Jon Michael Hill

Birth Name:

Jon Michael Hill

Birth Place:

Waukegan, Illinois, United States

Profession

Actor, Director

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
Earned his first Tony Award nomination in 2010 for his work in Superior Donuts
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․"

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