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Jon W. Sparks

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  • Writer
  • Director
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Jon Sparks = Santa Claus
Jon W Sparks has played Santa Claus for years on film, TV, as a spoken word performer, and live on the annual Polar Express Train Ride. He even has a twinkle in his eye.
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Here's your Santa!
5 Videos
13 Photos
Jon W. Sparks is known for Sleepy Hollow (2013), Nothing But the Truth (2008) and Christmas Belles (2019).
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    Known for

    Tom Mison and Nicole Beharie in Sleepy Hollow (2013)
    Sleepy Hollow
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Benjamin Franklin
    Alan Alda, Angela Bassett, Kate Beckinsale, Matt Dillon, David Schwimmer, and Vera Farmiga in Nothing But the Truth (2008)
    Nothing But the Truth
    7.1
    • Rumpled Man(as Jon Sparks)
    • 2008
    John Amos, Omar Gooding, Raven Goodwin, Janet Hubert, and DomiNque Perry in Christmas Belles (2019)
    Christmas Belles
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Santa Claus
    • 2019
    Hero Fiennes Tiffin and Josephine Langford in After We Collided (2020)
    After We Collided
    5.1
    • Santa Claus
    • 2020

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Alien Eyes
      • Farmer Foster
      • Post-production
    • Kris and Holly (2025)
      Kris and Holly
      Short
      • Kris
      • 2025
    • Bachelor Santa (2025)
      Bachelor Santa
      8.4
      • Santa
      • 2025
    • Jon W. Sparks in Family Dollar - Santa - Holiday 2024 (2024)
      Family Dollar - Santa - Holiday 2024
      Video
      • Santa
      • 2024
    • Squirrel Meets Boris (2023)
      Squirrel Meets Boris
      Short
      • Unknown Man
      • 2023
    • Marc Blucas and Candace Cameron Bure in A Christmas... Present (2022)
      A Christmas... Present
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • Santa
      • 2022
    • Jesus Is Lord (2022)
      Jesus Is Lord
      Short
      • Pastor
      • 2022
    • Snapped (2004)
      Snapped
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Morris Goldberg
      • 2022
    • American Detective with Lt. Joe Kenda (2021)
      American Detective with Lt. Joe Kenda
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Tom Vassil
      • 2021
    • Zane Stephens and Meggan Kaiser in Christmas Comes Home (2020)
      Christmas Comes Home
      5.8
      • Nick
      • 2020
    • Hero Fiennes Tiffin and Josephine Langford in After We Collided (2020)
      After We Collided
      5.1
      • Santa Claus
      • 2020
    • John Amos, Omar Gooding, Raven Goodwin, Janet Hubert, and DomiNque Perry in Christmas Belles (2019)
      Christmas Belles
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • Santa Claus
      • 2019
    • The Last Earth Girl (2019)
      The Last Earth Girl
      3.4
      • Prof. Mann
      • 2019
    • Hometown Christmas (2018)
      Hometown Christmas
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • Santa Claus
      • 2018
    • Morgan Jon Fox and Dylan Thompson in Rukus (2018)
      Rukus
      7.0
      • Peter Goetz
      • 2018
    • David Harewood and Edwina Findley in Free in Deed (2015)
      Free in Deed
      6.5
      • Doctor
      • 2015

    Writer

    • The Last Casualty
      Short
      • writer
      • 2009
    • Omg/HaHaHa (2007)
      Omg/HaHaHa
      4.8
      • additional dialogue
      • 2007
    • Slow Down... You're Dating Too Fast
      7.6
      • additional dialogue
      • 2005

    Director

    • Charisse Norment in Faith in Love... (2019)
      Faith in Love...
      Short
      • co-director
      • 2019
    • The Last Casualty
      Short
      • Director
      • 2009

    Videos5

    Here's your Santa!
    Demo Reel 2:58
    Here's your Santa!
    After We Collided - Santa Scene
    Demo Reel 0:20
    After We Collided - Santa Scene
    After We Collided - Santa Scene
    Demo Reel 0:20
    After We Collided - Santa Scene
    Jon W. Sparks demo reel
    Demo Reel 4:50
    Jon W. Sparks demo reel
    Earthrise
    Trailer 2:31
    Earthrise
    Night
    Trailer 1:03
    Night

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Alternative name
      • Jon Sparks
    • Height
      • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)

    Self-verified on IMDbPro

    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Male

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