Date of Birth : Aug 28th 1969
Canadian-American actor and film director. He is best known as the virtuous Brandon Walsh on the television series Beverly Hills, 90210, a role which catapulted him to fame in the early 1990s.
Jason Priestley first started his television career in 1989 on the short-lived sitcom “Sister Kate” which starred Stephanie Beacham. He played Todd, one of the foster kids under the care of Sister Kate, an English nun. In 1990, Priestley was chosen as Brandon Walsh on the hit series Beverly Hills, 90210. He also directed nineteen of the show’s episodes. He remained on the show until 1998, when Brandon moved to Washington, DC. Brandon was the last Walsh to leave the show, however, Priestley would continue to serve as an executive producer until the show’s cancellation in 2000.
Priestley joined the cast of Tru Calling as Jack Harper from 2004-2005. He was also a regular on the 2006 program Love Monkey. His television work also includes the WB show What I Like About You, and a February 2006 appearance on Without a Trace. Priestley has also made several films, his most notable role perhaps being in 1997’s Love and Death on Long Island, in which he played a teen idol struggling to be taken seriously as an actor. He directed the nineteenth episode in the ?nal season of 7th Heaven. He also directed an episode of The Secret Life of the American Teenager “Slice of Life”and “Just Say No”. They appeared on August 26, 2008 and September 9, 2008 on ABC Family.
CAREER
Eye Of The Beholder ( 2000 )
Love and Death on Long Island ( 1998 )