Jason London- Biography

Also Credited As:

Jason Paul London

About Jason London

A newcomer when he auditioned for "The Man in the Moon", London went on to appear in the thriller "December" (also 1991) before hitting his stride with Richard Linklater's Gen-X comedy "Dazed and Confused" (1993). As Randy 'Pink' Floyd, football player and group conscience for this latter-day "American Graffiti", London conveyed the proper combination of self doubt and confidence for a teen on the verge of adulthood. He played one of Susan Sarandon's brood in the drama "Safe Passage" (1994), a small-town hick entranced with John Leguizamo's Chi Chi Rodriguez in "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar", and a victimized teen in the drama "Fall Time" (both 1995).

On TV, London bowed in a Fox vampire thriller, "Blood Ties" (1991), then went on to appear in such TV movies as "Country Estates" (ABC, 1993), the 1993 PBS film "I'll Fly Away: Then and Now" (as Nathan Bedford, the role for which he had auditioned but was played by brother Jeremy in the series) and the Kurt Russell role in ABC's 1995 remake of "The Barefoot Executive". London's miniseries have included "False Arrest" (ABC, 1991) and "A Matter of Justice" (NBC, 1993), and he has guested on such series as "Tales From the Crypt", "The Outer Limits" and "Route 66". He also starred in the high-tech Aerosmith video "Amazing" (1994).

Partners

Wife

Charlie Spradling. Married in 1997; acted together in "$pent"; separated

Wife

Sofia Karstens.

Family

Brother

Jeremy London. Born Nov. 7, 1972; twin brother; was a regular on the drama series "I'll Fly Away" (NBC) and "Party Of Five" (Fox)

Daughter

Cooper London. Born Nov. 7, 1995; mother, Charlie Spradling

Father

Frank London. Divorced from London's mother

Mother

Debbie Osborn. Divorced from London's father; remarried several times

Sister

Dedra London York. Born in 1976; died in a car accident in 1992; gave birth to a son, Skylar, in 1991

Career Milestones

Began acting in local theater productions

1991

First TV role was the Fox movie, "Blood Ties"

1991

Made his feature acting debut in "The Man in the Moon"

1993

Appeared in Aerosmith's "Amazing" music video

1993

First starring role, played Randall Floyd in director Richard Linklater's "Dazed and Confused"

1994

Played one of Susan Sarandon's sons in "Safe Passage"

1995

Featured in "Too Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar"

1996

Appeared in the "1952 segment" of HBO's "If These Walls Could Talk"

1998

Portrayed a naive ambulance driver in "Broken Vessels"

1999

Co-starred in "The Rage: Carrie 2"

2000

Had title role in the NBC miniseries, "Jason and the Argonauts"

2000

Played an actor with a gambling problem in "$pent"

2003

Co-starred in the comedy feature, "Grind"

2004

Co-starred in the ensemble comedy, "Wasabi Tuna"

2005

Had a recurring role on the ABC Family series, "Wildfire"

2008

Co-starred in the indie comedy, "Who's Your Monkey?"

2010

Played a local newspaper editor in the Hallmark Channel movie, "The Wishing Well"