Jason Behr

Jason Nathaniel Behr was born on December 30, 1973 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Patricia Ann (Steiner) and David Paul Behr. His ancestry includes Swiss-German, German, Austrian, Irish, English, and Danish. Jason began acting at the age of five, appearing in a number of theatrical productions, commercials, voice overs and modeling. Jason continued to perform throughout his school years. At the age of nineteen, following his graduation from Richfield Senior High School, Jason moved out to Los Angeles. Shortly after his arrival, Jason began a series of guest roles on popular television shows such as _Step by Step (1991)_ (qv), _JAG (1995)_ (qv), _Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)_ (qv), _7th Heaven (1996)_ (qv) and _Dawson's Creek (1998)_ (qv). In 1998, Jason made his film debut in the film _Pleasantville (1998)_ (qv), starring 'Reese Witherspoon' (qv), 'Tobey Maguire' (qv) and 'William H. Macy' (qv). This role was followed up by another role in the indie film _Rites of Passage (1999)_ (qv), opposite 'James Remar' (qv) and 'Dean Stockwell' (qv), where Jason garnered praised for his portrayal of a young homosexual male. Jason was cast in his first leading role on the television series _Roswell (1999)_ (qv) playing "Max Evans". The show ran from 1999 to 2002. In 2001, Jason appeared alongside 'Kevin Spacey' (qv), 'Cate Blanchett' (qv) and 'Judi Dench' (qv) in The Shipping 'News' (qv) (2001). The role earned him a Movieline Award for Standout performance. Jason continued to appear in indie films such as _Happily Even After (2004)_ (qv), an independent film which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. More indie films followed, including _Happily Even After (2004)_ (qv), _Shooting Livien (2005)_ (qv), _Man of God (2005)_ (qv), _Senseless (2008)_ (qv) and _The Tattooist (2007)_ (qv). In 2005, Jason starred opposite former "Buffy" star 'Sarah Michelle Gellar' (qv) in the supernatural thriller _The Grudge (2004)_ (qv). Most recently, Jason finished two unaired pilots for the Fox and NBC networks, respectively. He completed another indie film, 'The Last International Playboy", which played at both the Slamdance and Gen Art film festivals and was released in select theaters on July 12, 2009.Jason married actress 'KaDee Strickland' (qv) in 2006. The couple have a son, Atticus.::Dbmmgurl