Jonathan was born in Stavanger, Norway, after which he moved around his whole childhood, jumping from country to country in Europe and the Middle East, until finding a permanent home in Houston, Texas.Despite having to constantly move and live in different places, he discovered his love of acting and performing from watching movies and seeing live theatre.Starting in middle school, he began performing in musicals, taking dance classes, and soon private voice, keeping up with it until going off to get his BFA in Musical Theatre, and then heading to Los Angeles to pursue his career.