Loren Lester | |
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 Alan Oppenheimer (left) with Jim Cummings (middle) and Lester (right) in 2015 | |
| Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Spouse | Kelly Lester (m. 1988) |
| Children | 3, including Julia |
| Website | lorenlester |
Loren Lester is an American screen, stage, and voice actor who made his Broadway debut in the 2024 revival of Cabaret .
Lester has appeared in over 200 episodes of series including Curb Your Enthusiasm ("The Black Swan" episode) The Orville, Scorpion, I'm Dying Up Here, Parenthood , Bones , NCIS , Ringer , Good Luck Charlie , Awake , The Closer , Desperate Housewives , Cold Case , Criminal Minds , Castle , Two and a Half Men , and many others.
He was the Irate passenger in the Wes Craven film Red Eye starring Rachel McAdams and Cillian Murphy, and he was in the comedies The Sweetest Thing and American Wedding
He began his career very young; one of his early recurring roles was "Roy" in The Facts of Life .
He also played one of the hall monitors, Fritz Hansel, in Rock 'n' Roll High School .
He recurred on all three seasons of the HBO hit comedy series Hung , and had recurring roles on Victorious (Nickelodeon), Gilmore Girls , General Hospital , The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless .
Lester also appeared in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Quickening". In 2008, Lester played the role of an ER doctor on Heroes in the episode "The Second Coming".
He has appeared in over 100 radio and television commercials.
He is best known as the voice of DC Comics superhero Dick Grayson/Robin/Nightwing in the DC Animated Universe and Barbeque on G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero.
He later reprised the role of Nightwing in the 2017 direct-to-video, Batman and Harley Quinn . [1]
Lester also voiced the superheroes Hal Jordan / Green Lantern in Batman: The Brave and the Bold and Iron Fist in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes from Marvel Comics. [2]
His voice has been heard in numerous critically acclaimed audio books and in popular interactive games such as Halo 4 and Batman: Arkham Knight . He provides the voice of Kirk Langstrom / Man-Bat in Batman: Arkham Knight . [3]
In 1990, he provided the voice for Jordan Knight in New Kids on the Block . In 1994, he was also the voice of Gringo in the Don Bluth film Thumbelina .
He also provided the voice for Rick Gordon, Flash Gordon's son, in the 1986 series Defenders of the Earth .
Lester has starred in dozens of plays and musicals. Currently living in New York, he was seen frequently in the Los Angeles theatre scene at venues such as The Pasadena Playhouse in Noël Coward’s Fallen Angels. [4] He is also a graduate of the Occidental College theatre department.
Lester and his wife, Kelly, also an actress and daughter of Peter Mark Richman, have three daughters: Jenny, Lily, and Julia.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Young Love, First Love | Pevney | Television film |
| 1981–1987 | The Facts of Life | Roy | 7 episodes |
| 1982 | Gimme a Break! | Arnie | Episode: "Julie's First Love" |
| 1985 | Charles in Charge | Clarence Norman | Episode: "Charles 'R' Us" |
| 1987 | Falcon Crest | Anesthesiologist | Episode: "Missed Connections" |
| 1995 | Bonnie | Joe the Toe | Episode: "The Phone Call" |
| 1996 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Attendant | Episode: "The Quickening" |
| 2002 | Boomtown | Homeowner | Episode: "All Hallow's Eve" |
| 2002–2004 | The Practice | Dr. Marchant, Mitchell Gore | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Good Morning, Miami | Group Leader | Episode: "Hi, My Name Is Jake" |
| 2004 | Without a Trace | Mr. Roscoe | Episode: "Wannabe" |
| 2004 | Las Vegas | Lawyer | Episode: "Always Faithful" |
| 2004 | LAX | Immigration Attorney | Episode: "Unscheduled Arrivals" |
| 2004 | General Hospital | Meyer | 8 episodes |
| 2005 | Scrubs | Vet | Episode: "My Quarantine" |
| 2005 | Gilmore Girls | Anson | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | Joey | Producer | Episode: "Joey and the Big Break" |
| 2005 | Desperate Housewives | Dr. Baker | Episode: "You Could Drive A Person Crazy" |
| 2006 | Two and a Half Men | Emcee | Episode: "The Unfortunate Little Schnauzer" |
| 2006 | The West Wing | Jarin | Episode: "Welcome to Wherever You Are" |
| 2006 | Pepper Dennis | WEIE Attorney | Episode: "True Love Is Dead" |
| 2006 | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Man | Episode: "A Midsummer's Nightmare" |
| 2006 | The Game | Dr. Joe | Episode: "How Tasha Got Her Groove Back" |
| 2006 | Help Me Help You | Gabe | Episode: "Raging Bill" |
| 2006–2007 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Eli Donovan | 4 episodes |
| 2007 | 7th Heaven | Bob Meyers | Episode: "Deacon Blues" |
