Jonathan Tiersten
Known for: Acting
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jonathan Tiersten (August 11, 1965 - May 5, 2026) is an American actor and singer, who is mostly known for his role as Ricky Thomas in the 1983 cult classic Sleepaway Camp. He reprised the role in the 2008 sequel Return to Sleepaway Camp. In between acting Jonathan took to music, fronting a number of bands, mostly based out of the Fort Collins, Colorado area. Tiersten is currently the lead singer of his own band, Ten Tiers and composed the score to a short starring David Krumholtz (from the TV series Numb3rs). Tiersten also starred in the 2012 film The Perfect House in which he played a serial killer named John Doesy and the upcoming (as of May 2014) thriller film Redemption which co-stars George Loros (Buffalo Ray Curto from The Sopranos) and Meredith Ostrom (Love Actually). Tiersten also composed the theme song for The Perfect House and contributed to the soundtrack of Redemption. Tiersten's 2011 EP We'll See, released by Edward Records, is his most critically acclaimed album to date, finishing third in Magnet magazine's most anticipated albums list. Shakefire.com called the album "surprising" and "simply amazing", rating it 4 out of 4 stars.
Filmography
Film
Sleepaway Camp
Ricky
1983
Film
Return to Sleepaway Camp
Ricky
2008
Film
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor
Ricky (archive footage)
2012
Film
Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran
Self
2015
Film
The Perfect House
John Doesy
2012
Dracula's War
Logan Talbot
Film
Terror Tales
The Sledgehammer (segment "Radical Video")
2016
Film
Seasonal Differences
Jason
1987
Film
Time's Up!
Gene
2022
Film
Lake of Shadows
Alex Kintner
2018
Film
The Last American Horror Show: Volume II
Captain Strike
2022
Film
Blood Reservoir
Ricky Thomas
2014
Film
Toilet Zombie Baby Strikes Back
Eric Sommers
2021
Film
At the Waterfront After the Social: The Legacy of Sleepaway Camp
2014