Jason Rogel

Jason Rogel

Jason Rogel as Wayne Chung on the set of Splinterheads, July 2008.
Born August 6, 1976 (1976-08-06) (age 35)
Long Beach, California, U.S.
Occupation Actor

Jason Rogel (born August 6, 1976[1]) is an American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Leo on the ABC Family sitcom, State of Georgia, starring Raven-Symoné and Loretta Devine. He recently starred as Martin in the SyFy original movie, Swamp Shark, opposite Kristy Swanson and DB Sweeney. [2]

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Life and career

Jason Rogel was born and raised in Long Beach, California. He is of Filipino decent.

Jason graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Theatre Arts from California State University, Long Beach, and also studied Acting at Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art.[1]

In 2009, Jason appeared opposite Rachael Taylor, Lea Thompson, and Christopher McDonald in the indie romantic-comedy, Splinterheads.[3] Since then he has appeared in various commercials, webseries, and television shows, including The Office, Community, Dexter, Bones, Monk, and How I Met Your Mother.[4][5][6] He recently starred as Martin, the tech-savvy busboy in the 2011 SyFy original movie, Swamp Shark, also starring Kristy Swanson, D.B. Sweeney, Robert Davi and baseball legend Wade Boggs . He recurred as Physics grad student, Leo on ABC Family's, State of Georgia, starring Raven-Symoné, Majandra Delfino and Loretta Devine.[1]

In addition to film and TV, Jason has appeared in numerous theatre productions, working with such companies as East West Players, LoudRMouth, and The Garage Theatre Company. He has also toured his mini-musical, M.Saigon, a parody of the Broadway hit, Miss Saigon, throughout the United States. [7] [1]

Jason is currently the spokesperson for the "Get Mmad" advertising campaign in South Africa.[1]

Filmography and TV roles

Film
Year Film Role Notes
2007 Rattle Basket Virgil
2008 Jimmy Kimmel Live! Slimmons Hip Hop Dancer
Zombies Ate My Prom Date Chubsy
The Sarah Silverman Program Mongolian Gay Guy #2
Brown Soup Thing Cousin Jason
2009 How I Met Your Mother Clerk
The Office Erik
Bones Broderick Mullins
Monk Satellite Enthusiast
The Amazing Mrs. Novak Stockboy Vincent
Donna on Demand Utility Nerd
Dexter Langsbury
Splinterheads Wayne Chung
Community Samoan
2010 Romantically Challenged Registrar
2011 Swamp Shark Martin
Supah Ninjas Barry
State of Georgia (TV series) Leo 5 episodes
Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous Marcus
Man Up (TV series) Henry Trunka 2 episodes
2012 City of Jerks Barista post-production
Gulliver Quinn Mr. Martinson post-production

References

  1. ^ a b c d e http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1827430/
  2. ^ http://www.monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/features/article_1647719.php/A-chat-with-Swamp-Shark-s-Jason-Rogel-on-ABC-Family-s-State-of-Georgia
  3. ^ Perry, Byron (2008-12-17). "Jason Rogel - Entertainment News, Los Angeles, Media". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117997560?refCatId=1236. Retrieved 2011-05-18. 
  4. ^ Price, Crystal (2010-06-18). ""Swamp Shark" nears end of production in Acadiana - KPLC 7 News, Lake Charles, Louisiana". Kplctv.com. http://www.kplctv.com/story/12673307/swamp-shark-nears-end-of-production-in-acadiana?redirected=true. Retrieved 2011-05-18. 
  5. ^ "Schedule". Syfy. http://www.syfy.com/schedule/?date=2011-6-25. Retrieved 2011-05-18. 
  6. ^ "Swamp-Shark - Cast, Crew, Director and Awards - NYTimes.com". Movies.nytimes.com. 2010-11-01. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/462215/Swamp-Shark/cast. Retrieved 2011-05-18. 
  7. ^ http://www.backstage.com/bso/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003607611

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