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Jason Behr

Jason Behr, who is originally from Minneapolis, is known to audiences for his starring role as 'Max Evans' in the dramatic series Roswell. The series ran for three successful seasons and still plays throughout the world.

On the big screen, Behr made his feature debut in Pleasantville directed by Gary Ross. He co-starred with Kevin Spacey and Dame Judi Dench in The Shipping News directed by Lasse Hallström, receiving a Movieline Magazine Award for his performance. He also starred in Victor Salva's Rites Of Passage with Dean Stockwell. This film was awarded the Best Film Prize at the Santa Monica Film Festival in 2000.

Behr recently appeared in the independent film Shooting Livien, in which he stars in the title role as an emerging singer/songwriter who's struggling with his personal demons. He also stars in Unhappily Even After.


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Jason Behr Facts

Birth Name Jason Nathaniel Behr
OccupationActor
BirthdayDecember 30, 1973 (50)
SignCapricorn
BirthplaceMinneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Height6' (1m83)  How tall is Jason Behr compared to you?

Selected Filmography

Senseless (2007) as Elliot Gast
D-War (2006) as Ethan Kendricks
Skinwalkers (2006) as Varek
The Way (2006) tv as Michael Warden
Shooting Livien (2005) user recommendation as John Livien (breakthrough)
The Grudge (2004) as Doug
The Shipping News (2002) as Dennis
Rites of Passage (1999) as Ethan
Roswell (1999) tv as Max Evans
Pleasantville (1998) as Lakey #2
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