Jason Presson (born August 31, 1971) is a former American child actor, best known for his role of Darren in the 1985 movie ''

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'', alongside

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and

River Phoenix River Jude Phoenix (; August 23, 1970 – October 31, 1993) was an American actor, musician and activist. Phoenix grew up in an itinerant family, as the older brother of Rain Phoenix, Joaquin Phoenix, Liberty Phoenix, and Summer Phoenix. He h ...

Career

His debut came in 1984 with the film '' The Stone Boy'' performing with

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and

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. The following year, he was selected to play Darren Woods in

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's big budget movie, ''

'', with

and

. This movie was not a blockbuster, but earned nominations to the three protagonists at the

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in the category for 'Best Young Actor'. The winner was his co-star and friend River Phoenix. Dante liked Presson's performance and subsequently cast him in a similar role in " The Shadow Man", a '' Twilight Zone'' segment which Dante directed. In 1990, he had a minor role in the movie '' Gremlins 2: The New Batch'', returning to work with the director Joe Dante after five years. His last role was on the TV series '' In the Heat of the Night'' as Jimmy Miller.

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