Jason Allan Antoon (born November 9, 1971) is an American actor.

Personal life

Antoon was born in

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. He is of Lebanese descent. Antoon has been married to actress Seana Kofoed since 2010; they have two children.

Career

Stage

Antoon is best known for his role in the 2000

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-winning musical ''

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''. For his performance, he received a

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nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical.

Film and television

Among his television work, Antoon starred on the short-lived TV series ''

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'', in addition to numerous guest roles on various programs such as ''

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'' in the episode Game Changer. On the big screen, he had a featured role in '' Minority Report'', cast when

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discovered him in ''Contact''. In 2008, he had a cameo in ''

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'' and he was seen in two

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George Gallo films, ''

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'' and '' Middle Men''. Antoon voiced the role of Garrison "Knobs" Butler in the web series '' Electric City'', and portrayed 35-year-old struggling actor Alowisus Hewson who is a vampire in the

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''Vamped Out''. He has a supporting role on the TNT drama

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, playing Dr. Ken Brickman. In 2021 he began appearing as regular cast member Ernie Malik, on NCIS: Hawai'i.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Antoon, Jason 1971 births Living people American male film actors American male stage actors American male television actors American people of Lebanese descent Carnegie Mellon University alumni Male actors from California People from Santa Monica, California