Jonathan Joss is a Native American

Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...

actor

Actor

An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

. Born in San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...

, Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

, he went to McCollum High School

McCollum High School

Dillard McCollum High School is a local high school of the Harlandale Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas .-History:McCollum High School was named in honor of Mr...

 alongside independent filmmaker and best friend Mark A. Watson, where they studied both Drama and Choir, and worked together on such theatrical plays together such as El Gallo. He is known mostly for replacing Victor Aaron

Victor Aaron

Victor Aaron was a Native American actor of the Yaqui tribe. He was the original voice of John Redcorn on King of the Hill, which was taken over by Jonathan Joss in the show's second season following Aaron's death. He died in a road accident in 1996...

 as the voice of John Redcorn

John Redcorn

John Redcorn III , is a character in the animated series King of the Hill. He is addressed or referred to as "John Redcorn" or "Mr...

 in the animated series King of the Hill

King of the Hill

King of the Hill is an American animated dramedy series created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels, that ran from January 12, 1997, to May 6, 2010, on Fox network. It centers on the Hills, a working-class Methodist family in the fictional small town of Arlen, Texas...

. He is also part of a band called The Red Corn Band.

Filmography

• King of the Hill
  King of the Hill
  King of the Hill is an American animated dramedy series created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels, that ran from January 12, 1997, to May 6, 2010, on Fox network. It centers on the Hills, a working-class Methodist family in the fictional small town of Arlen, Texas...
  
  (1997) (TV Series) (voice) - John Redcorn
  John Redcorn
  John Redcorn III , is a character in the animated series King of the Hill. He is addressed or referred to as "John Redcorn" or "Mr...
  
  
• Into the West (Mini TV Series) - Wovoka/Jack Wilson
• Justice League Unlimited
  Justice League Unlimited
  Justice League Unlimited is an American animated television series that was produced by Warner Bros. Animation and aired on Cartoon Network. Featuring a wide array of superheroes from the DC Comics universe, and specifically based on the Justice League superhero team, it is a direct sequel to the...
  
  (2001) (TV-Series) - Sheriff Ohiyesa Smith
  Pow Wow Smith
  Ohiyesa "Pow Wow" Smith is a fictional Western hero published by DC Comics. Created by writer Don Cameron and penciler Carmine Infantino, he is a Sioux who is the sheriff of the small Western town of Elkhorn, where he is known as a master detective...
  
  
• ER
  ER (TV series)
  ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
  
  - Time of Death (2004) (TV Episode) - Bert
• Johnson Family Vacation
  Johnson Family Vacation
  Johnson Family Vacation is a 2004 American comedy film directed by Christopher Erskin. It stars Cedric the Entertainer, Vanessa Williams, Bow Wow, Gabby Soleil, Shannon Elizabeth, Solange Knowles, and Steve Harvey...
  
  (2004) (Movie) - Casino Host
• Charmed
  Charmed
  Charmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...
  
  - Baby's First Demon (2003) TV Episode - Brutish Demon
• Christmas in the Clouds (2001) (Movie) - Phil
• Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
  Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
  Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World is a 1998 straight-to-video sequel to the 1995 Disney film Pocahontas. The film is inspired by true events in the life of Pocahontas which took place several years after her encounter with John Smith and the founders of Jamestown...
  
  (1998) (Movie) (voice) - Additional voices
• Almost Heroes
  Almost Heroes
  Almost Heroes is a 1998 adventure comedy film directed by Christopher Guest, narrated by Guest's friend and frequent collaborator Harry Shearer, and starring Chris Farley and Matthew Perry.-Plot:...
  
  (1998) (Movie) - Bent Twig
• Walker, Texas Ranger
  Walker, Texas Ranger
  Walker, Texas Ranger is an American television action crime drama series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis, and starring Chuck Norris as a member of the Texas Ranger Division. The show aired on CBS in the spring of 1993, with the first season consisting of three pilot episodes. Eight full...
  
  (1993) (TV-Series) - Young Raymond Firewalker
• Dead Man's Walk
  Dead Man's Walk
  Dead Man's Walk is a 1995 novel by Larry McMurtry. It is the third book published in the Lonesome Dove series, but the first installment in terms of chronology. McMurtry wrote a fourth segment to the Lonesome Dove chronicle, Comanche Moon, which describes the events of the central characters' lives...
  
  (1996) (Mini TV Series) - Kicking Wolf
• Without Consent
  Without Consent
  Without Consent is a 1994 television film directed by Robert Iscove. The film, which was based on a true story, was received generally negatively, although the lead actors were praised for their roles.- Plot :...
  
  (1994) (TV Movie) - Attendant #2
• The Substitute Wife
  The Substitute Wife
  The Substitute Wife is a 1925 drama genre silent film, written by Katherine Smith and directed by Wilfred Noy.-Plot:A man, suddenly gone blind, mistakes another woman for his wife. When nurse Hilda Nevers returns from the Orient, she is left penniless because her father has died. She goes to work...
  
  (1994) (TV Movie) - Black Deer
• 8 Seconds
  8 Seconds
  8 Seconds is a 1994 biographical film about American rodeo legend and world bull riding champion Lane Frost. It details his life from his youth learning how to ride bulls, until his death in 1989. It was directed by John G...
  
  (1994) (Movie) - Medic Del Rio
• Texas (1994) (Movie) - Comanche
• Trauma Team (2010) (Video Game) - Hank Freebird
• True Grit
  True Grit (2010 film)
  True Grit is a 2010 American Western film written and directed by the Coen brothers. It is the second adaptation of Charles Portis' 1968 novel of the same name, which was previously filmed in 1969 starring John Wayne. This version stars Hailee Steinfeld as Mattie Ross and Jeff Bridges as U.S....
  
  (2010) (Movie) - Condemned Indian
• Parks and Recreation
  Parks and Recreation
  Parks and Recreation is an American comedy television series on NBC that focuses on Leslie Knope , a mid-level bureaucrat in the parks department of Pawnee, a fictional town in Indiana. Created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur, the series debuted on April 9, 2009; it has run for three seasons and...
  
  (2011) (TV Episode) - Ken Hotate

External links

• Jonathan Joss interviewed on Missions Unknown
• http://www.myspace.com/theredcornband