Jonathan Simao
Biography
Jonthan Simao was born April 12 2000 in Burnaby BC and raised in White Rock BC. His interest in acting and storytelling came during his childhood but began being pursued and studied at the age of 12. After numerous classes and his experience with high-school theater his first booking came when he was 17 as the character Grey, a murder victim on the web-series Blue Steele. This personal success lead him to use his creative intuition of acting to make his own short films as a teenager. Which instantly sparked a fascination for the technical side of films. After studying in film school he found his creative intentions weren't being met, but felt inspired by the experience to create his first official short film "Separate Sights" (2020) with his other passionate filmmaker friends. Around the same time his career in acting suddenly picked up, when he landed the role of a non-verbal kid with autism, Kayden Peterson, in "When Time Got Louder" (2020) making this Jonathan's feature debut.
Growing up Jonathan has found himself to be confused and behave differently when socializing, he then found out at the age of 11 he was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome, which explained the reason for some of his behaviors. This shocking news gave him the idea and confidence to use unique perspective to create characters and stories that are both different and relate-able for people to watch. Loyal and determined, has demonstrated great resilience and dedication to his work and the craft and plans to co
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ntinue to keep striving till he feels an impact has made from his films.
In the role of actor
When Time Got Louder – Canadian Film Fest 2023 (30/03/2023)
A young woman has to choose between her new life in college and the well-being of her autistic brother in When Time Got Louder. Abbie Peterson (Willow Shields) has a very close relationship with her younger brother Kayden (Jonathan Simao), who has non-verbal autism. This causes a problem as Abbie leaves for college in California, […]