‏Jonathan D'Ambrosio‏

Jonathan D'Ambrosio was born an hour outside of Detroit, MI where he spent most of his childhood. Growing up in the mid west Jonathan began making short VHS and DV tape films with his brother and friends at the age of seven. This backyard hobby turned into a full time passion as Jonathan began entering his films into festivals throughout middle and high school. It was at the same time he began acting in the school theater, amidst both plays and musicals. Upon his high school graduation, Jonathan had received over 70 awards for his amateur films through various national film festivals, including receiving the Grand Prize for the "Super 8 Film Challenge" in which Jonathan's film was hand picked as the winner by director JJ Abrams. Soon after, Jonathan attended the Motion Picture Institute of MI where he specialized in Directing, Cinematography, and Screenwriting. During this time Jonathan directed five short films, each of which would go on to gain acclaim through festivals including his short film, Broken, which received a Platinum Remi Award at the Worldfest Houston International Film Festival. After completing film school, Jonathan worked for two years in the Michigan film industry, before founding the directors collective, Qualia Creative - a foundation designed to give filmmakers a voice and opportunity to fully realize their film concepts, with four fellow filmmakers. Jonathan then moved to Los Angeles, CA where he studied at the Stella Adler Academy of Acting. Since then Jonathan has continued to follow his passion for acting and filmmaking internationally as he now resides in Hamburg, Germany.