Loren Lester | |
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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 Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures and as 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 .
Lester also voiced Hal Jordan / Green Lantern in "The Eyes of Despero" episode of Batman: Brave and the Bold, also from DC Comics. And then the voice of Iron Fist in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes from Marvel Comics. [1]
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 and his counterpart Man Bat for Batman: Arkham Knight . [2]
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 cartoon 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. [3] 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 |
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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 | Episode: "Christmas With the Joker" |
Episode: "Fear of Victory" | |||
Episode: "Dreams in Darkness" | |||
Episode: "Robin's Reckoning" | |||
Episode: "Night of the Ninja" | |||
Episode: "The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne" | |||
Episode: "If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich?" | |||
Episode: "What Is Reality?" | |||
Episode: "I Am the Night" | |||
Episode: "The Mechanic" | |||
Episode: "Shadow of the Bat" | |||
Episode: "The Demon's Quest" | |||
Episode: "House & Garden" | |||
Episode: "The Terrible Trio" | |||
Episode: "Harlequinade" | |||
Episode: "Time Out of Joint" | |||
Episode: "Bane" | |||
Episode: "Baby-Doll" | |||
Episode: "The Lion and the Unicorn" | |||
Episode: "Showdown" | |||
Episode: "Riddler's Reform" | |||
Episode: "Second Chance" | |||
Episode: "Harley's Holiday" | |||
Episode: "Lock-Up" | |||
Episode: "Make 'Em Laugh" | |||
Episode: "Deep Freeze" | |||
Episode: "Batgirl Returns" | |||
Henchman | Episode: "Dreams in Darkness" | ||
Prisoner | Episode: "I Am the Night" | ||
1994 | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Monster, Camera #2, Monster #2, 3-Eyes, Blorp 1+3 | 2 episodes |
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 | Episode: "Sins of the Father" |
Dick Grayson / Nightwing | Episode: "You Scratch My Back" | ||
Episode: "Joker's Millions" | |||
Episode: "Over the Edge" | |||
Episode: "Animal Act" | |||
Episode: "Old Wounds" | |||
Episode: "Chemistry" | |||
Episode: "Judgment Day" | |||
Mo | Episode: "Sins of the Father" | ||
Episode: "Judgment Day" | |||
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 |
2012 | The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Danny Rand / Iron Fist, Newscaster | 2 episodes |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | Thumbelina | Gringo | |
1998 | Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero | Dick Grayson / Robin | Direct-to-video |
2017 | Batman and Harley Quinn | Dick Grayson / Nightwing | Direct-to-video |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | The Adventures of Batman & Robin | Dick Grayson / Robin | Sega CD version |
2002 | Earth & Beyond | ||
2003 | Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu | Dick Grayson / Nightwing | |
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 | Dr. Kirk Langstorm / Man-Bat | |
2016 | View-Master Batman Animated VR | Dick Grayson / Robin |
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