Jon Foster
Jon Foster | |
|---|---|
| File:Jonfoster.jpg Foster in October 2009 | |
| Born | August 3, 1984 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupations | Actor, musician |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Spouse |
Chelsea Tyler (m. 2015) |
| Children | 2[1] |
| Relatives |
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Jon Foster (born August 3, 1984) is an American actor. His films include the drama The Door in the Floor (2004), the horror film Stay Alive (2006), the thriller Brotherhood (2010), and the drama Rampart (2011). Foster is a co-founder of the electronic-soul duo Kaneholler, with his wife, Chelsea Tyler who is the daughter of musician and singer Steven Tyler.[2][3]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Foster was born on August 3, 1984, in Boston,[4][5] the son of restaurant owners.[6][7][8] He has an older brother, actor Ben Foster. Ben described their parents as "free-spirited, Vietnam-protesting hippies". His paternal grandparents were Celia (Segal) and A. (Abraham) Frank Foster, a prominent judge and politician in Boston; their families were Jewish immigrants from the Russian Empire.[9][10][11][12]
His family relocated to Fairfield, Iowa, after their Boston home was burgled while they were present.[8][9]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]On June 20, 2015, Foster married Chelsea Tyler, daughter of musician Steven Tyler and the half-sister of actress Liv Tyler.[13][14] The two formed the electronic-soul band Kaneholler. On February 21, 2020, they welcomed their first child, a son named Vincent Frank Foster.[15][16][17][18]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2000 | Thirteen Days | Kenny O'Donnell, Jr. | |
| 2001 | Life as a House | Corey | |
| 2002 | Murder in Greenwich | Michael Skakel | Television film Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special – Leading Young Actor |
| 2003 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | ampm gas station cashier | |
| 2004 | The Door in the Floor | Eddie O'Hare | |
| 2006 | Stay Alive | Hutch MacNeil | |
| 2008 | The Mysteries of Pittsburgh | Art Bechstein | |
| 2008 | The Informers | Graham Sloan | |
| 2009 | Tenderness | Eric Komenko | |
| 2009 | Fault Line | — | |
| 2009 | Pandorum | Big Russian passenger | |
| 2010 | Brotherhood | Frank | |
| 2010 | The Last Rites of Ransom Pride | Champ Pride | |
| 2011 | Rampart | Michael Whittaker | |
| 2013 | Mr. Jones | Scott | |
| 2016 | Poor Boy | Roscoe Joe | |
| 2018 | Like Father | Owen |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Get Real | Will | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2000 | Judging Amy | Gregory Dox | Episode: "Instincts" |
| 2001 | Danny | Henry | Main cast; 9 episodes |
| 2004–2005 | Life as We Know It | Ben Connor | Main cast; 13 episodes |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Justin Sharp | Episode: "Intoxicated" |
| 2006 | Windfall | Damien Cutler | Main cast; 13 episodes |
| 2009–2010 | Accidentally on Purpose | Zack Crawchuck | Main cast; 18 episodes |
| 2012 | Ben and Kate | George | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2013 | Suits | Trent Devon | Episode: "Blood in the Water" |
| 2020 | 9-1-1: Lone Star | Dustin Shepard | 2 episodes |
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External links
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- Jon Foster at IMDb
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- 1984 births
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- 21st-century American musicians
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American people of Russian-Jewish descent
- Jewish American male actors
- Living people
- Male actors from Boston
- Male actors from Iowa
- Musicians from Boston
- Musicians from Iowa
- People from Fairfield, Iowa
- 21st-century American male musicians
- 21st-century American Jews