Jason Lewis
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Jason Lewis is an American actor and former fashion model. He appeared on the May 2008 cover of Men's Fitness
.
, the son of Nancy, a nurse, and Gregory Lewis, a judge; the two are divorced. He has three siblings, Sean, Katie and Nicole. In his teens he attended Los Alamitos High School in Los Alamitos, California. He attended college at San Diego State University in San Diego, California, where he became a member of the Delta Upsilon
Fraternity. Fellow fraternity brothers included Marc Iadanza (son of Tony Danza
) and Jack Gilardi Jr. (son of Annette Funicello
and Jack Gilardi). After college he started modeling, first in Paris and then with star status in Milan
in the late 1990s for some of the biggest names in fashion, including Guess?
, Tommy Hilfiger
and Hugo Boss
.
in 1997, playing a love interest of character Valerie (Tiffani-Amber Thiessen
), but his most prominent role to date was in Sex and the City
, where he was a fairly regular member of the show's cast in its final season as waiter turned emerging young actor Smith Jerrod, the one man whose sincerity got to Samantha
. He reprised the role in Sex and the City: The Movie
and its sequel
.
Lewis has appeared in several films: My Bollywood Bride
, a Hollywood/Bollywood
romantic comedy where Jason plays the leading man opposite Bollywood actress Kashmira Shah
, and Mr. Brooks
, a thriller, where he plays opposite Demi Moore
and Kevin Costner
. He is also known in Europe for playing the hunk on the Aero
Advert for Aero Bubbles.
After appearing on the WB's supernatural drama Charmed
, where he played the recurring role of Dex Lawson, a love interest (and brief husband) of Phoebe Halliwell
(Alyssa Milano
), it was announced on December 5, 2006, that he would be guest starring on upcoming episodes of Brothers & Sisters as a possible love interest to the Matthew Rhys
character Kevin Walker
. He signed on to do seven episodes to play Chad Barry, a closeted gay soap opera actor who finds it difficult trying to develop a relationship with Kevin while keeping his sexuality secret from the Hollywood press. He reprised the role in an episode in April 2009. He also played a soap opera actor in the episode "Living the Dream" of House M.D. Lewis appears and is highlighted on the cover in the limited-edition coffee table book ("About Face") shot by celebrity photographer John Russo and published by Pixie Press Worldwide.
Lewis is a supporter of the LGBT community. On May 10, 2008 Lewis attended the GLAAD 19th Annual Media Awards, a ceremony that celebrates gay-friendly actors and actresses as well as media outlets.
Lewis reprised his role as Smith Jerrod in Sex and the City 2
. He was in the May 17 episode of How I Met Your Mother
as a star in a fictional movie within the show. He also starred in the 2011 movie Textuality.
Men's Fitness
Men's Fitness is a men's magazine published by American Media, Inc and founded in the United States in 1987. The premier issue featured Michael Pare from the television series The Greatest American Hero....
.
Early life
Lewis was born in Newport Beach, CaliforniaNewport Beach, California
Newport Beach, incorporated in 1906, is a city in Orange County, California, south of downtown Santa Ana. The population was 85,186 at the 2010 census.The city's median family income and property values consistently place high in national rankings...
, the son of Nancy, a nurse, and Gregory Lewis, a judge; the two are divorced. He has three siblings, Sean, Katie and Nicole. In his teens he attended Los Alamitos High School in Los Alamitos, California. He attended college at San Diego State University in San Diego, California, where he became a member of the Delta Upsilon
Delta Upsilon
Delta Upsilon is the sixth oldest international, all-male, college Greek-letter organization, and is the oldest non-secret fraternity in North America...
Fraternity. Fellow fraternity brothers included Marc Iadanza (son of Tony Danza
Tony Danza
Tony Danza is an American actor best known for starring on the TV series Taxi and Who's the Boss?, for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award and four Golden Globe Awards...
) and Jack Gilardi Jr. (son of Annette Funicello
Annette Funicello
Annette Joanne Funicello is an American singer and actress. She was Walt Disney's most popular cast member of the original Mickey Mouse Club, and went on to appear in a series of beach party films.-Early life and early stardom:...
and Jack Gilardi). After college he started modeling, first in Paris and then with star status in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
in the late 1990s for some of the biggest names in fashion, including Guess?
Guess?
Guess is a American clothing line brand. Guess also markets other fashion accessories besides clothes, such as watches, jewelry and perfumes. The company also owns the line Marciano.-Founding:...
