Nick Jonas Is Hollywood’s Next Action Star After Landing a Lead Role in ‘Bodyman’ Thriller

Ready, set, action! Nick Jonas has landed the starring role in Bodyman, a high-stakes thriller directed by Gary Fleder and written by Byron Balasco.

The news was reported by Variety on Tuesday (Feb. 10), revealing that the Jonas Brothers musician will play the longtime bodyguard of “an eccentric billionaire” in the film. When Jonas’ character “unexpectedly” receives the inheritance to the rich man’s private military company over the billionaire’s own children, things get violent — and getting out of the family’s remote estate alive isn’t guaranteed.

Fleder, Balasco and Jonas previously worked together on Audience Network’s Kingdom series. In a statement, Fleder called Bodyman a “smart, lean, high-voltage action thriller that gives Nick the chance to show every side of what he can do: the physicality, the intensity and the emotional depth.”

Bodyman will be produced by Powered by Jonas, which also worked on A Very Jonas Christmas Movie starring Nick and brothers Kevin and Joe. Nick added, “I’ve been developing this project for a while and I’m excited to see it come to fruition. Re-teaming with Byron Balasco and director Gary Fleder also makes this project more special to me.”

Principal photography is slated to begin in June. It follows the release of Nick’s first solo album in five years, Sunday Best, earlier in February.

The musician enters his latest role with plenty of acting experience under his belt. Getting his start on Disney Channel projects Jonas and Camp Rock, Nick has also appeared in 2015’s Careful What You Wish For, the 2017 and 2019 Jumanji movies and more.

This summer, Nick and his Jo Bros bandmates will also reprise their roles as the Gray brothers in a new Camp Rock movie coming to Disney+.