01. Feature Films
02. Television
03. National campaigns
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Jonathan Coussens is an award-winning producer, director, and creative executive whose work spans feature films, television, documentary, and national campaigns.
In fall 2026, Jonathan will launch NIL: The Players Era with David Pollack, a documentary series he produced and directed in partnership with X as one of the platform’s first original series. The series explores the rapidly changing business and future of college sports.
He also produced and directed the limited-release theatrical feature Something to Stand For with Mike Rowe and nearly 80 episodes and cinematic recreations for The Story Behind the Story, now releasing on ANGEL as one of its highest rated series. He also produced and directed two seasons of the award-winning educational travel-history series Centuries Collide, filming across the Middle East, Europe, and beyond.
As a lead creative, he has created and led national campaigns for America’s most recognized nonprofits, including St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Shriners Children’s, the American Red Cross, Wounded Warrior Project, and Disabled American Veterans.
He is also the founder of Brave Dream Media, where his ability to move seamlessly between entertainment and national brand storytelling has established him as a trusted and versatile creative voice across film, television, documentary, and branded content.
“A movie that made me feel something. A terrific film!”
“The guild scored it through the roof. It’s one of the number one top-watched titles on Angel.”
“A stirring, inspiring, superb documentary. A celebration of sacrifice and service worth watching.”
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“When a film of mine works, it’s because I’ve given the audience something worth feeling. And if I’ve done my job, maybe that feeling follows them out of the room.”
“I love stories about real people. Stories that move you, inspire you, or make you see something differently. At the end of the day, I’m looking for stories with heart.”
“A group of people working together, pursuing excellence with joy. What we’re doing is hard. But that doesn’t mean it has to suck.”
“I don’t like directing actors from behind a monitor. I want to step in and talk to them directly. When you’ve got a hundred people standing around watching, acting can feel anything but intimate. My job is to cut through all of that and make it feel like it’s just the two of us working through the scene.”
“A wise A.D. once said, ‘You sweat in prep so you don’t bleed in production.’ I’m a sweater.”
“What interests me about history isn’t really the events. It’s the people inside them. What were they thinking? What were they afraid of? What did they want? Why did they make the decisions they made? Once you understand the person, history stops feeling like history. It just feels human.”
“I want people to leave a set saying, ‘Jonathan listened. He was collaborative. And he also knew exactly what he wanted.’”
“I don’t panic. I look at the problem in front of me and solve it. The worst thing you can do is turn one problem into a hundred problems in your head. Solve the one that’s actually in front of you.”
“People here are genuine. They’re kind. They care about what they’re doing and the people they’re doing it with. Why would I want to work somewhere that isn’t like that?”
“You gotta do the work, man. It doesn’t come easy. The best days on set don’t happen by accident. They’re the result of all the work you did before you got there.”
