Jonathan Togo

Jonathan Frederick Togo (born August 25, 1977) is an American actor, best known for his role in CSI: Miami as Ryan Wolfe.

Togo was born in Rockland, Massachusetts, the son of Sheila, a housewife and former visual merchandiser and Michael Togo, a commercial artist and graphic designer who previously worked for the Boston Globe. Sheila Togo runs Simply Sheila, a booth at the SoWa Open Market in Boston.[1][2]

Togo’s mother is of Italian and Irish descent and his father is Jewish; the original surname, Tonkaviev, shortened by a forefather who wanted something snappier for his carpet business.[3]

He attended Hebrew school[4] as a child and graduated from Rockland High School in 1995, where he was a wrestler. He attended the Project Contemporary Competitiveness, Advanced Study Program (a.k.a. PCC ASP) as a student in 1991 and 1992, then worked as a proctor in 1996.

He attended Vassar College, graduating with a B.A. in theater. He studied at the National Theater Institute of the Eugene O’Neill Theater.

While at Vassar, Togo was classmates with future Bravery singer/songwriter Sam Endicott and keyboardist John Conway. The three played in various bands together in the Poughkeepsie area.