Jason Brooks

Jason began his career with his memorable portrayal of the dark, but likable villain, "Peter Blake", on NBC's long-running drama, _Days of Our Lives (1965)_ (qv), for which he garnered Soap Opera Digest's coveted Best Villain award.After leaving "Days" to pursue other projects, Jason continued to work consistently in leading roles in television and film, including _Alibi (1997)_ (qv), opposite 'Tori Spelling' (qv) for ABC, _Three Secrets (1999)_ (qv), with 'Jaclyn Smith' (qv) for CBS, and _The Darwin Conspiracy (1999)_ (qv) (Pilot/MOW) for UPN. He then landed a recurring role warming up the ice cold "Miss Parker" on ABC's hit drama series, _The Pretender (1996)_ (qv), opposite 'Andrea Parker' (qv).Soon after, _Baywatch (1989)_ (qv) producers approached Jason to replace 'David Hasselhoff' (qv) in the series' new incarnation, _Baywatch (1989)_ (qv) Hawaii, shooting on location in the island paradise. After two seasons, the series wrapped up its syndicated run and Jason returned to Los Angeles, where he became the father to his second son with wife, 'Corinne Olivo' (qv) Levin, a literary talent manager. Jason was then cast in numerous indie film roles such as _The Rose Technique (2002)_ (qv), with 'JoBeth Williams' (qv), _Flying Virus (2001)_ (qv) (aka "Buzzed"), with 'Gabrielle Anwar' (qv) and 'Rutger Hauer' (qv), _Purgatory Flats (2003)_ (qv) and _Submission (2006)_ (qv), opposite Aussie star, 'Simmone Mackinnon' (qv). He appeared in the films: _Star Trek (2009)_ (qv), directed by 'J.J. Abrams' (qv), _Burning Palms (2010)_ (qv), _Accused at 17 (2009)_ (qv), _Christmas Spirit (2011)_ (qv), _Home Invasion (2012)_ (qv), _Super 8 (2011)_ (qv), again for director 'J.J. Abrams' (qv) and Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3 and many more...Throughout his career, Jason has continued to guest star and repeat on numerous network television hits offering his unique presence in drama, comedy, sci-fi and action. Some of his more notable guest star credits include: _Friends (1994)_ (qv) (memorably as Phoebe's hot massage client), _Charmed (1998)_ (qv), _The Practice (1997)_ (qv), _CSI: Miami (2002)_ (qv), _NCIS (2003)_ (qv), _JAG (1995)_ (qv), _The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005)_ (qv), _Boston Legal (2004)_ (qv) (as a recurring guest star), _CSI: NY (2004)_ (qv), _The Closer (2005)_ (qv), _Las Vegas (2003)_ (qv), _Without a Trace (2002)_ (qv), _Castle (2009)_ (qv), _Ghost Whisperer (2005)_ (qv), _Big Love (2006)_ (qv), _CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)_ (qv), _Criminal Minds (2005)_ (qv), _No Ordinary Family (2010)_ (qv) and _Torchwood (2006)_ (qv) (Starz), Body of Proof, Revolution, The Mentalist, NCIS: L.A., and, How To Get Away With Murder. During that time, he also was recurring on _Switched at Birth (2011)_ (qv) for ABC Family.Some of his other pilot appearances include: _Pepper Dennis (2006)_ (qv) (for which he was a recurring guest star), _War Stories (2003)_ (qv) (NBC), _Day One (2010)_ (qv) (NBC), "Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (CBS) and _Madison High (2012)_ (qv) for the Disney Channel, The Saint and Guilt By Association.Jason has also starred in many award-winning theater productions. Some of his favorite leading theater roles were in the productions: "Death of a Salesman (winning the Robby Award for Best Actor), "Myron" (a touching AIDS drama) and the L.A Times' acclaimed "Johnny On the Spot".You might also remember him as the ultimate sporty-yet eternally handsome, "Old Spice guy" of 2009, as he slid around the bases into an award-winning ad campaign.Jason currently lives in Santa Monica with his wife of almost 30 years and their two sons.::'Jason Brooks' (qv)