Jason Antoon
Jason Antoon (born Jason Allan Antoon, 9 November 1971 in Santa Monica, California, USA) – American actor of Lebanese descent, raised in Pacific Palisades and Sherman Oaks. Trained at Carnegie Mellon University (BFA in Drama, 1994), he made his Broadway breakthrough in the 2000 Tony Award-winning musical Contact, for which he earned a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical. His most notable film roles include Rufus Riley in Minority Report (2002, discovered by Steven Spielberg while in Contact), Norman in Two Weeks Notice (2002), Greg Antonski in Music and Lyrics (2007), Bill Patel in Perfect Stranger (2007), Denny Z in Middle Men (2009), Detective Jerry Eaans in Columbus Circle (2012), and Greg Nathan in The Rewrite (2014, opposite Hugh Grant). On television he is best known for Dr. Ken Brickman in Claws (2017–2022, 40 episodes) and Ernie Malik in NCIS: Hawai'i (2021–2024, 54 episodes). He has also appeared in The Sum of All Fears (2002), Little Black Book (2004), The Producers (2005), Noelle (2019), and numerous guest spots in Law & Order, Sex and the City, Modern Family, New Girl, Castle, and Fresh Off the Boat. He is married to actress Seana Kofoed (m. 2010) and has two children.
Known For
Credits
- 2021 · NCIS: Hawaiʻi as Ernie Malik
- 2019 · Noelle as Omar
- 2017 · Armstrong as Eddie
- 2015 · Con Man as Crazy Bruno
- 2015 · Weird Loners as CooKoo Schmoolie
- 2015 · Fresh Off the Boat as Howie
- 2014 · The Rewrite as Greg Nathan
- 2012 · Celeste & Jesse Forever as Man in Convenience Store
- 2012 · Electric City as Garrison 'Knobs' Butler (voice)
- 2011 · New Girl as Clipboard Guy
- 2011 · Shameless as Docteur Ruben
- 2009 · Modern Family as Apple Customer
- 2009 · Middle Men as Denny Z
- 2009 · Kings as Boyden
- 2009 · Castle as Steve Warner
- 2008 · Childrens Hospital as Imam Islam
- 2008 · Lipstick Jungle as David Hernandez
- 2008 · Cashmere Mafia as
- 2007 · The Ten as Salazar 'Fred' McBairn
- 2007 · Suburban Girl as Dean
- 2007 · Perfect Stranger as Bill Patel
- 2007 · Music and Lyrics as Greg Antonsky
- 2006 · Things That Hang from Trees as Bobby Mecklem
- 2005 · The Producers as Jason Green
- 2005 · Grey's Anatomy as Mr. Samuels
- 2005 · Numb3rs as Kai Kragen
- 2004 · Little Black Book as Larry
- 2003 · NCIS as Ernie Malik
- 2002 · Two Weeks Notice as Norman
- 2002 · Live from Baghdad as Mr. Mazin
- 2002 · Hack as Henry Nibs
- 2002 · Minority Report as Rufus Riley at Cyber Parlor
- 2002 · The Sum of All Fears as AFRAT Specialist Stubbs
- 2002 · George Lopez as Hosni
- 2001 · Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Mr. Smythe
- 2001 · 100 Centre Street as
- 2000 · Ed as Deejay
- 2000 · Company Man as Croupier (uncredited)
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Radio Producer
- 1998 · Sex and the City as Framer
- 1996 · Spin City as Abdul
- 1996 · Spin City as Cab Driver
- 1990 · Law & Order as Attorney Hogenbaum
- 1990 · Law & Order as Nidal Salaam
- Future · The Tourist Curse as