Jason Priestley
Jason Bradford Priestley (born August 28, 1969 in Vancouver , British Columbia ) is a Canadian - American actor , director and producer . He was best known in the 1990s for his role as Brandon Walsh in the television series Beverly Hills, 90210 .
Life
Jason Priestley is the brother of actress Justine Priestley . From childhood he gained experience in front of the camera in television series, commercials and as a model. He starred in a few episodes of such successful series as 21 Jump Street , Airwolf and MacGyver in the 1980s , as well as an episode of Back to the Past .
He first gained fame in Germany through the American television series Teen Angel , which was broadcast weekly on the Disney Club (ARD). He became famous in 1990 as Brandon Walsh in the television series Beverly Hills, 90210 . Priestley was in a relationship with actress Christine Elise , who played Emily Valentine in the series , for a few years.
Parallel to Beverly Hills, 90210 and after leaving the series, Priestley worked on several television and cinema films as an actor, director or producer. He shot his first feature films in 1993. While he only played a minor role in Tombstone , with Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer , among others , Calendar Girl flopped with him in the lead role. Cold Blooded (1995) and Life and Death on Long Island (1997) received critical acclaim, but went largely unnoticed at the box office. In the following years he played minor roles, such as a mad junkie in The Eye with Ewan McGregor and a corrupt politician in The Fourth Angel . He has not yet made the big breakthrough on the big screen.
.jpg)
In 2004 he starred in the television series Tru Calling - Schicksal reloaded! the role of Jack Harper , the opponent of the main character Tru . A year later he starred alongside Thomas Cavanagh in the series Love Monkey , which was canceled after only three episodes by the broadcaster CBS. In 2007 the US broadcaster Showtime started a new series entitled Side Order of Life . Priestley played the male lead alongside Marisa Coughlan . This series was also discontinued that same year. After Side Order of Life ended , he made the television films Everest (2007) and The Other Woman (2008).
He then worked as a director several times, including one episode of A Heavenly Family and several episodes of The Secret Life of the American Teenager, as well as the Beverly Hills spin-off 90210 , 90210 .
In 2010, Priestley took on the male lead in the Canadian television series Call Me Fitz . He then worked again with Luke Perry on the TV western Goodnight for Justice in 2011 . While Priestley was directing, Perry took on the lead role and participated as a producer.
Since 2016 Priestley has played the role of Matt Shade in the Canadian television series Private Eyes , for which he also acts as an executive producer.
On February 2, 1999, Priestley married actress Ashlee Petersen. The marriage was divorced on January 2, 2000. He has been married to Naomi Lowde since May 14, 2005. The couple has a daughter (* 2007) and a son (* 2009).
Jason Priestley was also a US citizen in July 2007.
Filmography (selection)
actor
- 1986: Nobody's Child (TV movie)
- 1986: Eric takes off (The Boy Who Could Fly)
- 1987: Airwolf (TV series, an episode)
- 1987: The New Adventures of Beans Baxtor (TV series, episode)
- 1987: 21 Jump Street - crime scene classroom ( 21 Jump Street , TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1987: Danger Bay (TV series, an episode)
- 1988: MacGyver (TV series, episode)
- 1988: Watchers - Mercilessly Hunted (Watchers)
- 1989: Teen Angel (TV series)
- 1989: Nowhere to Run
- 1989: Back to the Past ( Quantum Leap , TV series, an episode)
- 1989–1990: We love Kate ( Sister Kate , TV series, 19 episodes)
- 1990: Teen Angel Returns (TV series)
- 1990–2000: Beverly Hills, 90210 (TV series, 243 episodes)
- 1992: Drexell's Class (TV series, an episode)
- 1993: Tombstone
- 1993: Calendar Girl
- 1993–1997: Eek! The Cat (animated series, dubbing voice)
- 1995: Cold Blooded (Coldblooded)
- 1995: Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story (TV movie)
- 1995: Biker Mice from Mars (animated series, 2 episodes, dubbing voice)
- 1997: Hell Hunt to San Francisco ( Vanishing Point , TV movie)
- 1997: Outer Limits ( The Outer Limits , television series, an episode)
- 1997: Hacks
- 1997: Life and Death on Long Island (Love and Death on Long Island)
- 1998: Superman ( Superman: The Animated Series , television series, an episode, voice)
- 1998: The Thin Pink Line
- 1998: Conversations in Limbo (short film)
- 1999: Choose Life (short film)
- 1999: Standing on Fishes
- 1999: The Eye (Eye of the Beholder)
- 1999: Dill Scallion
- 2000: The Lion of Oz and the Magic Flower ( Lion of Oz , cartoon, dubbing voice)
- 2000: The Highwayman
- 2000: Common Ground (TV movie)
- 2000: Homicide: The Movie (TV movie)
- 2000: The 11 O'Clock Show (TV series, 5 episodes)
- 2000: Sex, Lies and Hollywood ( Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye , TV movie)
- 2001: Zigs
- 2001: Chaos City (TV series, episode)
- 2001: The Fourth Angel (The Fourth Angel)
- 2002: Cherish
- 2002: Cover Story
- 2002: Jeremiah - Warriors of Thunder ( Jeremiah , TV series, an episode)
- 2002: Tom Stone (TV series, episode)
- 2002: Warning: Not suitable for young people! ( Warning: Parental Advisory , TV movie)
- 2002: Aaron and the Wolf (Time of the Wolf)
- 2002: Fancy Dancing
- 2002: The True Meaning of Christmas Specials (TV movie)
- 2003: Die, Mommie Die!
