Jason Dohring
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| Jason Dohring | |
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 Jason Dohring, 2007 |
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| Born | March 30, 1982 Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Spouse(s) | Lauren Kutner (2004-present) |
Jason William Dohring (born March 30, 1982) is an American actor who is best known for the role as Logan Echolls on the 2006 television show Veronica Mars, and for his role as Josef Kostan on the canceled 2007 series Moonlight.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Personal life
Dohring was born in Toledo, Ohio, the son of former Neopets chairman Doug Dohring and wife Laurie, and the eldest of five children. His siblings are two sets of identical twins--one set of boys, one set of girls; Robert and Jonathan Dohring, and Kelsey and Kirsten Dohring. Both set of twins were child actors, as was Dohring. His sisters were notably cast in the role of infant Christine Ellen 'Chrissy' Seaver in Growing Pains. He is a second-generation Scientologist.[1] He is also an expert skier and also enjoys snowboarding, water skiing, golf and boxing. He married his wife Lauren in 2004. They have no children.
[edit] Career
Dohring got his start in commercials and then moved onto a number of small roles in movies and television. He has appeared on a number of television series, including Roswell, 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd, Cold Case, The Division, Judging Amy, JAG, The Parkers and Boston Public. He has also starred in the feature films Walking on Water, Train Quest, Deep Impact, Black Cadillac, The Deep Below and Broken Record, as well as the Disney Channel movie Ready To Run.
He is best known for his role as Southern Californian rich kid Logan Echolls on the television series Veronica Mars. The show was originally shown on UPN until the network's closing, and was renewed for a third season in 2006 and on a new network, The CW. In 2006, Dohring was nominated for an Ivy award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his work in Veronica Mars. In 2007, he starred in a straight-to-DVD release, The Deep Below.
After the cancellation of Veronica Mars, Dohring found work with Warner Bros. and CBS, co-starring in the television series Moonlight. He played the vampire Josef Kostan, a mischievous 400 year old hedge-fund trader.[2]
In October 2008, it was announced that Jason would return to TV as Spencer, a senior legislative assistant, on the new HBO comedy Washingtonienne.[3]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1994 | Someone She Knows | Billy | TV movie. |
| Prehysteria!2 | Roughneck #2 | Direct to Video. | |
| 1995 | Journey | Cooper McDougall | TV movie. |
| 1998 | Deep Impact | Jason | |
| 2000 | Ready to Run | B. Moody | |
| 2001 | Train Quest | Joseph | |
| 2003 | Black Cadillac | Robby | |
| 2004 | Wedding Daze | Font (uncredited) | TV movie. |
| 2007 | The Deep Below | Will Taylor | |
| 2008 | Stuck | ||
| 2010 | Body Politic | Charlie (rumoured) | Pre-Production. |
[edit] Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Baywatch | Isaac Klein | "Face of Fear" |
| 1996 | Picket Fences | "Winner Takes All" | |
| Mr. Rhodes | Jared | "Pilot" | |
| 1999 | 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd | Human Eddie McDowd | "Tagged" |
| 2000 | Once and Again | Coop | "Sneaky Feelings" |
| 2001 | Roswell | Jerry | "Cry Your Name" |
| The Parkers | Nerdy Guy | "Take the Cookies and Run" | |
| 2002 | JAG | James Oliphant | "Code of Conduct" |
| Boston Public | Ian Bridgeman | "Chapter Forty-Six" | |
| 2003 | "Chapter Fifty-Eight" | ||
| 2004 | Judging Amy | Simon Hadlock | "Werewolves of Hartford" |
| Cold Case | Dominic LaSalle | "The Plan" | |
| The Division | Wes | "Zero Tolerance Parts 1 & 2" | |
| 2004-2007 | Veronica Mars | Logan Echolls | Series Regular. |
| 2007-2008 | Moonlight | Josef Kostan | 16 episodes. |
| 2009 | Party Down | Greg | "California College Conservatives Union Caucus" |
| Washingtonienne | Spencer | "Pilot" |
[edit] References
- ^ Celebrity (magazine), Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre International, Issue #389, p. 11.
- ^ CBS pulls Dohring into 'Moonlight'
- ^ [1]
