Jon Bass

Bass grew up in Bellaire, Texas. He attended Bellaire High School, where he studied acting, and from which he graduated in 2005. Afterwards, he attended Boston University, majoring in theatre arts; he then he moved to New York City and starred in some Off-Broadway plays. Bass auditioned for the role of Elder Arnold Cunningham in the Broadway musical The Book of Mormon, but was not successful. After a year, he was cast in the role in the Denver and Los Angeles productions. Bass later replaced Josh Gad as Elder Cunningham on Broadway.

In 2014, he played a small role in the HBO comedy series Girls, and then had minor guest roles in The Newsroom and House of Lies. Later in 2015, he was cast in a lead role in the Comedy Central's series Big Time in Hollywood, FL, portraying Del Plimpton.

In 2016, he played real-life attorney Philip Hirschkop in the historical film Loving. In 2017, he appeared in the film All Nighter, played the significant role of Ronnie Greenbaum in the action comedy film Baywatch, along with Zac Efron and Dwayne Johnson, and appeared in Molly's Game, directed by Aaron Sorkin.

Film

Television