# Jordan Firstman

Jordan Firstman (born July 8, 1991) is an American writer, producer, and comedian living in Los Angeles, California. He is known for the short films Men Don't Whisper (2017), the Sundance-nominated Call Your Father (2016), and for the feature film Rotting in the Sun (2023). Firstman rose to prominence for his short skits, called Impressions, shared on Instagram Live in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Career

In 2016, at a time when he was a writer for the television series Search Party, Firstman wrote and starred in Call Your Father, a satirical short film exploring the ups-and-downs of an intergenerational gay couple. The following year, he and co-writer Charles Rogers created Men Don't Whisper, a comedic short film about an "emasculated" gay couple who try to regain their masculinity by seducing several women. The film was screened at Sundance and South by Southwest, and was selected as a Vimeo Staff Pick Premiere.
In early 2020, Firstman wrote an ode to gay representation in film, sung by the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles, as well as Laura Dern at the 2020 Independent Spirit Awards. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Firstman began posting videos to Instagram of his various impersonations and impressions, such as "the town gossip who-has-no-more-gossip-during-quarantine", "Summer 2020", "Banana Bread's Publicist" and "all the clothes people are not wearing right now". His comedic skits have been met with positive response from fans and celebrities alike, including Ariana Grande, Katy Perry, and Chrissy Teigen. Actress Ruby McCollister has said of Firstman's comedy: "You're putting a home base to the meme" (by incorporating video, text and creator, all at once). For Thom Browne's SS2021 fashion show, which was set during the future 2132 Olympics on the Moon, Firstman and model Grace Mahary roleplayed as commentators as runway models walked, held at the Los Angeles Coliseum (an Art Deco relic, where the 1932 Summer Olympics were held).
In 2022, he appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series Ms. Marvel, which aired on Disney+.
In 2023, Sebastián Silva premiered his film Rotting in the Sun at the Sundance Film Festival. Firstman was cast in the lead role as a fictionalized version of himself. The film was notable for featuring unsimulated sex, with Firstman himself engaging in oral sex.
In 2024, he appeared as a guest on the Grindr-created YouTube podcast Who's the A**hole, hosted by RuPaul's Drag Race alum and entertainer Katya Zamolodchikova.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2016 | Call Your Father | Josh | Lead role; also writer and director; short film |
| 2017 | Men Don't Whisper | Peyton | Lead role; also writer and director; short film |
| 2023 | Rotting in the Sun | Jordan Firstman | Lead role |
| 2023 | You People | Danny | Supporting role |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2014 | Real Life | Casting director | |
| 2014 | Beards | Jonathan | |
| 2015 | Daddy | Hot man | |
| 2015 | EastSiders | Mitchell | |
| 2016 | Gay of Thrones | | |
| 2016-2017 | Search Party | Luke | Recurring role; also writer |
| 2017 | Last Meal | Brian the Zombie | |
| 2019 | This Close | Richard Broomson | |
| 2019 | Tales from the Closet | | |
| 2021 | Cinema Toast | Sebastian | Also writer |
| 2021 | Miracle Workers | Kaya | |
| 2022 | Ms. Marvel | Mr. Wilson | Recurring role |
| 2024 | English Teacher | Malcom | Recurring role |

### As producer

| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
| 2020 | Big Mouth | Consulting producer (10 episodes) | |

## Personal life

Firstman grew up in Northport, New York to a Jewish family. He is openly gay.