Jon Jon Briones

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Summary

Jon Jon Briones is a Filipino American actor known for musical theatre and screen roles, including The Engineer in Miss Saigon and Modesto Cunanan in The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story. He has spoken repeatedly about the importance of Asian representation in Hollywood, saying underrepresented communities need to see people like themselves on screen and that Asian actors should tell their own stories. He received East West Players’ 2018 Visionary Award for raising Asian Pacific American visibility through his work and appeared in a SAG-AFTRA public service announcement opposing anti-Asian hate. No public statements on partisan politics or other identity causes are on record.