Loren Lester

Last updated
Loren Lester
Born
OccupationActor
Years active1977–present
Spouse
Kelly Lester
(m. 1988)
Children3, including Julia
Website lorenlester.com

Loren Lester is an American screen, stage, and voice actor who made his Broadway debut in the 2024 revival of Cabaret.

Contents

Career

Film and television

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.

Animation

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

Stage

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.

Personal life

Lester and his wife, Kelly, also an actress and daughter of Peter Mark Richman, have three daughters: Jenny, Lily, and Julia.

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1979Young Love, First LovePevneyTelevision film
1981–1987 The Facts of Life Roy7 episodes
1982 Gimme a Break! ArnieEpisode: "Julie's First Love"
1985 Charles in Charge Clarence NormanEpisode: "Charles 'R' Us"
1987 Falcon Crest AnesthesiologistEpisode: "Missed Connections"
1995 Bonnie Joe the ToeEpisode: "The Phone Call"
1996 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine AttendantEpisode: "The Quickening"
2002 Boomtown HomeownerEpisode: "All Hallow's Eve"
2002–2004 The Practice Dr. Marchant, Mitchell Gore2 episodes
2003 Good Morning, Miami Group LeaderEpisode: "Hi, My Name Is Jake"
2004 Without a Trace Mr. RoscoeEpisode: "Wannabe"
2004 Las Vegas LawyerEpisode: "Always Faithful"
2004 LAX Immigration AttorneyEpisode: "Unscheduled Arrivals"
2004 General Hospital Meyer8 episodes
2005 Scrubs VetEpisode: "My Quarantine"
2005 Gilmore Girls Anson2 episodes
2005 Joey ProducerEpisode: "Joey and the Big Break"
2005 Desperate Housewives Dr. BakerEpisode: "You Could Drive A Person Crazy"
2006 Two and a Half Men EmceeEpisode: "The Unfortunate Little Schnauzer"
2006 The West Wing JarinEpisode: "Welcome to Wherever You Are"
2006 Pepper Dennis WEIE AttorneyEpisode: "True Love Is Dead"
2006 The Suite Life of Zack & Cody ManEpisode: "A Midsummer's Nightmare"
2006 The Game Dr. JoeEpisode: "How Tasha Got Her Groove Back"
2006 Help Me Help You GabeEpisode: "Raging Bill"
2006–2007 The Bold and the Beautiful Eli Donovan4 episodes
2007 7th Heaven Bob MeyersEpisode: "Deacon Blues"
2007 The Riches Ed KlineEpisode: "Pilot"
2007 In Case of Emergency Dr. GreenEpisode: "The Good, the Bad and the Mob"
2007 Notes from the Underbelly ManEpisode: "Million Dollar Baby"
2007 State of Mind Crisis CounselorEpisode: "Pilot"
2007 Side Order of Life Doug StackEpisode: "Coming Out"
2007 Zoey 101 Pierre LaMangeEpisode: "Zoey's Ribs"
2007–2008 Criminal Minds Dr. Shore, Surgeon2 episodes
2008 Unhitched TherapistEpisode: "Woman Marries Horse"
2008 Greek Harvard DeanEpisode: "Barely Legal"
2008 The Closer Dan FryeEpisode: "Split Ends"
2008 Heroes ER DoctorEpisode: "The Second Coming"
2009 Castle Mr. SimmonsEpisode: "Always Buy Retail"
2009 FlashForward NeurologistEpisode: "No More Good Days"
2009 Cold Case A.J. PritchardEpisode: "The Crossing"
2009 Curb Your Enthusiasm TurnerEpisode: "The Black Swan"
2009–2011 Hung Howard Koontz5 episodes
2010 The Young and the Restless Dr. Jasper3 episodes
2010 Undercovers HansEpisode: "Devices"
2010–2011 Victorious Dr. Levinson2 episods
2011Dating in the Middle AgesJames BrownhillEpisode: "Dr. Poo"
2011 Ringer Aubrey ZimmermanEpisode: "If You Ever Want a French Lesson..."
2012 Awake MurrayEpisode: "Ricky's Tacos"
2012 NCIS Edgar CromwellEpisode: "Up in Smoke"
2012 Final Witness Hans ReiserEpisode: "What the Boy Saw"
2012 Good Luck Charlie RandyEpisode: "Team Mom"
2012Help for the HolidaysDanielTelevision film
2013 Bones William WisemanEpisode: "The Dude in the Dam"
2014Reinventing CassieMelTelevision film
2014 Parenthood District RepresentativeEpisode: "You've Got Mold"

Television (animated)

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985 G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Barbecue 8 episodes
1986–1987 Defenders of the Earth Rick Gordon, Young Kurt Walker65 episodes
1990 New Kids on the Block Jordan Knight 15 episodes
1991 The Legend of Prince Valiant Messenger, SurvivorEpisode: "The Gift"
1992–1995 Batman: The Animated Series Dick Grayson / Robin 27 episodes [5]
1994 Aaahh!!! Real Monsters Various voices2 episodes [5]
1994 SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron GuardEpisode: "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, Mo10 episodes [5]
1998 The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries Earl PinkEpisode: "The San Francisco Beat" [5]
2001 Men in Black: The Series 2 episodes
2005–2006 W.I.T.C.H. Julian, Announcer, Aketon, Tynar8 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, Newscaster2 episodes [5]

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
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]

Film (animated)

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 Thumbelina Gringo [5]
1998 Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero Dick Grayson / RobinDirect-to-video [5]
2017 Batman and Harley Quinn Dick Grayson / NightwingDirect-to-video [1] [5]

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
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
2016View-Master Batman Animated VRDick Grayson / Robin [5]

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