Jon Michael Hill Biography

Fast Facts

• Earned his first Tony Award nomination in 2010 for his work in Superior Donuts
• Earned a Joseph Jefferson Award nomination in 2009 for his work in the stage production of The Tempest with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in his native Chicago
• Has received a Black Theater Alliance Ossie Davis Award
• Graduated from the University of Illinois with a fine arts degree
• Became interested in acting after attending a summer drama workshop at Northwestern University while still in high school
• His first starring television role came in 2010 with ABC's "Detroit 1-8-7" and later CBS's "Elementary" in 2012
• Has performed in a Shakespeare in the Park production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream․"