Jason Dohring at the Los Angeles premiere of "Speed Racer". Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, CA. 04-26-08
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With cropped, spiked hair and a small, piercing smirk, actor Jason Dohring was the primetime fan favorite who started out playing a heel, before proving that even a bad boy could have layers underneath. As the scheming,....
With cropped, spiked hair and a small, piercing smirk, actor Jason Dohring was the primetime fan favorite who started out playing a heel, before proving that even a bad boy could have layers underneath. As the scheming, but charming rich kid, Logan Echolls, on “Veronica Mars” (CW, 2004- ), Dohring’s range took him from being just the titular character’s verbally-sparring nemesis to her love interest to a murder suspect in the series’ fictional town of Neptune, CA.

Dohring was born on March 30, 1982 in Ohio, and raised in Glendale, CA along with two sets of twin siblings; two girls, two boys. When he was seven years-old, Dohring, along with his siblings, inked a deal with a commercial agent, who set him up with work such as ad splashes for Toyota vehicles. He made his first official television debut in the 1994 NBC movie of the week, “Someone She Knows.” In 1995, Dohring doubled his output with the Hallmark Hall of Fame telefilm, “Journey” and, later that year, with a guest appearance on “Baywatch” (syndicated, 1989-2001). He then segued into a 1996 guest role on the quirky drama “Picket Fences” (CBS, 1992-96) and the pilot of NBC’s short-lived comedy “Mr. Rhodes” (1996-97). In 1998, Dohring graduated to feature films, landing the part of Harold in the Steven Spielberg-produced disaster flick, “Deep Impact” (1998).

Dohring was quickly becoming a steady guest on big network series, starting with an appearance on ABC’s hot drama, “Once and Again” (1999-2002) in 2000. He nabbed a leading role as B. Moody in the Disney Channel’s horseracing drama “Ready to Run” (2000), then shifted into a wide variety of series genres in 2001 – everything from the teen alien drama “Roswell” (WB, 1999-2002), to the urban UPN sitcom, “The Parkers” (1999-2004), to the military procedural “JAG” (CBS, 1995-2005). Graduating from one-offs, Dohring did a recurring stint on two episodes of Fox’s provocative drama “Boston Public” (2000-04), memorably playing the troubled, sometime drug pusher Ian Bridgeman in the 2002 episode “Chapter Forty-Six,” before returning for a second episode in 2003. That same year, a proud Dohring saw one of his projects – the road thriller “Black Cadillac” (2003) – head to the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival.

After burning away in a rapid succession of guest spots in 2004, including roles on “Judging Amy” (CBS, 1999-2005), “Cold Case” (CBS, 2003- ) and a two-parter on “The Division” (Lifetime, 2001-04), Dohring got his big break when he scored a regular role on a new UPN series called “Veronica Mars” (2004- ). The cleverly-conceived series focused on a makeshift high school private eye who contends with a wide array of thuggish and privileged students. As Logan Echolls, Veronica Mars’ once-childhood friend, Dohring brought a roguish charm to the table. Initially starting out as a spoiled, rich teenager, Dohring took it upon himself to showcase the character’s inner complexities, as he went through a rocky romance with Veronica, became a murder suspect and contended with a domineering celebrity father.

In the summer of 2005, Dohring took part in the annual Sundance Institute Filmmaker’s Lab, acting out the role of convicted Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh. Work-shopped by director Dante Harper, the intended biopic, “Dreamland,” told the story of the events which led McVeigh to commit his crimes. While the project continued to work its way through the development process, Dohring resumed filming on “Veronica Mars.” The series – now both a cult hit with audiences and acclaimed with TV critics – made the transition from the UPN network to the CW in the 2006 fall season. On his time off from the show, Dohring kept busy in the lead role of Will Taylor, a young man hoping to discover his past in a town submerged under water in the feature, “The Deep Below” (2007).



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