Gabriel Jarret

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Gabriel Jarret (born Gabriel Kronsberg, January 1, 1970 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor.

He is best known for his role as the young genius Mitch Taylor in the 1985 comedy movie Real Genius in which he co starred with Val Kilmer.

Jarret's first film was Going Ape! in 1981, and other film roles include The Karate Kid Part III, Apollo 13, Last Days, and Dry Cycle.

Jarret has made guest appearances in 21 Jump Street, L.A. Law, Party of Five, and The West Wing.

Jarret's latest role is that of 1st Officer Chapman in the 2006 remake of The Poseidon Adventure, Poseidon. He will also be seen in the forthcoming Ron Howard film Frost/Nixon as Nixon speechwriter Ken Kahchigian.

Jarret is not limited in his talents as he is also a lyricist and vocalist of the rock/alternative rock vein. In the early 1990s Jarret fronted the Los Angeles based rock band The Unknown. The band had limited success for a short period once appearing at the House of Blues with soul great Tower of Power. The band was solid and attracted some record label interest but broke up before any deals materialized.