Actor
Jon Jon Briones
Born August 7, 1965 in Quezon City, Philippines
7 films
Ernesto Cloma Briones Jr, known as Jon Jon Briones, is a Filipino-American actor best known for his work in musical theatre.
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He began work on Broadway in the original production of Miss Saigon as an ensemble member and continued on the touring cast. Briones would go on to play a main character, The Engineer, in the West End revival of Miss Saigon 25 years later - which earned him a Best Actor nomination at the Laurence Olivier Awards.
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First watchMiss Saigon: 25th Anniversary Performance20168.0as The EngineerA leading role in one of the best-rated films of their career.The epic love story tells the tragic tale of young Vietnamese bar girl Kim, orphaned by war, who falls in love with American GI Chris — but their lives are torn apart by the fall of Saigon.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
7 films as actor- 2026Veterano
- 2023The Last Voyage of the DemeterJoseph
- 2022Beauty and the Beast: A 30th CelebrationMaurice
- 2018Anyone Home?
- 2016Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary PerformanceThe Engineer
- 2014Sinbad: The Fifth VoyageAsian Genie
- 2008Proud AmericanDawn's Father