American film, television and stage actor
Grandson of legendary actor Jackie Gleason , and of his wife, dancer Genevieve Halford.
Son of actor-playwright Jason Miller and actress Linda Miller.
Owns a 90lb. Vietnamese potbellied pig named Fergus.
His first film job was as a production assistant in the 1982 film version of That Championship Season .
His mothers name is Linda Miller , sisters name is Jennifer, brothers name is Jordan and half-brothers name is Joshua John Miller , who is an actor and author.
When his best friend Kiefer Sutherland broke off his engagement with Julia Roberts in the early 90s, Julia ran off to Europe with Jason, and the two were eventually a couple.
Turned down the lead role of Mitch Mcdeere in The Firm , the role then went to Tom Cruise.
Ex-stepson of actress Sue Bernard.
Turned down the role of Jesus in Mel Gibson s The Passion of the Christ .
Attended Don Bosco Prep, a prestigious all-boys school in northern New Jersey.
Downed shots of Tabasco sauce between takes of his death scene in The Alamo to make it as realistic as possible.
Is very good friends with Laura Dern.
He is of Irish, and smaller amounts of German, English, Scottish, and Dutch, ancestry.
Played on Broadway the role of Brick in Tennessee Williams s "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" with Ned Beatty as Big Daddy.
Attended Saint Monica Catholic High School in Santa Monica, California.
"I wanted to skim into the global marketplace so that I could make small,movies like Your Friends & Neighbors (1998) . There was enough,hype around Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997) that I was able to,get the funding for Your Friends & Neighbors (1998) " - On why he,did Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997) .
You know how many movies it took Tom Cruise before he was making 5, 6 million dollars? It probably took a billion dollars in box office. .