, Tommy Hilfiger
Tommy Hilfiger
Thomas Jacob "Tommy" Hilfiger is an American fashion designer and founder of the premium lifestyle brand Tommy Hilfiger.-Early life:...
and Hugo Boss
Hugo Boss
Hugo Ferdinand Boss was the founder of clothing company Hugo Boss.-Early life:Boss was born in Metzingen, Germany. After completing his apprenticeship and one year of employment, he founded his own company in Metzingen in 1923.-Support of Nazism:Boss joined the Nazi Party in 1931, two years before...
.
Career
Lewis appeared on Beverly Hills, 90210Beverly Hills, 90210
Beverly Hills, 90210 is an American drama series that originally aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Fox and was produced by Spelling Television in the United States, and subsequently on various networks around the world. It is the first series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise...
in 1997, playing a love interest of character Valerie (Tiffani-Amber Thiessen
Tiffani Thiessen
Tiffani Thiessen is an American actress best known for her roles as Kelly Kapowski in Saved by the Bell and as Valerie Malone in Beverly Hills, 90210. She is also known for her role on Fastlane as Wilhelmina 'Billie' Chambers...
), but his most prominent role to date was in Sex and the City
Sex and the City
Sex and the City is an American television comedy-drama series created by Darren Star and produced by HBO. Broadcast from 1998 until 2004, the original run of the show had a total of ninety-four episodes...
, where he was a fairly regular member of the show's cast in its final season as waiter turned emerging young actor Smith Jerrod, the one man whose sincerity got to Samantha
Samantha Jones (fictional character)
Samantha Jones is a fictional character on the HBO-produced television series Sex and the City. She is portrayed by actress Kim Cattrall.-Character history:...
. He reprised the role in Sex and the City: The Movie
Sex and the City: The Movie
Sex and the City is a 2008 American blue romantic comedy film adaptation of the HBO comedy series of the same name about four female friends: Carrie Bradshaw , Samantha Jones , Charlotte York Goldenblatt , and Miranda Hobbes , dealing with their lives as...
and its sequel
Sex and the City 2
Sex and the City 2 is a 2010 American romantic comedy film directed by Michael Patrick King. It is the sequel to the 2008 film Sex and the City, which is based on the HBO TV series of the same name....
.
Lewis has appeared in several films: My Bollywood Bride
My Bollywood Bride
My Bollywood Bride is a 2006 English and Indian film, released in 2007 theatrically and will release as new title "My Faraway Bride", on DVD in August 2008 and also due to premiere on Showtime and Starz in 2008. Written by Richard Martini and Kashmera Shah, story and produced by Brad Listermann,...
, a Hollywood/Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
romantic comedy where Jason plays the leading man opposite Bollywood actress Kashmira Shah
Kashmira Shah
Kashmira Shah is an Indian actress and model. She is the granddaughter of noted Hindustani classical singer, Anjanibai Lolekar. She has appeared in numerous Hindi and Marathi films. Shah is a half Maharashtrian and half Gujarati...
, and Mr. Brooks
Mr. Brooks
Mr. Brooks is a 2007 thriller film directed by Bruce A. Evans starring Kevin Costner, Demi Moore, Dane Cook, and William Hurt. It was released on June 1, 2007...
, a thriller, where he plays opposite Demi Moore
Demi Moore
Demi Guynes Kutcher , known professionally as Demi Moore, is an American actress. After minor roles in film and a role in the soap opera General Hospital, Moore established her career in films such as St...
and Kevin Costner
Kevin Costner
Kevin Michael Costner is an American actor, singer, musician, producer, director, and businessman. He has been nominated for three BAFTA Awards, won two Academy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. Costner's roles include Lt. John J...
. He is also known in Europe for playing the hunk on the Aero
Aero
Aero is a Greek prefix relating to flight, and air. It British English it is used as an adjective related to flight , as in "aero engine"Aero may also refer to:-In aeronautics:...
Advert for Aero Bubbles.
After appearing on the WB's supernatural drama Charmed
Charmed
Charmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...
, where he played the recurring role of Dex Lawson, a love interest (and brief husband) of Phoebe Halliwell
Phoebe Halliwell
Phoebe Halliwell is a fictional character from the television series Charmed. One of the featured leads, Phoebe is introduced in the series as a witch and, more specifically, a Charmed One one of the most powerful witches of all time. The character was portrayed by Lori Rom in the unaired pilot,...
(Alyssa Milano
Alyssa Milano
Alyssa Jayne Milano is an American actress and former singer, known for her childhood role as Samantha Micelli in the sitcom Who's the Boss? and an eight-year stint as Phoebe Halliwell on the series Charmed. She was also a series regular on the original Melrose Place portraying the role of...
