Jason Wiles
Born
Jason Austin Wiles

(1970-04-25) April 25, 1970
OccupationActor
Years active1990–present

Jason Austin Wiles (born April 25, 1970) is an American actor known for his role in the NBC procedural drama series Third Watch from 1999 to 2005.

Early life

Wiles was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and raised in Lenexa, Kansas, where he attended Holy Trinity Catholic School. After school he found employment with the local Parks and Recreation department, having passed up the opportunity to play college football.

Career

In 1990, Wiles began to pursue an interest in film-making, working on the set of the film Mr. and Mrs. Bridge, filming on location in Kansas City. Not long after, the Stephen King tele-movie, Sometimes They Come Back, came to town and he worked on the crew as well as appearing in scenes as an extra. After forming some connections while working on these films, Wiles ventured to Los Angeles where he appeared in commercials before landing the lead in an after-school special. In 1994, he had a part in the Bon Jovi music video "Always". 1994 also gave him his first lead role, in the indie movie WindRunner, appearing with Margot Kidder and Russell Means. In 1995, Wiles made the first of 32 appearances in Beverly Hills, 90210 as Colin Robbins, a role which gained him some note in Hollywood. In 1999, Wiles garnered the role of Maurice 'Bosco' Boscorelli in the television drama Third Watch; he appeared in all six seasons of the show from 1999-2005.

Wiles expanded into directing and writing, as well as theatre. In the summer of 2002, he appeared in the Cape Playhouse production of Mass Appeal alongside Malachy McCourt, and in 2003 he was in Imua! Theatre Company's production of Safe which was co-written and directed by fellow Third Watch star Anthony Ruivivar. Upon completion of the final season of Third Watch, Wiles began work on his independent film Lenexa, 1 Mile (2006) which he wrote and also directed. Wiles appeared alongside Geena Davis and Donald Sutherland in the TV series Commander in Chief. He played a soldier in the series Army Wives, appearing in two episodes. He directed, produced and wrote a 2009 movie, Play Dead. He had a small part in the 2007 movie Zodiac. He appeared in 2009's horror thriller remake of The Stepfather. In the summer of 2010, he co-starred in the NBC drama-suspense miniseries, Persons Unknown.

Wiles appeared twice in the TV series Criminal Minds as a guest. He appears in "Psychodrama" (S2E4) as a bank robber, and in "The Fight" (S5E18) as a father who is held captive along with his daughter.[1]

Wiles appeared in the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode "Branded" on October 20, 2010 as serial rapist Alexander Gammon.[2]

In 2015, Wiles was part of the main cast for the MTV series Scream in the role of Sheriff Clark Hudson.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1994WindrunnerGreg Cima
1995Higher LearningWayne
1995Angel's Tide
1995Kicking and ScreamingSkippy
1997Kitchen PartySteve
1999Matters of ConsequenceJake
2005Heart of the BeholderDeetz
2007ZodiacLab Tech Dagitz
2009The StepfatherDylan Bennet
2012MoniKaReagan
2013The JoggerMalcolm
2019Sunny DazeSunny
2023Your Lucky DayDick

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1995–1996Beverly Hills, 90210Colin RobbinsSeason 6, 32 episodes
1998To Have & to HoldMichael McGrailMain role, 13 episodes
1999–2005Third WatchMaurice BoscorelliMain role, 131 episodes
2002EREpisode: "Brothers and Sisters"
2005Commander in ChiefAlex WilliamsRecurring role, 4 episodes
2006Criminal MindsCaleb Dale SheppardEpisode: "Psychodrama"
2007Army WivesSGT Peter BelgradEpisode: "One of Our Own"
2008In Plain SightDetective Robert PatroneEpisode: Good Cop, Dead Cop
2010Persons UnknownJoe TuckerMain role, 13 episodes
2011No Ordinary FamilyMike PowellEpisode: "No Ordinary Brother"
2011CastleDamian WestlakeEpisode: "The Final Nail"
2011CSI: NYJohn Curtis3 episodes
2013The BridgePaul2 episodes
2014StalkerTom WadeEpisode: "Tell All"
2015ScreamSheriff Clark HudsonMain role (season 1)
2017Escaping DadDarren LattimerTelevision film; originally titled Amber Alert
2017In the RoughLarry McCrackenMain role
2018S.W.A.T.Sergeant VandelliEpisode: "Patrol"
2020DeputyDavid BrowderEpisode: "10-8 Do No Harm"
2021NCISPaul LeMereEpisodes: "Nearly Departed" and "Road to Nowhere"
20229-1-1: Lone StarRon BettancourtEpisode: "Red vs. Blue"
2023Will TrentOfficer Tate GrilloEpisode: "Manhunt"

References

  1. "Jason Wiles". Apple TV. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  2. Wightman, Catriona (24 September 2010). "Jason Wiles to guest on 'L&O: SVU'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
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