Jason Antoon

{{Infobox person

| name = Jason Antoon

| image =

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| nationality =

| birth_name = Jason Allan Antoon

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|11|9}}

| birth_place = Santa Monica, California, U.S.

| education = Carnegie Mellon University (BFA){{cite web |url=https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2017/september/primetime-alumni.html |title=CMU Alumni in TV's Primetime Lineup |first=Erin |last=Scott |date=2017-09-19 |website=cmu.edu |access-date=2022-03-22}}

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1996–present

| spouse = {{marriage|Seana Kofoed|2010}}

| children = 2

}}

Jason Allan Antoon (born November 9, 1971)California Birth Index, 1905-1995 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2005. is an American actor.

Personal life

Antoon was born in Santa Monica, California. He is of Lebanese descent.{{cite web |url=http://www.salon.com/2017/07/14/claws-is-the-reverse-sopranos-jason-antoon-is-redefining-diversity-on-the-set-of-tnts-claws/ |title="'Claws' is the reverse 'Sopranos'": Jason Antoon is redefining diversity on TNT's "Claws" |first=Emily |last=Jordan |date=2017-07-14 |website=salon.com |access-date=2017-07-16}} 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-winning musical Contact. For his performance, he received a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical.{{cite web |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/jason-antoon-76106#Awards |title=Drama Desk Award: Outstanding Featured Actor In A Musical |year=2000 |website=ibdb.com |access-date=2022-03-22}}

=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 in the episode Game Changer. On the big screen, he had a featured role in Minority Report, cast when Steven Spielberg discovered him in Contact.{{Cite web |url=http://www.thingsthathangfromtrees.com/cast.html |title=Cast – Things That Hang From Trees |access-date=2010-04-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081008024428/http://www.thingsthathangfromtrees.com/cast.html |archive-date=2008-10-08 |url-status=dead }} In 2008, he had a cameo in Taking Woodstock and he was seen in two 2010 George Gallo films, Columbus Circle 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 Vamped Out.{{cite web |url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19754 |title=Web: Babelgum Premieres Online Web Series 'Vamped Out' on April 12 |first=Brad |last=Miska |date=2010-04-08 |website=bloody-disgusting.com |access-date=2010-04-08}} He has a supporting role on the TNT drama Claws, playing Dr. Ken Brickman. From 2021 to 2024 he appeared as regular character Ernie Malik on NCIS: Hawai'i.

Filmography

= Film =

class="wikitable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

2000

| Company Man

| Croupier (uncredited)

rowspan=3|2002

|The Sum of All Fears

|AFRAT Specialist Stubbs

Minority Report

|Rufus T. Riley

Two Weeks Notice

| Norman

2004

|Little Black Book

|Larry

2005

| The Producers

| Jason Green

rowspan=3|2007

| Music and Lyrics

| Greg Antonski

Perfect Stranger

| Bill Patel

The Ten

| Salazar 'Fred' McBairn

2009

| Middle Men

| Denny Z

2012

| Celeste and Jesse Forever

| Young Man

2014

| The Rewrite

| Greg Nathan

2016

| The Late Bloomer

| Kenny

2019

| Noelle

| Omar

= Television =

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1996 \| New York Undercover \| Victor Stromfeld \| Episode "Going Platinum"
1996, 1999 \| Spin City \| Abdul / Cab Driver \| 2 episodes
rowspan=2\|1997 \| Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing \| Nosair's Phone Pal \| TV movie
The Sports Illustrated for Kids Show \| That Guy \| TV special
1997, 2006 \| Law & Order \| Attorney Hogenbaum \| 2 episodes
rowspan=4\|2001 \| 100 Centre Street \| \| Episode "Domestic Abuses"
Count Me In \| Luther \| TV movie
Ed \| Deejay \| Episode "Prom Night"
Sex and the City \| Framer \| Episode "The Real Me"
rowspan=2\|2002 \| Live from Baghdad \| Mr. Mazin \| TV movie
Hack \| Henry Nibs \| Episode "My Alibi"
2003 \| George Lopez \| Hosni \| Episode "Profiles in Courage"
2004 \| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit \| Radio Producer \| Episode "Obscene"
rowspan=2\|2005 \|Jake in Progress \|Seedy Guy \|2 episodes
Law & Order: Criminal Intent \| Mr. Smythe \| Episode "No Exit"
2006 \| The Lost Room \| The Sood \| Episode: "The Eye and the Prime Object"
rowspan=2\|2008 \| Lipstick Jungle \| David Hernandez \| Chapter Five: "Dressed to Kill"
Cashmere Mafia \| Todd Braun / Todd McDonnell \| rowspan=2\|2 episodes
rowspan=3\|2009 \| The Electric Company \| Calvero
Kings \| Boyden \| 11 episodes
Numb3rs \| Kai Kragen \| Episode: "7 Men Out"
rowspan=2\|2010 \| Modern Family \| Apple Customer \| Episode: "Game Changer"
Mad \| Lex Luthor / The Spatula Announcer / MAD's Guide to Phobias Announcer (voice) \| Episode: "WALL·E·NATOR / Extreme Renovation: House Edition"
2010, 2011 \| No Ordinary Family \| Mr. Litchfield \| 9 episodes
2011 \| The Big C \| Funeral Director \| Episode: "A Little Death"
2012 \| Electric City \| Garrison "Knobs" Butler (voice) \| 20 episodes
2012 \| New Girl \| Clipboard Guy \| Episode: "Models"
rowspan=2\|2013 \| Grey's Anatomy \| Mr. Samuels \| Episode: "I Bet It Stung"
Castle \| Steve Warner \| Episode: "A Murder Is Forever"
2014 \| Newsreaders \| Corey Firfe \| Episode: "The Journey of an iPhone; Restaurant Plague"
rowspan=3\|2015 \| Weird Loners \| CooKoo Schmoolie \| Episode: "Weirded Out"
Con Man \| Crazy Bruno \| Episode: "Too Much Closure for Comfort"
iZombie \| Smoak \| Episode: "Abra Cadaver"
rowspan=2\|2016 \| Childrens Hospital \| Imam Islam \| Episode: "Show Me a Hero"
Shameless \| Dr. Ruben \| Episode: "Hiraeth"
2017–22 \| Claws \| Dr. Ken Brickman \| Main role
rowspan=2\|2017 \| Fresh Off the Boat \| Howie \| Episode: "Living While Eddie"
Famous in Love \| Wyatt \| 6 episodes
2021–24 \| NCIS: Hawai'i \| rowspan=2\|Ernie Malik \| Main role
2022 \| NCIS \| Crossover: "A Family Matter"

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1996

| New York Undercover

| Victor Stromfeld

| Episode "Going Platinum"

1996, 1999

| Spin City

| Abdul / Cab Driver