LYNNWOOD—Lynnwood-based actor/director/screenwriter Jon Meggison began filming his feature directorial debut last week – an upcoming film entitled ‘Where the Road Ends’ which he also wrote and stars in.
Where the Road Ends is an extension of a short film Meggison wrote called ‘Battle of Love’ which won him two awards at the IndieFest Film festival 2025 (Best First-Time Director and Best Lead Actor). The short film premiered during a private viewing in Bellevue last January.
The story is based on Meggison’s own lived experiences, through relationships and hardships, following a couple (Michelle and Jeff) as they are forced to confront the choices that brought them together—and the roads that may ultimately pull them apart.
The Feature film Where the Road Ends is an extension of Michelle and Jeff’s story as they navigate a defining moment in their lives—one shaped by love, loyalty, and the weight of unfinished business. Surrounded by friends, obstacles, and personal truths, their journey becomes a powerful reflection on commitment, growth, and what it means to keep moving forward when the path ahead is unclear.
Where the Road Ends stars Amanda Hoang – reclaiming her role as Michelle in Battle of Love, Mia Mosley as Anna, Grace Madland as Mia, Neal Cabanos as Kobe, Saman Hassan as Jessica, Christopher Clark as Tommy, Lexy Greenwood as the therapist, Zoe Callista as Zoe, and Mike Rodriquez as Rodney.
“This added cast brings more light and really helps bring the story together. These are really familiar characters that people can relate to,” Meggison told the Lynnwood Times. “This full feature film is [based on] experiences and things I went through and is a real story of what I experienced. It’s a story for millennials and what dating is like in today’s time. This will be my first time directing, acting and producing a film on my own.”
The themes of Meggison’s character-driven romantic drama include personal crossroads and life-changing decisions, relationships under pressure, loyalty, growth and self-discovery, and the emotional weight of choosing a future, he said.
To set the tone of a “grounded, character-driven story” the film has naturalistic dialogue, and emotionally honest performances.
Filming is taking place in the Seattle area, and the current release date is set for 2027. It will be available to watch on most streaming platforms.
About Jon Meggison’s career in film
Lynnwood born-and-raised actor Jon Meggison hit the ground running when he began his acting career in January 2020, working through the challenges of the pandemic, self-promoting, and quickly landing roles in films alongside big names like Eric Roberts and Stephen Sorrentino. Within his first year, he acted in 10 films and four commercials, winning the Best Lead Actor award for his performance in the indie film It Takes Talent, which also won Best Drama at the Paris Film Festival.
When the country shut down at the beginning of 2020, Meggison, in an attempt to keep busy, decided he would try his luck with modeling. He reached out to the Seattle Talent agency, doing several commercial print projects for outlet stores such as Macy’s and H&M. While modeling, his agency asked him if he had any interest in acting. At first, he told them no. A few months went by and the agency kept asking, so Meggison caved and decided he would give it a shot.
“It seemed like during COVID a lot of people weren’t trying to find work. To me it was a blessing because it really gave me an opportunity to learn about the industry and how it operates,” said Meggison.
Completely self-taught, Meggison began practicing monologues at home, reading acting books, and watching Youtube tutorials before eventually auditioning for his first film, “Operation Y2K,” in March 2020. He continues to look up to and study, his favorite actors – Michael B. Jordan, Denzel Washington, and Will Smith – with hopes of someday sharing the screen with them.
Since acting in “Operation Y2K,” Meggison has continued to find consistent work including the feature film Survivor’s Choice, alongside Eric Roberts, Julia Roberts’ brother.
Before he knew it, Meggison was signing with Los Angeles agent Shawn Brogan of The Brogan Agency, receiving auditions for television and network studio films.
He starred in his first feature film, A Haunting in Ravenwood, alongside esteemed horror actress Eileen Dietz (Halloween, the Exorcist 2), in 2021. Since then, he has appeared in Conjuring: The Beyond, one episode of the TV miniseries The Town, and Survivor’s Choice amongst many other small, independent projects.
From acting in A Haunting in Ravenwood, The Conjuring: Beyond, a Friday the 13th fan film (Jason Vorhees: Origins), and later the Legend of Johnny Jones – his theatrical debut alongside Danny Trejo, Jake Busey, Clifton Powell, Kebin Sorbo, Tom Sizemore, Meggison quickly establishing himself as an actor specialized in the horror genre. His preferred genre, however, is drama. To steer his career back to this he acted in the dramas Shattered Dreams: The Leslie Vass Story, the Amazon Prime television series Autumn Never Dies and The Red Chronicles.
Meggison also starred in Pillow Party Massacre, STZ, and Again, Again.
In 2023 he took home the Soul Café’s Actor of the Year Award.
Most recently – separate to his directing/writing endeavors – Meggison will star in the upcoming slasher horror ‘Jason Vorhees: Nightmare’ as the character Miller, who will be the main antagonist in the three-film franchise. This is a sequel to the 2024 Jason Vorhees: Origins in which Meggison played the same part.
“Miller by far as been the best character I’ve ever gotten to play and I’m very blessed to have played him for the last three years, as well as work with this team and talented cast for the last five,” Meggison told the Lynnwood Times. “It’s been such a great run. Miller is one of those bad guys who you just love to hate.”
In addition to playing a great character, Meggison feels privileged to work alongside the talented Robert LaSardo (Leon: The Professional, Waterworld, Death Race, Law and Order, Bones, Nip/Tuck, Training Day.).
“When I stepped on set with him [LaSardo] it was the coolest thing. He pushed me and gave me a lot of good advice. It’s crazy because I remember watching in on TV as a kid and now I got to work with him,” said Meggison.
Jason Vorhees Nightmare will be released in March, 2026. It’s directed/written by Aaron Carlson from CCC entertainment.
Meggison owes his creative process, when developing a role, to his three sons. Despite working constantly on one project after another, Meggison informed the Lynnwood Times his work load never affects the development of any of his characters, focusing, and perfecting, on one at a time.
Author: Kienan Briscoe
