Jason William Dohring (born March 30, 1982) is an American actor, known for his roles as

Logan Echolls ''Veronica Mars'' is an American television series created by Rob Thomas. The series premiered on September 22, 2004, during network UPN's last two years, and ended on May 22, 2007, after a season on UPN's successor network, The CW. Balancing ...

in ''

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'' (2004–2007, 2019) and its 2014 film continuation, Josef Kostan in ''

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'' (2007), Adam Carpenter in '' Ringer'' (2011), Detective Will Kinney in '' The Originals'' (2013), Chase Graves in '' iZombie'' (2015), and

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in the ''

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'' series.

Career

Dohring starred as protagonist Logan Echolls in ''

'' from 2004 to 2007. Following its cancellation, Dohring found work with

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and

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, co-starring as Josef Kostan in the television series ''

''. In October 2008, it was announced that Dohring would return to television as Spencer in the HBO comedy series ''Washingtonienne''. On February 10, 2010, Dohring stated in an interview that he would be voicing a character in a

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video game that was released in Japan that January; the game was later revealed to be ''

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'' by

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and

, and the character was Terra, with him reprising the role in '' Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance'' and ''

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''. In May 2010, Dohring starred as Elliot Knight in ''

Searching for Sonny ''Searching for Sonny'' is a 2011 independent film and the feature film debut of writer/director Andrew Disney. The film released on October 22, 2011 and stars Jason Dohring as one of several people involved in a murder mystery. Plot Elliott ( Ja ...

'', directed and written by Andrew Disney and produced by

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. In 2011, Dohring co-starred as Mr. Carpenter in

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's series '' Ringer'' with

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. In 2012, Dohring made a guest appearance in ''

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'' as

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. In April 2013, it was announced that Dohring had been cast in the ''

'' film. That same year, he was cast in The CW's science fiction drama ''

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'' in a guest role as Killian McCrane. In 2014, Dohring co-narrated the audio book of '' The Mortal Instruments: City of Heavenly Fire'' by

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with actress

Sophie Turner Sophie Belinda Turner (born 21 February 1996) is an English actress. She made her acting debut as Sansa Stark in the HBO epic fantasy television series ''Game of Thrones'' (2011–2019), for which she received an Emmy Award nomination for Out ...

. 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 in The CW's '' iZombie''. In March 2021, Dohring was cast in the recurring role of Lieutenant Commander Whitshaw in the CBS series ''SEAL Team''.

Personal life

Dohring is the son of Doug Dohring and Laurie Dohring. He married Lauren Kutner in 2004, and they have four children. Dohring is a

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and has credited Scientology for his understanding of acting and career professionalism.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Audiobooks

References

External links

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Jason Dohring cast bio on The CWJason Dohring interview on Television Without Pity
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