Jason Butler Harner Biography
Jason Butler Harner is a well-known American actor who has appeared in films like Changeling, and in the HBO miniseries John Adams. In February 2010, he made his London theater debut in the Lanford Wilson play Serenading Louie at the Donmar Warehouse in London, England.
How old is Jason Butler Harner? – Age
He is 53 years old as of 9 October 2023. He was born in 1970 in Elmira, New York, United States. His real name is Jason Thomas Butler.
Jason Butler Harner Family – Education
Harner was born in Elmira, New York, and grew up in Northern Virginia’s suburbs, where he attended a few performances at Washington, D.C.’s Arena Stage. His middle name, Butler, is derived from his mother’s maiden name.In 1988, he graduated from T. C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia.
Despite being the president of his high school drama club, Harner spent more time creating sets than acting because many of his relatives were builders or plumbers. After graduating from high school, he began working as an usher at the Eisenhower Theater, which is part of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., at the age of 17. In 1992, he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting from VCU.
Jason Butler Harner John Adams
He portrayed Ian Woods, a mercenary/gun-for-hire/kidnapper extraordinaire in the fourth season of Scandal.Ian Woods is a recurrent character in the second part of the fourth season. Andrew Nichols paid Ian Woods to kidnap Olivia Pope so that Andrew could launch a war against West Angola.Gus shot Ian Woods in Gladiators Don’t Run.
Jason Butler Harner The Walking Dead
He appeared portrayed Toby Carlson in AMC’s The Walking Dead. Toby Carlson is a survivor of the outbreak and an antagonist in AMC’s The Walking Dead. He is a Commonwealth resident who works as the chief recruiter. He appeared in the episodes “Warlords” and “The Rotten Core” as the main adversary.
Toby, who appears to be a kind and cheerful person at first, is shown to be a nasty, violent, and sadistic psychopath who brutally interrogates Ian, murders him, and mocks his corpse before savagely kicking it. He lacks self-awareness, pushing Riverbend inhabitants out of the building and threatening any who don’t talk about the missing guns with death. Toby is a talented and deadly CIA agent, deceptive, manipulative, and eager to betray his allies.
He is not easily frightened and is prone to rage when things do not go his way. Toby’s nonchalant and arrogant demeanor, as well as his lack of self-awareness, make him a dangerous and deceptive spy. He is depicted as a capable and lethal agent who exhibits no remorse for his acts.
Jason Butler Harner Rabbit Hole
He appeared as Miles Valence in the American spy thriller television series Rabbit Hole. John Weir is a corporate spy skilled in deception and ruining people’s lives. In his last mission, a secret cabal turns the tables on him, framing him for a murder, and he finds himself in a cat-and-mouse struggle to regain his freedom.
Jason Butler Harner The Handmaid’s Tale
He appeared as Commander Mackenzie, a High Commander and Hannah’s placement father in the season 5 of American dystopian television series The Handmaid’s Tale. Following a civil war, Gilead’s totalitarian dictatorship assumes authority across the former United States. Power-hungry politicians and a new, military, hierarchical government of religious fanaticism govern the society. Women are forcefully subjugated and made to perform menial tasks, including some as birth slaves.
These women, known as Handmaids, are assigned to the ruling elite’s households and subjected to ritualized rape by their male masters. They are given names that are formed by appending the prefix “Of-” to their first name. Society is separated into classes, each having their own color of clothing. June Osborne, nicknamed Offred, is a Handmaid sent to Commander Fred Waterford’s and Serena Joy’s home. June was kidnapped and forced to become a Handmaid after she and her husband committed adultery. The plot concentrates upon June’s yearning to be reunited with her husband and daughter, as well as her psychological growth.
Jason Butler Harner Movies
♦ 2002 – Garmento
♦ 2004 – Nylon
♦ 2006 – The Good Shepherd
♦ 2007 – Next
♦ 2008 – New Orleans, Mon Amour
♦ 2009 – The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
♦ 2010 – The Extra Man
♦ 2011 – Kill the Irishman
♦ 2014 – Non-Stop
♦ 2015 – Blackhat
Jason Butler Harner TV Shows
♦ 2023 – Rabbit Hole
♦ 2023 – Sugar
♦ 2022 – The Walking Dead
♦ 2022 – The Handmaid’s Tale
♦ 2020 – neXt
♦ 2017 – Elementary
♦ 2017–2018 – Ozark
♦ 2015 – Scandal
♦ 2015 – Ray Donovan
♦ 2014 – The Blacklist
♦ 2013 – Homeland
♦ 2013 – Betrayal
♦ 2012 – Alcatraz
♦ 2012 – The Newsroom