Jason began acting at the age of 3 years old when he played The Littlest Prince in a production of The King & I in St. Louis, Missouri. After growing up in a theatre family (his father is actor John Contini) Jason decided to pursue acting in film. In 2003 Jason moved to Los Angeles but moved back to St. Louis a little over a year later. While back...
Is best friends with actor/writer Nicholas J. Hearne.
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Jason got his Equity card by doing three seasons of touring children's theatre with The Imaginary Theatre Company from 2005 - 2008. ITC is the young audiences touring division of The St. Louis Repertory Theatre.
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Jason, along with his brother Nathan and longtime friend Nicholas J. Hearne, is the co-creator of the indie comic book Legacies End: Celestials and Paladins from Archlight Comics.
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Pirate Pictures found Jason on MySpace before having him audition for Julian Hesse, vampire hunter, for the film Shadowland.
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Jason's first audition upon arriving in Los Angeles for a second time in 2008 (he had previously lived there in 2003) was for the romantic comedy "The Anniversary (2009)". He was cast in the lead role of Cid Draper.
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Jason's favorite actors are Gregory Peck, Jimmy Stewart, Sean Penn, Bill Nighy, Peter O'Toole and Robert Downey Jr.
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Jason is the son of actor John Contini and older brother of actor Sean Contini.
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He is also an artist and had at one time attempted pursuing a career as a comic book artist.