Jonathan Joss

Jonathan Joss (born December 22, 1965) is an American actor and voice actor. He is best known for portraying the voice of John Redcorn from season 2 to 13 of the animated series King of the Hill, replacing the original actor Victor Aaron after his death in 1996.[1] He is also known for his recurring role as Chief Ken Hotate in Parks and Recreation.

Jonathan Joss
Born (1965-12-22) December 22, 1965
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater
OccupationActor/Voice actor
Years active1993–present
Spouse(s)Lauren Park

Joss was born in San Antonio, Texas to a family of Comanche, Apache, and Spanish descent, where he attended McCollum High School, and later enrolled at Texas State University–San Marcos (then Southwest Texas State University) but left before graduating. Joss later attended San Antonio College, before graduating from Our Lady of the Lake University with a degree in theater and speech.[2]

Joss is also a musician, and performs as part of The Red Corn Band, a reference to the character he played in King of the Hill.[3][4]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1994 8 Seconds Medic Del Rio
1994 Texas Commanche
1998 Almost Heroes Bent Twig
1998 Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World Additional Voices Direct-to-video
1999 Impala John Eagle Claw
2001 Christmas in the Clouds Phil
2004 Johnson Family Vacation Casino Host
2010 True Grit Condemned Indian
2016 The Magnificent Seven Denali
2021 Grow Up Judge Robert Lightfoot Post-production

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1994 The Substitute Wife Black Deer TV movie
1994 Without Consent Attendant #2 TV movie
1994 Walker, Texas Ranger Young Raymond Firewalker / Eddie 4 episodes
1994 Texas Comanche TV movie
1996 Dead Man's Walk Kicking Wolf Miniseries
1997–2009 King of the Hill John Redcorn / Driver #2 (Voice) Main Role
1998 Winnetous Rückkehr Wash-Ti TV movie
1999 The Wild Thornberrys Ooloopie / Mean Polar Bears (Voice) Episode: Polar Opposites
2003 Charmed Brutish Demon Episode: Baby's First Demon
2004 ER Bert Episode: Time of Death
2005 Justice League Unlimited Sheriff Ohiyesa 'Pow Wow' Smith (Voice) Episode: The Once and Future Thing, Part Two: Time, Warped
2005 Into the West Wovoka Episode: Ghost Dance
2006 Maldonne Nico TV movie
2008 Comanche Moon Kicking Wolf 2 Episodes
2008 In Plain Sight Joseph Parker Episode: Pilot
2010 Friday Night Lights Owney Episode: Kingdom
2014 The League Takoda Episode: Man Land
2014 Manhattan Love Story Driver Episode: Happy Thankmas
2011–2015 Parks and Recreation Ken Hotate 5 Episodes
2015 The Messengers Mason Dakota Episode: Eye in the Sky
2016 Ray Donovan Lou 3 Episodes
TBA Chartered George Herrera (post-production)

Video games
Year Title Voice Role
1996 Sante Fe Mysteries: The Elk Wood Murder Raymond Wolfwalker
2000 King of the Hill John Redcorn
2010 Red Dead Redemption Local Populace
2016 The Walking Dead: Michonne John
2019 Days Gone Alkai Turner

    References
    1. https://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/television/amp/S-A-actor-Joss-cracks-up-Parks-and-5945227.php
    2. Katherine Rodriguez (9 November 2010). "Jonathan Joss Actor and OLLU Alumnus.mov". Retrieved 11 December 2017 – via YouTube.
    3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-05-02. Retrieved 2009-10-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
    4. ♫ Still No Good - The Red Corn Band. Listen @cdbaby, retrieved 2020-01-23
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