jonathan Joss at IMDb

References

^ "S.A. Actor Joss cracks up 'Parks and Recreation' cast". 9 December 2014.
^ Horton, Adrian (3 September 2022). "'It's a completely new day': the rise of Indigenous films and TV shows". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
^ Cruz, Lenika (19 February 2016). "The U.S. May Finally Get a TV Network for Native Americans". The Atlantic. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
^ Corbiere, Keith (27 December 2019). "The hilariously honest depictions of Indians in NBC's Parks and Recreation". anishinabeknews.ca. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
^ Katherine Rodriguez (9 November 2010). "Jonathan Joss Actor and OLLU Alumnus.mov". Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved 11 December 2017 – via YouTube.
^ "Made in SA: Jonathan Joss has the specs on the big screen Jonah Hex | Missions Unknown". Archived from the original on 2010-05-02. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
^ ♫ Still No Good - The Red Corn Band. Listen @cdbaby, retrieved 2020-01-23

[1] "S.A. Actor Joss cracks up 'Parks and Recreation' cast". 9 December 2014.

[Horton_2022-2] Horton, Adrian (3 September 2022). "'It's a completely new day': the rise of Indigenous films and TV shows". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 January 2024.

[Cruz_2016-3] Cruz, Lenika (19 February 2016). "The U.S. May Finally Get a TV Network for Native Americans". The Atlantic. Retrieved 5 January 2024.

[Corbiere_2019-4] Corbiere, Keith (27 December 2019). "The hilariously honest depictions of Indians in NBC's Parks and Recreation". anishinabeknews.ca. Retrieved 5 January 2024.

[5] Katherine Rodriguez (9 November 2010). "Jonathan Joss Actor and OLLU Alumnus.mov". Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved 11 December 2017 – via YouTube.

[6] "Made in SA: Jonathan Joss has the specs on the big screen Jonah Hex | Missions Unknown". Archived from the original on 2010-05-02. Retrieved 2009-10-12.

[7] ♫ Still No Good - The Red Corn Band. Listen @cdbaby, retrieved 2020-01-23

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