Jason William Dohring (born 30 March 1982) is an American actor who is best known for his role as Logan Echolls on the 2004-2007 television show Veronica Mars and for his roles as Josef Kostan on the 2007 series Moonlight and Adam Carpenter on the 2011 Series Ringer.
Dohring portrays Killian McCrane.
Personal Life[]
Dohring is the son of Doug Dohring, the owner of the marketing research firm, the Dohring Company. He married his wife Lauren Kutner on July 7, 2004 and on August 11, 2010 the couple had a son named Owen Riley Dohring. It was announced by Dohring on November 12, 2012 that the couple had recently welcomed another child, a girl named Lilly.
Religious Views[]
Jason is a Scientologist.
Career[]
Dohring appeared as main character Logan Echolls in Veronica Mars between 2004 and 2007. After its cancellation, Dohring found work with Warner Bros. and CBS, co-starring in the television series Moonlight. He played the vampire Josef Kostan, a mischievous 400 year old hedge-fund trader. In October 2008, it was announced that Jason would return to TV as Spencer, a senior legislative assistant, on the new HBO comedy Washingtonienne. On February 10, 2010 in an interview he stated that he would be voicing a character in a Disney video game that was released in Japan last January; the game was revealed to be Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep by Square-Enix/Disney, and the character was Terra. He reprised the role in a cameo appearance in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance. In May 2010, Dohring began work on the Andrew Disney feature film Searching for Sonny, produced by Red Productions. Jason will be playing the role of Elliot Knight. In 2011, Dohring appeared on The CW's new series Ringer co-starring Sarah Michelle Gellar. In 2012, Dohring made a guest appearance on the TV show Supernatural, as the time god Chronos. In April 2013, it was announced that Dohring would be cast in the Veronica Mars movie. He was also cast in CW's upcoming fall drama The Tomorrow People in a potentially recurring role.
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Prehysteria! 2 | Roughneck #2 | Video |
| 1998 | Deep Impact | Jason | |
| 2001 | Train Quest | Joseph | |
| 2003 | Black Cadillac | Robby | |
| 2007 | Deep Below | Will Taylor | |
| 2008 | Struck | Short film | |
| 2011 | Searching for Sonny | Elliot Knight | |
| 2014 | Veronica Mars | Logan Echolls | Post-Production |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Someone She Knows | Billy | TV movie |
| 1995 | Baywatch | Isaac Klein | Episode: "Face of Fear" |
| Journey | Cooper McDougall | TV movie | |
| 1996 | Picket Fences | Episode: "Winner Takes All" | |
| Mr. Rhodes | Jared | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 1999 | 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd | Human Eddie McDowd | Episode: "Tagged" |
| 2000 | Once and Again | Coop | Episode: "Sneaky Feelings" |
| Ready to Run | B. Moody | TV movie | |
| 2001 | Roswell | Jerry | Episode: "Cry Your Name" |
| Parkers | Nerdy Guy | Episode: "Take the Cookies and Run" | |
| 2002 | JAG | James Oliphant | Episode: "Code of Conduct" |
| Boston Public | Ian Bridgeman | Episode: "Chapter Forty-Six" | |
| 2003 | Boston Public | Ian Bridgeman | Episode: "Chapter Fifty-Eight" |
| 2004 | Judging Amy | Simon Hadlock | Episode: "Werewolves of Hartford" |
| Cold Case | Dominic LaSalle | Episode: "The Plan" | |
| Division | Wes | Episode: "Zero Tolerance: Part 1" Episode: "Zero Tolerance: Part 2" | |
| Wedding Daze | Font (uncredited) | TV movie | |
| Veronica Mars | Logan Echolls | Main role (64 episodes) | |
| 2007 | Moonlight | Josef Kostan | Main role (16 episodes) |
| 2009 | Body Politic | Charlie | TV pilot |
| Party Down | Greg | Episode: "California College Conservative Union Caucus" | |
| Washingtonienne | Spencer | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2010 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Danny Nagano | Episode: "Long Ball" |
| Lie to Me | Martin Walker | Episode: "Beat the Devil" | |
| 2011 | Ringer | Mr. Carpenter | Recurring role (9 episodes) |
| 2012 | Supernatural | Cronos / Ethan Snider | Episode: "Time After Time" |
| 2013 | Rules Of Engagement | Joe | Episode: "Cats & Dogs" |
| The Tomorrow People | Killian McCrane | TV Series |
Video games[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep | Terra | |
| 2012 | Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance | Terra (voice) |