- 2003: My Wild Daughters ( 8 Simple Rules ... for Dating My Teenage Daughter , TV series, an episode)
- 2003: Darkness Falling
- 2004: Chicks with Sticks
- 2004: I Want to Marry Ryan Banks (TV movie)
- 2004: Sleep Murder (TV movie)
- 2004: Road Party (Going the Distance)
- 2004: Quintuplets (TV series, an episode)
- 2004–2005: Tru Calling - Destiny reloaded! ( True Calling , TV series, 13 episodes)
- 2005: Colditz - Escape to Freedom ( Colditz , TV movie)
- 2005: Murder at the Presidio (TV movie)
- 2005: Family Guy ( Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story , animated film, dubbing voice)
- 2005: Hallo Holly ( What I Like About You , TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2005: Little White Miracles ( Snow Wonder , TV movie)
- 2006: Hockeyville (TV series, episode)
- 2006: In the Heat of LA (Hot Tamale)
- 2006: Love Monkey (TV series, 8 episodes)
- 2006: Without a Trace ( Without a Trace , TV series)
- 2006: Above and Beyond (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2006: Shades of Black: The Conrad Black Story (TV movie)
- 2006: Masters of Horror - The Screwfly Solution (TV series)
- 2007: Subs (TV movie)
- 2007: Side Order of Life (TV series, 13 episodes)
- 2007: Flight 507 - Trapped in a Time Hole ( Termination Point , TV movie)
- 2007: Luna: Spirit of the Whale (TV movie)
- 2007: Medium - Nothing remains hidden ( Medium , TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2007: Everest - Race to Death ( Everest , TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2007: Made in Brooklyn
- 2007: Don't Cry Now (TV movie)
- 2008: The Other Woman (TV movie)
- 2008: My Name Is Earl (TV series, episode)
- 2008: A Very Merry Daughter Of The Bride (TV movie)
- 2009: Courage
- 2009: Expecting A Miracle (TV movie)
- 2009: Die Triffids ( The Day of the Triffids , TV movie)
- 2010: The Last Rites of Ransom Pride (The Last Rites of Ransom Pride)
- 2010: Scounddrels (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2010: Making a Scene (TV film)
- 2010–2013: Call Me Fitz (TV series, 48 episodes)
- 2011–2015: Haven (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 2011: Stephen King's Bag of Bones (TV movie)
- 2011: Psych (TV series, an episode)
- 2013: How I Met Your Mother (TV series, episode)
- 2013: CSI: Vegas ( CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , TV series, an episode)
- since 2016: Private Eyes (TV series)
- 2020: The Order (TV series, one episode)
Director
- 1997: Outer Limits ( The Outer Limits , television series, an episode)
- 1993–1997: Beverly Hills, 90210 (TV series, 15 episodes)
- 1999: Barenaked in America (documentary)
- 2000: Sex, Lies and Hollywood ( Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye , TV movie)
- 2001: Starlets (TV series, an episode)
- 2006: Hollywood & Vines (TV series)
- 2006: Saving Hope (TV series, episode 03x12)
- 2007: Subs (TV movie)
- 2007: A Heavenly Family ( 7th Heaven , TV series, an episode)
- 2007: Don't Cry Now (TV movie)
- 2008: The Other Woman (TV movie)
- 2008–2009: The Secret Life of the American Teenager (TV series, 5 episodes)
- 2009: 90210 (TV series, one episode)
- 2009: The Lake (TV series, 12 episodes)
- 2010–2013: Call Me Fitz (TV series, 8 episodes)
- 2011: Goodnight for Justice (TV movie)
- 2011–2012: Haven (TV series, 2 episodes)
- since 2017: Private Eyes (TV series)
literature
- Jason Priestley: A Memoir . HarperOne, ISBN 978-0-06-224758-2
Web links
- Jason Priestley in theInternet Movie Database(English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jason Priestley Biography IMDb, accessed August 8, 2011
- ↑ 90210 Stars Priestley and Perry are working together again - The celebrity news on news.de ( Memento of the original from September 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Goodnight for Justice Full Cast and Crew IMDb, accessed August 8, 2011
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Priestley, Jason |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Priestley, Jason Bradford (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 28, 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada |