Name: Jason Behr
Birth Name: Jason Nathaniel Behr
Birthdate: Dec. 30, 1973
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minn.
1-MINUTE RESUME FOR JASON BEHR
Behr made the best of a small reccuring role on TV's Dawson's Creek, but soon thereafter was offered the role of the lead alien, Max Evans, on Roswell. He gained notoriety and an extremely loyal fan base, which led to a supporting part in 2001's The Shipping News, starring Kevin Spacey and Cate Blanchett. What followed was a Japanese/American collaboration of 2004's The Grudge with Sarah Michelle Gellar. In 2007, Behr dived into another horror film, Skinwalkers, while wrapping up starring rolls in thrillers like The Tattooist and Senseless.
5 Things:
1. He dated his Roswell co-star Katherine Heigl.
2. He married his Grudge co-star KaDee Strickland.
3.In 2002, Movieline's Young Hollywood Awards honored him with Standout Performance by a Young Actor.
4. His ancestry includes Italian, German and Ojibwe, a Native American tribe.
5. He made over 75 commercials before landing his role in Showtime's short-lived Sherman Oaks.
Quote:
On his role in Skinwalkers:
"Playing the bad guy was such a departure for me. I got a chance to
shoot guns and ride motorcycles and do all this insane wire work and
stunts and just be a big, badass werewolf."
— MoviesOnline, 2007
Family:
Wife: KaDee Strickland, actress, married Nov. 10, 2006
FILMS
Dragon Wars - (2007 ) - Actor
Skinwalkers - (2007) - Actor
Roswell - The Complete Second Season - (2004) - Actor
The Grudge - (2004) - Actor
The Shipping News - (2001) - Actor
Roswell - Season 3 - (2001) - Actor
Roswell - Season 1 - (1999) - Actor
Rites of Passage - (1999) - Actor
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