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's film '' Dazed and Confused'' (1993), as Jesse in '' The Rage: Carrie 2'' (1999) and as Rick Rambis in '' Out Cold'' (2001).

Personal life

London was born in

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, the son of Deborah "Debbie" London (

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Osborn), a waitress, and Frank London, a sheet metal worker. He was raised in Wanette,

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, and in

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. His identical twin brother Jeremy is also an actor. In 2003, the two acted together in an episode of '' 7th Heaven'' titled "Smoking". Jeremy was Jason's stunt double in ''

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'' (1991). London married actress

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in 1997. The couple had a daughter, Cooper. They divorced in 2006. In November 2010, London became engaged to actress Sofia Karstens. They married on July 16, 2011 at the home of his wife's parents, William and Judith Karstens, in

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."Jason London Engaged to Longtime Girlfriend"
E! Online, November 28, 2010.

Career

London has enjoyed success starring mostly as a rebellious, edgy young addict in feature films such as '' Broken Vessels'' (1998) and ''

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'' (2000). He starred as

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in the

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'' Jason and the Argonauts'' (2000). He also starred in ''

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'' (2000) playing sleazy ladies' man Brian Ross. London portrayed Mark, the local newspaper editor, in the

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television movie, '' The Wishing Well'' (2010), which also starred

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and

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. In addition to his film and TV work, London also appeared in

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's 1993 video '' Amazing'' with

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Filmography

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