Jon Avery Abrahams (born October 29, 1977) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in several films such as Sonny Poncelet in Dead Man Walking (1995), Bobby Prinze in Scary Movie, Denny Byrnes in Meet the Parents (both 2000), and Dalton Chapman in House of Wax (2005).
Abrahams' great-uncles were actor Mack Gray – long time confidant of entertainers George Raft, Dean Martin, and Frank Sinatra – and stuntman and fight coordinator Joe Gray. His father is the artist Martin Abrahams.
In 2013, Abrahams was cast as the lead in the indie movie Room 105.[2] In 2014, Abrahams was cast in We Are Your Friends as a club promoter.[3]
In 2016, Abrahams made his directorial debut with the film All at Once. The film was released on DVD and video-on-demand in 2018.[4] In 2017, Abrahams was cast in the crime drama film Clover,[5] which he also directed. In 2022 he released his third directorial effort with the gay slasher thriller Exploited.
^Lee, Linda. "A NIGHT OUT AT THE: Paramount Hotel; The Pajama Game", The New York Times, May 27, 2001. Accessed November 3, 2007. "A product of St. Ann's School in Brooklyn, Mr. Abrahams, 23, had invited a batch of friends from high school to join him. He lives in North Park Slope, exactly 41 minutes from here, he said."