Jonathan Henry Claude Deering (“J. Claude” to his bookie) was born in the UK to an Irish mother and a Jordanian father and was adopted by American parents from Massachusetts. For more info, check out the film Philomena. Judi Dench is in it!

Acting credits include, Side Effects (dir. Steven Soderbergh), The Ugly Truth (Columbia Pictures), Entourage (HBO), recurring roles on NCIS (CBS), Inside the Box (ABC/Shondaland), and North Palm Wrestling (MTV), and a recurring guest lead in the Webby Award-winning horror comedy series, 12 Deadly Days (Blumhouse TV). Next up he can be seen in the Netflix feature film, Night Always Comes, starring Vanessa Kirby. National commercials for Dunkin' Donuts, JEEP, QuikTrip, Workday, and Bank of America. His theater credits include work with The Actors’ Gang (Associate Member), IAMA Theatre Company, and two seasons at The Williamstown Theatre Festival. He’s also a member of the Lincoln Center Theater Directors LAB.

He's the creator and host of "Things Are Going Great For Me with J. Claude Deering", a Funny or Die talk show, exec produced by Betsy Koch (Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles). Now a podcast, featuring guests like Chris Pine (Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves), Baron Vaughn (Grace and Frankie), Patrick Adams (Suits), Sarah Levy (Schitt’s Creek), and Tony Award-winner Ali Stroker (Oklahoma Bway). The podcast has been featured in The Hollywood Reporter, and IndieWire, and made Vulture’s “This Week in Comedy Podcasts”.