| Richard Lee Jackson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Richard Lee Jackson May 29, 1979 Redlands, California |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Spouse | Raquel Jackson (2005 to present) |
Richard Lee Jackson (born May 29, 1979) is an American actor and musician.
Born in Redlands, California, Jackson got his start as Ryan Parker on the NBC Saturday morning sit-com Saved by the Bell: The New Class. After three seasons on the worldwide syndicated program, he had a break-through performance on the highly anticipated 2nd season premiere of Fox/David Kelley's Ally McBeal, where he played Ally's young love interest. The premiere episode cracked the top 10 in the Neilson's Ratings and prompted FOX to sign him to a series hold-deal and was featured in Entertainment Weekly. More television and film followed, including a recurring role on the Lifetime drama Any Day Now.
His other television credits include a lead role in the television movie Hope Ranch starring Bruce Boxleitner, a supporting role in Showtime's The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc. and guest appearances on syndicated shows such as Boy Meets World, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Baywatch, among others. In 1993 he played Jeremy in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (ep 30 - Rockstar)
Jackson's feature film work includes the dark comedy True Rights which won several awards on the festival circuit, a supporting role in the MGM feature film Madison starring Jim Caviezel, and a lead role in the Universal comedy Bring It On Again. Richard had a lead role in the Hallmark western, Love's Long Journey, the third film installment of the best selling novels by Janette Oke, adapted by Michael Landon, Jr., which was the highest rated Hallmark Film of all time (now out on DVD). Hallmark asked him to film two more lead roles in films for their TV network. The first was Mystery Woman: Oh, Baby! starring Kelley Martin, and the second was the recently released western, Avenging Angel. He has done several national and local TV appearances (Leeza, Regis and Kathy Lee, AM Northwest, Good Day Oregon, etc.) and interviews in several worldwide syndicated magazines such as Movieline and Teen People. He was also featured along with his brother, fellow actor Jonathan Jackson, in People Magazine in their Sexiest Man Alive Issue.
In addition to acting, Richard Lee is an award winning filmmaker (Brooklyn Film Festival: Best Short Film and Coen Brothers Award for directing) and is also the drummer in the popular independent rock band, Enation.