Jason Lewis (born c. 1970/1971) is an American actor and former fashion model. He is known for his role as Jerry "Smith" Jerrod on the

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series ''

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''.

Early life

Lewis was born in

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, to Nancy, a nurse, and Gregory Lewis, a judge; his parents are divorced. He has three siblings, Sean, Katie and Nicole. He grew up in

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, and graduated from

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. He attended college at

San Diego State University San Diego State University (SDSU) is a public research university in San Diego, California. Founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, it is the third-oldest university and southernmost in the 23-member California State University (CSU) system ...

. After college he started modeling, first in Paris and then with star status in

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in the late 1990s for

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and

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, among others.

Career

In 1995, Lewis made his acting debut as a regular on ''High Sierra Search and Rescue''. He appeared on ''

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'' in 1997, playing Rob Andrews, a love interest of character

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(

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). His most prominent role to date was on ''

'', where he was a recurring member of the show's cast in its final season as waiter turned emerging young actor Jerry "Smith" Jerrod, the one man whose sincerity got to

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. He reprised the role in 2008's '' Sex and the City: The Movie'' and its 2010 sequel. Lewis has appeared in several films: ''

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'', a Hollywood/

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romantic comedy where Lewis plays the leading man opposite Bollywood actress

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, and '' Mr. Brooks'', a thriller, where he plays opposite

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and

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. He is also known in Europe for playing the hunk on the

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Advert for Aero Bubbles. After appearing on

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's supernatural drama ''

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'', where he played the recurring role of Dex Lawson, a love interest (and brief husband) of

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(

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), it was announced on December 5, 2006, that he would guest-star on episodes of '' Brothers & Sisters'' as a possible love interest to

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' character Kevin Walker. He signed on to do seven episodes to play Chad Barry, a closeted gay soap opera actor who finds it difficult trying to develop a relationship with Kevin while keeping his sexuality secret from the Hollywood press. He reprised the role in an episode in April 2009. He also played a soap opera actor on two episodes of ''

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''. Lewis appears and is highlighted on the cover in the limited-edition coffee table book ''About Face'', shot by celebrity photographer John Russo and published by Pixie Press Worldwide. Lewis is a supporter of the

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. On May 10, 2008, he attended the

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, a ceremony that celebrates gay-friendly actors and actresses as well as media outlets. Lewis appeared in the ''

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'' episode "

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" as a star in a fictional film within the show. He starred in the 2011 Canadian film ''Textuality''. In addition, he appeared as Pete in the

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i television show, ''Be With Her''. He starred as Christopher Dollanganger in ''

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'' and ''

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'', the third and fourth films of the ''

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'' TV film series based on the Dollanganger novel series by V.C. Andrews. On September 8, 2022, Lewis was announced as a contestant on season 31 of ''Dancing with the Stars''. He was partnered with

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. They were eliminated during week 1, finishing in last place.

Personal life

On 14 February 2020, Lewis announced his engagement to producer Liz Godwin.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

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''Men's Fitness'' interview
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