| 2007 | The Riches | Ed Kline | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2007 | In Case of Emergency | Dr. Green | Episode: "The Good, the Bad and the Mob" |
| 2007 | Notes from the Underbelly | Man | Episode: "Million Dollar Baby" |
| 2007 | State of Mind | Crisis Counselor | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2007 | Side Order of Life | Doug Stack | Episode: "Coming Out" |
| 2007 | Zoey 101 | Pierre LaMange | Episode: "Zoey's Ribs" |
| 2007–2008 | Criminal Minds | Dr. Shore, Surgeon | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Unhitched | Therapist | Episode: "Woman Marries Horse" |
| 2008 | Greek | Harvard Dean | Episode: "Barely Legal" |
| 2008 | The Closer | Dan Frye | Episode: "Split Ends" |
| 2008 | Heroes | ER Doctor | Episode: "The Second Coming" |
| 2009 | Castle | Mr. Simmons | Episode: "Always Buy Retail" |
| 2009 | FlashForward | Neurologist | Episode: "No More Good Days" |
| 2009 | Cold Case | A.J. Pritchard | Episode: "The Crossing" |
| 2009 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Turner | Episode: "The Black Swan" |
| 2009–2011 | Hung | Howard Koontz | 5 episodes |
| 2010 | The Young and the Restless | Dr. Jasper | 3 episodes |
| 2010 | Undercovers | Hans | Episode: "Devices" |
| 2010–2011 | Victorious | Dr. Levinson | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Dating in the Middle Ages | James Brownhill | Episode: "Dr. Poo" |
| 2011 | Ringer | Aubrey Zimmerman | Episode: "If You Ever Want a French Lesson..." |
| 2012 | Awake | Murray | Episode: "Ricky's Tacos" |
| 2012 | NCIS | Edgar Cromwell | Episode: "Up in Smoke" |
| 2012 | Final Witness | Hans Reiser | Episode: "What the Boy Saw" |
| 2012 | Good Luck Charlie | Randy | Episode: "Team Mom" |
| 2012 | Help for the Holidays | Daniel | Television film |
| 2013 | Bones | William Wiseman | Episode: "The Dude in the Dam" |
| 2014 | Reinventing Cassie | Mel | Television film |
| 2014 | Parenthood | District Representative | Episode: "You've Got Mold" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero | Barbecue | 8 episodes |
| 1986–1987 | Defenders of the Earth | Rick Gordon, Young Kurt Walker | 65 episodes |
| 1990 | New Kids on the Block | Jordan Knight | 15 episodes |
| 1991 | The Legend of Prince Valiant | Messenger, Survivor | Episode: "The Gift" |
| 1992–1995 | Batman: The Animated Series | Dick Grayson / Robin | 27 episodes [5] |
| 1994 | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Various voices | 2 episodes [5] |
| 1994 | SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron | Guard | Episode: "The Dark Side of the Swat Kats" |
| 1997 | Extreme Ghostbusters | Episode: "True Face of a Monster" | |
| 1997–1998 | The New Batman Adventures | Dick Grayson / Nightwing, Mo | 10 episodes [5] |
| 1998 | The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries | Earl Pink | Episode: "The San Francisco Beat" [5] |
| 2001 | Men in Black: The Series | 2 episodes | |
| 2005–2006 | W.I.T.C.H. | Julian, Announcer, Aketon, Tynar | 8 episodes |
| 2009–2011 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Hal Jordan / Green Lantern | 2 episodes [5] |
| 2012 | The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Danny Rand / Iron Fist, Newscaster | 2 episodes [5] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Rock 'n' Roll High School | Fritz Hansel | |
| 1981 | Evilspeak | Charlie Boy | |
| 1990 | Prayer of the Rollerboys | Anchorman | |
| 2002 | The Sweetest Thing | Mr. Mooney | |
| 2003 | American Wedding | Celebrant | |
| 2005 | Red Eye | Doctor | |
| 2009 | 17 Again | Mike's Lawyer | |
| 2011 | After the Wizard | Dr. Edwards | |
| 2011 | The Hit List | Billy Joe Philbin | |
| 2012 | A Green Story | Ernest York | |
| 2013 | A Leading Man | Bruce Dodes | |
| 2019 | Senior Love Triangle | David | [6] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Thumbelina | Gringo | [5] |
| 1998 | Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero | Dick Grayson / Robin | Direct-to-video [5] |
| 2017 | Batman and Harley Quinn | Dick Grayson / Nightwing | Direct-to-video [1] [5] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Adventures of Batman & Robin | Dick Grayson / Robin | Sega CD version |
| 2002 | Earth & Beyond | ||
| 2003 | Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu | Dick Grayson / Nightwing | [5] |
| 2004 | Spider-Man 2 | Richard Parker, Additional Voices | |
| 2005 | Ultimate Spider-Man | Richard Parker | |
| 2010 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold – The Videogame | Hal Jordan / Green Lantern | |
| 2011 | Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 | Danny Rand / Iron Fist | |
| 2011 | Kinect Disneyland Adventures | ||
| 2012 | Halo 4 | Additional voices | |
| 2015 | Batman: Arkham Knight | Kirk Langstorm / Man-Bat | |
| 2016 | View-Master Batman Animated VR | Dick Grayson / Robin | [5] |
