Jonathon Ruckman was born John Edward Miller Jr. At the age of thirteen he was adopted by his mothers late husband Dean Ruckman taking his fathers last name. Jonathon spent almost twenty years doing the theater before he decide to throw his hat into the film and TV world. .Jonathon has studied under legendary acting teachers,Paul Bergman director of the famed Center Stage and the Hippodrome located Baltimore Md and Terry Schreiber famed Broadway director and owner of the Terry Schreiber School of acting in NYC..Funny he was pursuing a degree in criminal justice, for an elective he took a drama credit and he booked Big River boy was he was hooked. The first phone call landed him his first agent and a national spot for the NFL. Not bad for his first booking. Immediately after which he booked a guest starring role on Stories of the Highway patrol. Other noted performances include Corporate Affairs with Breckin Meyer, Officer McFarland on David Simons critically acclaimed The Wire, David in Safe house, Dutch Logan in One Eyed Horse, David in Sins of the Fathers and over the past ten years he has booked several hundred commercials and Indy films including Soul mate. Most recently he performed on the Discovery Channel and the Lifetime Channel. His work can be seen around the world.