JASON BEHR

'Jason Nathaniel Behr' (born December 30, 1973) is an American film and television actor.

Contents

Biography

Early life

Personal life

Career

Awards

Won

Nominated

Filmography

Television

References

External links

Biography

Early life

Behr, the second of four boys, was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to David Paul Behr and Patricia Ann Steiner. When Behr was young, the family moved from Minnesota, living in several different states until his father left the family when Behr was around ten. Then Patricia Behr moved her sons back to Minneapolis, where Jason attended a private grade school. He eventually graduated, in 1992, from Richfield Senior High School, in Richfield, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. At the age of 19, after a chance meeting with Hollywood manager Marvin Dauer in Minneapolis, Behr moved to Los Angeles. In his early acting career, he made over 75 commercials, and in 1995 landed the role of Tyler Baker in the racy Showtime comedy series ''Sherman Oaks''. ''Sherman Oaks'' ran for two seasons until it was cancelled in early 1997.

Personal life

Jason previously dated his ''Roswell'' co-star Katherine Heigl. While shooting ''The Grudge'' in Japan, he met actress KaDee Strickland, whom he married November 10, 2006 in Ojai, California.

Career

After ''Sherman Oaks'', Jason had a series of guest appearances in various television shows (''Step by Step'', ''The Profiler'', ''7th Heaven'', ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', ''JAG''). He was cast in the ABC series ''Push'', but the ill-fated show only aired a few times before being cancelled. Then Jason picked up a recurring role as the character Chris Wolfe in The WB's series ''Dawson's Creek''. While filming the show in North Carolina, Jason read the script for a pilot called ''Roswell High'' — later shortened to ''Roswell'' — and felt an immediate affinity for the lead alien, Max Evans. ''Roswell'' had a moderately successful run on The WB for two seasons, then moved to UPN for its third and final season. While the show never hit it big in the ratings, the series had an extremely loyal fan base.

Since ''Roswell'', Behr has taken on a variety of roles in independent films such as: Unsu Lee's "Happily, Even After";^[1] Jefery Levy's ''Man of God'', and Rebecca Cook's ''Shooting Livien'', soon to be released on DVD. In 2001 he played Dennis Buggit in Lasse Hallstrom's ''The Shipping News'', co-starring with Kevin Spacey, Judi Dench, Julianne Moore, and Cate Blanchett. He also co-starred with Sarah Michelle Gellar in the hit Japanese/American film collaboration ''The Grudge''. He has two more films in post-production, the Korean CGI dragon fantasy ''D-War'' and Lions Gate's eagerly anticipated reinvention of the werewolf tale, ''Skinwalkers'', which recently wrapped shooting in the Toronto area.
In the spring of 2006, Behr wrapped the CBS dramatic pilot, ''The Way'', about a powerful New England family that uses witchcraft to further its business enterprises. Jason plays Michael Warden, the show's male lead, one of the family's children who is at the center of a sibling power rivalry. Jason is in good company with fellow castmates who include, Jane Alexander, Julia Ormond, Peter Strauss, Will Patton, and Andrew McCarthy. As of May 17, 2006, CBS announced its fall lineup — and ''The Way'' was not picked up. In May 2006, Behr wrapped ''Senseless'', filmed in and around Glasgow, Scotland, for Matador Pictures, Circle of Confusion, Shoreline Entertainment, and in association with Plum Films; a dark chiller written by Simon Hynd, based on the book of the same name by Stona Fitch. Once again, Jason takes the lead, playing Eliott Gast, an American economist who is abducted in Europe by a shadowy anti-globalization group. The film is tentatively scheduled for a 2007 release.
:"''Senseless'' unfolds as an affluent business man (Jason Behr) finds himself the unwilling hostage to political extremists who brutally torture him for acts he has no recollection of ever committing.
:"Audiences of blood-thirsty home viewers fixate on their computer screens as his torment is streamed across the internet and delivers the most graphic and disturbing reality show ever to be broadcast".^[2]
In August 2006 Variety Magazine reported that Behr has signed on to star in the upcoming thriller ''The Tattooist''. ''Tattooist'' casts Behr as a tattoo artist who becomes fascinated by the Samoan tatau tradition, but his desire to learn the ancient skill brings him into conflict and danger with the island mysticism and a deadly spirit is released as a result.
The film will be commercial director Peter Burger's feature film debut.^[3] Filming started in Auckland, New Zealand, in September 2006, and finished in early November 2006. It has a tentative release date of August-September 2007.
In April 2007 Jason began shooting his new film project 'Last International Playboy' which has since been renamed 'Frost'. This New York city based indie is being made by first time writer director Steve Clark. It is a coming of age story about a New York City writer and society guy.
He is currently in talks to play a God in Osiris Release [1] and also in negotiations with the producers of the indy film, 'International Departures'.

Awards

Won

★ 2002: ''Movieline's Young Hollywood Awards'' , Category: ''Standout Performance by a Young Actor - Male''[2]

Nominated

★ 2001: ''Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA'' , Category: ''Best Actor on Television'' for his role in the tv-show ''Roswell'' [3]

★ 2001: ''Teen Choice Awards'' , Category: ''TV - Choice Actor''[4]

★ 2000: ''Teen Choice Awards'' , Category: ''TV - Choice Actor'' for his role in the tv-show ''Roswell'' [5]

★ 2000: ''Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA'' , Category: ''Best Genre TV Actor'' for his role in the tv-show ''Roswell'' [6]

Filmography

★ 1996: ''

★ 1999: ''Pleasantville'' as Mark's Lackey #2

★ 1999: ''Rites of Passage'' as Campbell Farraday

★ 2001: ''The Shipping News'' as Dennis Buggit

★ 2004: ''The Grudge'' as Doug

★ 2004: ''Happily Even After'' as Jake Singer

★ 2005: ''Man Of God'' as Ben Cohen

★ 2005: ''Shooting Livien'' as John Livien (Available on DVD) Official Site

★ 2007: ''D-War'' as Ethan Kendricks

★ 2007: ''Skinwalkers'' as Varek

★ 2007: ''Senseless'' as Eliott Gast

★ 2007: ''The Tattooist'' as Jake Sawyer

★ 2007: ''Frost'' as Jack Frost (post-production)

★ 2007: ''International Departures'' as Dimitri/Steve (pre-production) ''(in negotiations)''

Television

★ 1994: ''Step By Step'' as Larry

★ 1995 - 1997: ''Sherman Oaks'' as Tyler Baker

★ 1996: ''Pacific Blue'' as Jack

★ 1997: ''JAG'' as Midshipman Danvers

★ 1997: ''Profiler'' as Waiter

★ 1997: ''Cracker'' as Andrew Lang

★ 1997: ''Buffy The Vampire Slayer'' as Billy "Ford" Fordham

★ 1997: ''7th Heaven'' as Brian Heaz

★ 1998: ''Push'' as Dempsey Easton

★ 1998 - 1999: ''Dawson's Creek'' as Chris Wolfe

★ 1999 - 2002: ''Roswell'' as Max Evans

★ 2006: ''The Way'' as Michael Warden (series pilot—not picked up)

★ 2007: ''Company Man'' as Paul Fisher (series pilot—not picked up)

References

1. http://www.happilyevenafter.com
2. http://www.matadorpictures.com/prod/prod.html
3. http://cinescape.com/0/editorial.asp?aff_id=0&this_cat=Movies&action=page&type_id=&cat_id=270338&obj_id=52082

External links

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★ JasonBehr.org (Fansite)