), it was announced on December 5, 2006, that he would be guest starring on upcoming episodes of Brothers & Sisters as a possible love interest to the Matthew Rhys
Matthew Rhys
Matthew Rhys Evans , known professionally as Matthew Rhys, is a Welsh actor, best known as Kevin Walker on the U.S. ABC family drama Brothers & Sisters, and as Dylan Thomas in The Edge of Love.-Early life:...
character Kevin Walker
Kevin Walker (Brothers & Sisters)
Kevin Herbert Walker is the name of a fictional character on ABC's family drama Brothers & Sisters. He is portrayed by actor Matthew Rhys. In a two-part 2010 episode, actor Kasey Campbell played a teenage Kevin in flashback sequences set in 1986....
. He signed on to do seven episodes to play Chad Barry, a closeted gay soap opera actor who finds it difficult trying to develop a relationship with Kevin while keeping his sexuality secret from the Hollywood press. He reprised the role in an episode in April 2009. He also played a soap opera actor in the episode "Living the Dream" of House M.D. Lewis appears and is highlighted on the cover in the limited-edition coffee table book ("About Face") shot by celebrity photographer John Russo and published by Pixie Press Worldwide.
Lewis is a supporter of the LGBT community. On May 10, 2008 Lewis attended the GLAAD 19th Annual Media Awards, a ceremony that celebrates gay-friendly actors and actresses as well as media outlets.
Lewis reprised his role as Smith Jerrod in Sex and the City 2
Sex and the City 2
Sex and the City 2 is a 2010 American romantic comedy film directed by Michael Patrick King. It is the sequel to the 2008 film Sex and the City, which is based on the HBO TV series of the same name....
. He was in the May 17 episode of How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays.As a framing device, the main character, Ted Mosby with narration by Bob Saget, in the year 2030 recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting...
as a star in a fictional movie within the show. He also starred in the 2011 movie Textuality.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | High Sierra Search and Rescue | Flynn Norstedt | Recurring role Season 1 (6 episodes) |
| 1997 | Beverly Hills, 90210 Beverly Hills, 90210 Beverly Hills, 90210 is an American drama series that originally aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Fox and was produced by Spelling Television in the United States, and subsequently on various networks around the world. It is the first series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise... |
Rob Andrews | Recurring role Season 7 (4 episodes) |
| 1998 | Next Stop Wonderland Next Stop Wonderland Next Stop Wonderland is a 1998 romantic comedy film directed by Brad Anderson and written by Anderson and Lyn Vaus. * This film was an audience favorite at the Sundance Film Festival in 1998 and set off a bidding war among studio distributors, with Miramax Films paying $6 million for the $1 million... |
Rory | Film debut |
| 1999 | Kimberly | Scott | Film |
| 2000 | The King's Guard | William | Film |
| 2001 | The Evidence | Jason | Film |
| 2003 | CSI: Miami CSI: Miami CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.... |
Jimmy Hutton | "Grand Prix" |
| 2003–2004 | Sex and the City Sex and the City Sex and the City is an American television comedy-drama series created by Darren Star and produced by HBO. Broadcast from 1998 until 2004, the original run of the show had a total of ninety-four episodes... |
Smith Jerrod | Recurring role Season 4 (16 episodes) |
| 2004 | The Vision The Vision The Vision is a monthly magazine published by the spiritual center Anandashram, in Kanhangad, India. The magazine was founded by Swami Ramdas in 1933. it publishes his teachings, as well as those of his center co-founder Mother Krishnabai, Swami Satchidananda, and other Indian spiritual... |
Blake | Short |
| 2005 | The Jacket The Jacket The Jacket is a 2005 psychological thriller film directed by John Maybury that is partly based on the Jack London novel of the same name, released in the US as The Star Rover. Massy Tadjedin wrote the screenplay based on a story by Tom Bleecker and Marc Rocco... |
Officer Harrison | Film |
| Charmed Charmed Charmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M... |
Dex Lawson | Recurring role Season 8 (6 episodes) |
|
| 2006 | Brothers & Sisters | Chad Barry | Recurring role Season 1, 3 (8 episodes) |
| My Bollywood Bride My Bollywood Bride My Bollywood Bride is a 2006 English and Indian film, released in 2007 theatrically and will release as new title "My Faraway Bride", on DVD in August 2008 and also due to premiere on Showtime and Starz in 2008. Written by Richard Martini and Kashmera Shah, story and produced by Brad Listermann,... |
Alex | Film | |
