Jason William Dohring (born March 30, 1982) is an American actor, known for his roles as Logan Echolls in Veronica Mars (2004–2007, 2019) and its 2014 film continuation, Josef Kostan in Moonlight (2007), Adam Carpenter in Ringer (2011), Detective Will Kinney in The Originals (2013), Chase Graves in iZombie (2015), and Terra in the Kingdom Hearts series.
Career Dohring starred as Logan Echolls in Veronica Mars from 2004 to 2007. Following its cancellation, Dohring found work with Warner Bros. and CBS, co-starring as Josef Kostan in the television series Moonlight.
In October 2008, it was announced that Dohring would return to television as Spencer in the HBO comedy series Washingtonienne.
On February 10, 2010, Dohring stated in an interview that he would be voicing a character in a Disney video game that was released in Japan that January; the game was later revealed to be Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep by Square Enix and Disney, and the character was Terra, with him reprising the role in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance and Kingdom Hearts III. Though his performance in Birth by Sleep was panned, he was more positively-received in later games. In May 2010, Dohring starred as Elliot Knight in Searching for Sonny, directed and written by Andrew Disney and produced by Red Productions.
In 2011, Dohring co-starred as Mr. Carpenter in The CW's series Ringer with Sarah Michelle Gellar. In 2012, Dohring made a guest appearance in Supernatural as Chronos.
In April 2013, it was announced that Dohring had been cast in the Veronica Mars film. That same year, he was cast in The CW's science fiction drama The Tomorrow People in a guest role as Killian McCrane.
In 2014, Dohring co-narrated the audio book of The Mortal Instruments: City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare with actress Sophie Turner.
From 2015 to 2016, Dohring had a recurring role in The CW series The Originals as Detective Will Kinney. In October 2016, Dohring was cast in a recurring role as Chase Graves in The CW's iZombie.
In March 2021, Dohring was cast in the recurring role of Lieutenant Commander Whitshaw in the CBS series SEAL Team.
Personal life Dohring is the son of Doug Dohring and Laurie Dohring. He married Lauren Kutner in 2004, and they have four children. Dohring is a Scientologist and has credited Scientology for his understanding of acting and career professionalism.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes1994Prehysteria! 2Roughneck #2Video1998Deep ImpactJason2001Train QuestJoseph2003Black CadillacRobby2007Will Taylor2008StruckShort film2011Searching for SonnyElliot Knight2014Veronica MarsLogan Echolls2015The SqueezeAaron Bolt2019You Are HereGlen2021VioletHarry White
Television Year Title Role Notes1994Someone She KnowsBillyTelevision film1995BaywatchIsaac KleinEpisode: "Face of Fear"1995JourneyCooper McDougallTelevision film1996Picket FencesEpisode: "Winner Takes All"1996Mr. RhodesJaredEpisode: "Pilot"1999100 Deeds for Eddie McDowdHuman Eddie McDowdEpisode: "Tagged"2000Once and AgainCoopEpisode: "Sneaky Feelings"2000Ready to RunB. MoodyTelevision film2001RoswellJerryEpisode: "Cry Your Name"2001Nerdy GuyEpisode: "Take the Cookies and Run"2002JAGJames OliphantEpisode: "Code of Conduct"2002–2003Boston PublicIan Bridgeman2 episodes2004Judging AmySimon HadlockEpisode: "Werewolves of Hartford"2004Cold CaseDominic LaSalleEpisode: "The Plan"2004WesEpisode: "Zero Tolerance"2004Wedding DazeFontTelevision film2004–2007, 2019Veronica MarsLogan EchollsMain role (72 episodes)2007–2008MoonlightJosef KostanMain role (16 episodes)2009Body PoliticCharlieTV pilot2009Party DownGregEpisode: "California College Conservative Union Caucus"2009WashingtonienneSpencerEpisode: "Pilot"2010CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationDanny NaganoEpisode: "Long Ball"2010Lie to MeMartin WalkerEpisode: "Beat the Devil"2011–2012RingerMr. CarpenterRecurring role (9 episodes)2012SupernaturalChronos / Ethan SniderEpisode: "Time After Time"2013Rules of EngagementJoeEpisode: "Cats & Dogs"2013Killian McCraneEpisode "Kill or Be Killed"2014MotiveGordon WhiteEpisode "Bad Blonde"2015Portrait of Love (AKA Heart of the Matter)Luke DwyerTelevision film2015The MessengersJeff FairburnRecurring role (3 episodes)2015–2017The OriginalsWill KinneySeason 3 and 4; recurring role2017–2018iZombieChase GravesSeasons 3–4; recurring role (15 episodes)2019Bluff City LawBlake FullumEpisode: "Ave Maria"2020All RiseSgt. Scott CableEpisode: "My Fair Lockdown"2021SEAL TeamLieutenant Commander WhinshawRecurring role
Video games Year Title Role Notes2010Kingdom Hearts Birth by SleepTerra A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.2012Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance2014Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD ReMIXArchive footage2017Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth by Sleep – A Fragmentary Passage2019Kingdom Hearts III
Audiobooks YearTitleRoleNotes2014The Mortal Instruments: City of Heavenly FireCo-narratorwith Sophie Turner
References
External links
Jason Dohring cast bio on The CW Jason Dohring interview on Television Without Pity