Jason William Dohring (born March 30, 1982) is an American stage, television and voice actor who is best known for his role as
Logan Echolls
''Veronica Mars'' is an American television series created by Rob Thomas. The series premiered on September 22, 2004, during UPN's last two years, and ended on May 22, 2007, after a season on UPN's successor, The CW Television Network. Balanc ...
on the television show ''
Veronica Mars
''Veronica Mars'' is an American teen noir mystery drama television series created by screenwriter Rob Thomas. The series is set in the fictional town of Neptune, California, and stars Kristen Bell as the eponymous character. The series prem ...
'' (2004–2007, 2019) and the 2014 film continuation as well as his roles as Josef Kostan on ''
Moonlight
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Illumination
The intensity of moonlight varies greatly depending on the lunar phase, but even the ful ...
'' (2007), Adam Carpenter on ''
Ringer'' (2011), Detective Will Kinney on ''
The Originals'' (2013) and Chase Graves on ''
iZombie'' (2015). He is also known as the voice of
Terra
Terra may often refer to:
* Terra (mythology), primeval Roman goddess
* An alternate name for planet Earth, as well as the Latin name for the planet
Terra may also refer to: Geography Astronomy
* Terra (satellite), a multi-national NASA scienti ...
, one of the main protagonists of the ''
Kingdom Hearts
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'' franchise (2010–2019).
Career
Dohring appeared as main character
Logan Echolls
''Veronica Mars'' is an American television series created by Rob Thomas. The series premiered on September 22, 2004, during UPN's last two years, and ended on May 22, 2007, after a season on UPN's successor, The CW Television Network. Balanc ...
in ''
Veronica Mars
''Veronica Mars'' is an American teen noir mystery drama television series created by screenwriter Rob Thomas. The series is set in the fictional town of Neptune, California, and stars Kristen Bell as the eponymous character. The series prem ...
'' between 2004 and 2007. After its cancellation, Dohring found work with
Warner Bros.
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and
CBS
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, co-starring in the television series ''
Moonlight
Moonlight consists of mostly sunlight (with little earthlight) reflected from the parts of the Moon's surface where the Sun's light strikes.
Illumination
The intensity of moonlight varies greatly depending on the lunar phase, but even the ful ...
''. 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 HBO comedy series ''Washingtonienne''.
On February 10, 2010, in an interview he stated that he would be voicing a character in a
Disney
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video game that was released in Japan last January; the game was revealed to be ''
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' by
Square-Enix
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/
Disney
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, and the character was
Terra
Terra may often refer to:
* Terra (mythology), primeval Roman goddess
* An alternate name for planet Earth, as well as the Latin name for the planet
Terra may also refer to: Geography Astronomy
* Terra (satellite), a multi-national NASA scienti ...
. He reprised the role in a cameo appearance in ''
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance'' and for the character's full return in ''
Kingdom Hearts III
is a 2019 action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows and Nintendo Switch. It is the twelfth installment in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series, and serves as a conclusion of the ...
''. 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
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's series ''
Ringer'' co-starring
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Sarah Michelle Prinze ( ; born April 14, 1977) is an American actress. After being spotted at the age of four in New York City, she made her screen acting debut in the television film ''An Invasion of Privacy'' (1983). A leading role on the te ...
. In 2012, Dohring made a guest appearance on the TV show ''
Supernatural
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'' as the time god Chronos.
In April 2013, it was announced that Dohring had been cast in the ''
Veronica Mars
''Veronica Mars'' is an American teen noir mystery drama television series created by screenwriter Rob Thomas. The series is set in the fictional town of Neptune, California, and stars Kristen Bell as the eponymous character. The series prem ...
'' movie. He was also cast in The CW's science fiction drama ''
The Tomorrow People
''The Tomorrow People'' is a British children's science fiction television series created by Roger Price. Produced by Thames Television for the ITV Network, the series first ran from 30 April 1973 to 19 February 1979.
The theme music was ...
'' in a guest role.
In 2014, Dohring co-narrated the audio book ''
The Mortal Instruments: City of Heavenly Fire'' by
Cassandra Clare
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Per ...
with actress
Sophie Turner
Sophie Belinda Jonas (née Turner; born 21 February 1996) is an English actress. Turner made her acting debut as Sansa Stark on the HBO epic fantasy television series '' Game of Thrones'' (2011–2019), for which she received a Primetime Emmy A ...
.
From 2015 to 2016, Dohring had a recurring role in The CW series ''
The Originals'' as Detective Will Kinney. In October 2016, Dohring was cast in a recurring role as Chase Graves on The CW's ''
iZombie''.
In March 2021, Dohring was cast in the "heavily recurring" role of Lieutenant Commander Whitshaw in the CBS series
''SEAL Team'' starring
David Boreanaz
David Paul Boreanaz ( born May 16, 1969) is an American actor, television producer, and director known for playing the roles of vampire-turned-private investigator Angel on The WB/UPN ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' supernatural drama (1997–2003 ...
.
Personal life
Dohring married Lauren Kutner in 2004. They have four children. Dohring is a
Scientologist
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and has credited Scientology for his understanding of acting and career professionalism.
His father is the millionaire
Doug Dohring
Doug Dohring is the founder, CEO, and Executive Chairman of Age of Learning, Inc., the Educational technology, edtech company that created and runs ABCmouse.com Early Learning Academy, ReadingIQ, Adventure Academy, and My Math Academy and My Read ...
.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
Audiobooks
References
External links
*
Jason Dohring cast bio on The CWJason Dohring interview on Television Without Pity
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1982 births
American male child actors
American male film actors
American male television actors
American male video game actors
Living people
Male actors from Toledo, Ohio
Male actors from Ohio
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
American Scientologists