| For One Night For One Night For One Night is a 2006 film is based on the true story of Gerica McCrary, who made headlines in 2002 by getting Taylor County High School in her hometown of Butler, Georgia, to integrate the prom after thirty-one years of segregation. It stars Raven-Symoné as Briana McCallister and Aisha Tyler as... |
Mark Manning | Television film | |
| The Evidence The Evidence (TV series) The Evidence is an American police procedural drama that debuted on March 22, 2006 on ABC. The series starred Rob Estes, Orlando Jones, and Martin Landau.-Summary:... |
Inspector Rourke / Officer Rourke | TV | |
| 2007 | Mr. Brooks Mr. Brooks Mr. Brooks is a 2007 thriller film directed by Bruce A. Evans starring Kevin Costner, Demi Moore, Dane Cook, and William Hurt. It was released on June 1, 2007... |
Jesse Vialo | Film |
| Six Degrees Six Degrees Six Degrees is an American dramatic television series about six residents of New York City and their respective relationships and connections with one another, based on the idea of six degrees of separation.... |
Todd | TV Season 1 (Episode 8) |
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| The Death and Life of Bobby Z The Death and Life of Bobby Z The Death and Life of Bobby Z, also known as Bobby Z and Let's kill Bobby Z, is a 2007 American action film, directed by John Herzfeld, and stars Paul Walker, Laurence Fishburne, Olivia Wilde and Joaquim de Almeida... |
Bobby Z | Film | |
| Lucifer | Lucifer Lucifer Traditionally, Lucifer is a name that in English generally refers to the devil or Satan before being cast from Heaven, although this is not the original meaning of the term. In Latin, from which the English word is derived, Lucifer means "light-bearer"... |
Short film | |
| Deadbox | Aaron | Film | |
| 2008 | The Attic The Attic (film) The Attic is a 2008 horror film directed by Mary Lambert, starring Elisabeth Moss, Jason Lewis, Tom Malloy, and Catherine Mary Stewart.-Plot:... |
John Trevor | Film |
| Sex and the City | Smith Jerrod | Film | |
| House House (TV series) House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in... |
Dr. Brock Sterling / Evan Greer | TV | |
| Mogli a pezzi | TV | ||
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer... |
Craig Hess | TV | |
| 2009 | Tribute Tribute (2009 film) Tribute, also known as Nora Roberts' Tribute, is a 2009 made-for-tv movie directed by Martha Coolidge, which stars Brittany Murphy and Jason Lewis. The film is based on the Nora Roberts novel of the same name. And is part of the Nora Roberts 2009 movie collection, which also includes; Northern... |
Ford Sawyer | TV film |
| The Eastmans | Rick Green | TV Film | |
| Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World is an American-Canadian stop motion animated sitcom created by Q. Allan Brocka, who also acts as director. It is a spin off from Brocka's 1999 short film of the same name, and debuted on the LGBT focused Logo network in July 2007 and on the... |
Manfred Dax | TV | |
| So che ritornerai | Tom | TV | |
| 2010 | Love Bites Love Bites (TV series) -Episodes:-Development:In January 2010, NBC announced Love Bites as one of many pilots on its early development slate. Becki Newton was cast in late February, followed quickly by Jordana Spiro. Marc Buckland was confirmed to be directing the pilot in early March. In May 2010, NBC announced it had... |
TV | |
| How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays.As a framing device, the main character, Ted Mosby with narration by Bob Saget, in the year 2030 recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting... |
Movie Tony | TV | |
| Sex and the City 2 Sex and the City 2 Sex and the City 2 is a 2010 American romantic comedy film directed by Michael Patrick King. It is the sequel to the 2008 film Sex and the City, which is based on the HBO TV series of the same name.... |
Smith Jerrod | Film | |
| Idiots Funny or Die Funny or Die is a comedy video website founded by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's production company, Gary Sanchez Productions with original and user-generated content. Funny or Die contains exclusive material from a number of famous contributors and also has its own Funny or Die Team, which creates... |
Apple Juice Boy | Video short | |
| The Pardon The Pardon The Pardon is a 2008 drama film, directed by Tom Anton. Filmed in Shreveport, Louisiana, it stars Jaime King as Toni Jo Henry, a woman who overcomes a tragic beginning only to be executed for murder.-Cast:* Jaime King as Toni Jo Henry... |
Cowboy | Film | |
| 2011 | Textuality Textuality Textuality is a concept in linguistics and literary theory that refers to the attributes that distinguish the text as an object of study in those fields... |
Breslin | Film |