Jon began his career in entertainment as a professional drummer. For years he toured the country with the heavy metal band At All Cost (Century Media Records), playing in front of thousands of people in some of the nation's largest venues. Jon made his feature film debut in IFC Midnight's "Lowlife" in 2017. The role garnered high praise from sources such as Variety, IndieWire, Collider, and The AV Club, who called Jon the "highlight of the film". Since then, Jon has worked with critically-acclaimed directors Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite), and Anton Corbijn (The American), and has been in over 30 commercials.