Jason Allan Antoon (born November 9, 1971) is an American actor.
Personal life
Antoon was born in
Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica (; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Santa Mónica'') is a city in Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast (California), South Coast. Santa Monica's 2020 United Sta ...
. 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
Tony Award
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ce ...
-winning musical ''
Contact''. For his performance, he received a
Drama Desk Award
The Drama Desk Awards are among the most esteemed honors in New York theater, recognizing outstanding achievements across Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway productions within the same categories. The awards are considered a signific ...
nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical.
Film and television
Among his television work, Antoon starred on the short-lived TV series ''
Kings'', in addition to numerous guest roles on various programs such as ''
Modern Family
''Modern Family'' is an American television sitcom, created by Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd, that aired on ABC for 11 seasons from September 23, 2009, to April 8, 2020. The series follows the lives of three diverse but interrelated fa ...
'' in the episode
Game Changer. On the big screen, he had a featured role in ''
Minority Report'', cast when
Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg ( ; born December 18, 1946) is an American filmmaker. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, Spielberg is widely regarded as one of the greatest film directors of all time and is ...
discovered him in ''Contact''. In 2008, he had a cameo in ''
Taking Woodstock'' and he was seen in two
2010
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George Gallo
George Gallo Jr. (born March 20, 1956) is an American screenwriter, film director, producer, painter and musician.
He is known for writing ''Midnight Run'' and ''29th Street (film), 29th Street'', and is an accomplished painter in the style of ...
films, ''
Columbus Circle
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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
web series
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''Vamped Out''.
He has a supporting role on the TNT drama ''
Claws
A claw is a curved, pointed appendage found at the end of a toe or finger in most amniotes (mammals, reptiles, birds). Some invertebrates such as beetles and spiders have somewhat similar fine, hooked structures at the end of the leg or tars ...
'', playing Dr. Ken Brickman. From 2021 to 2024 he appeared as regular character Ernie Malik on ''
NCIS: Hawai'i''.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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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
Actors from Santa Monica, California