Jason Lawrence Olive (born February 10, 1972) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Joseph in the sitcom Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse.
Early years He attended the University of Hawaii on full athletic and academic scholarship. At the age of 17, he played his first professional volleyball tournament.
Career He had previously roles in many television series and movies including All My Children, BET's The Game, romantic comedy film Raising Helen, and others. In a dispute over the use of his photo in advertising for longer than allowed by his contract, Olive obtained a $1,133,000 judgment against General Nutrition Corporation, Inc. The judgement was affirmed on appeal in December 2018.
Filmography +Film Year Title Role Notes 1999 Spenser: Small Vices (TV Movie) Clint Stapleton 1999 Love Goggles Model 2000 Punks Lucas 2001The Feast of All Saints (TV Movie) Richard Lermontant 2004Raising Helen Chip 2005Bam Bam and Celeste Graham 2010Reversion Marcus 2010 Kaboom Hunter 2011Bad Actress Detective Ray Stoker 2015 Progress Victor Jefferson
+Television Year Title Role Notes 1997 7th Heaven Rick Episode: "Happy's Valentine" 1997 Smart Guy Xavier Episode: "Big Picture" 1999 Passions Frank Lomax 3 episodes 1999 Malcolm & Eddie Rick Episode: "Sneaky, Thieving, Double-Crossing Dates from Hell" 2002 All My Children Frankie Hubbard Unknown Episodes 2003 Half & Half Jamal Episode: "The Big Sexy Shame Episode" 2003 Hope & Faith Security Guard Episode: "Remembrance of Rings Past" 2005 Living with Fran James Episode: "The Reunion" 2005 The Comeback Jesse Wood 13 episodes 2005 CSI: Miami Brad Walker Episode: "Prey" 2006 Criminal Minds Parker Dunley Episode: "Somebody's Watching" 2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Head Host Episode: "Meet Market" 2007 CSI: NY Russell Ballard Episode: "Heart of Glass" 2008 Tyler Perry's House of Payne Chad Randolph Episode: "And... Cut!" 2008 The Game McHottie 3 episodes 2009 Melrose Place Detective Drake 4 episodes 2011 Traffic Light Sam Episode: "Credit Balance" 2011–2017 Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse Joseph 162 episodes 2012 Don't Trust the B— in Apartment 23 Hot Trey Episode: "Whatever It Takes..."
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