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Loren Lester

Loren Lester is an American screen, stage, and voice actor who made his Broadway debut in the 2024 revival of Cabaret.

Loren Lester
Born
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1977–present
Spouse
Kelly Lester
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(m. 1988)​
Children3, including Julia
Websitelorenlester.com

Career edit

Film and television edit

Lester has appeared in over 200 episodes of series including Curb Your Enthusiasm ("The Black Swan" episode) The Orville, Scorpion, I'm Dying Up Here, Parenthood, Bones, NCIS, Ringer, Good Luck Charlie, Awake, The Closer, Desperate Housewives, Cold Case, Criminal Minds, Castle, Two and a Half Men, and many others.

He was the Irate passenger in the Wes Craven film Red Eye starring Rachel McAdams and Cillian Murphy, and he was in the comedies The Sweetest Thing and American Wedding

He began his career very young; one of his early recurring roles was "Roy" in The Facts of Life.

He also played one of the hall monitors, Fritz Hansel, in Rock 'n' Roll High School.

He recurred on all three seasons of the HBO hit comedy series Hung, and had recurring roles on Victorious (Nickelodeon), Gilmore Girls, General Hospital, The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless.

Lester also appeared in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Quickening". In 2008, Lester played the role of an ER doctor on Heroes in the episode "The Second Coming".

He has appeared in over 100 radio and television commercials.

Animation edit

He is best known as the voice of DC Comics superhero Dick Grayson/Robin/Nightwing in Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures and as Barbeque on G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero.

He later reprised the role of Nightwing in the 2017 direct-to-video, Batman and Harley Quinn.

Lester also voiced Hal Jordan / Green Lantern in "The Eyes of Despero" episode of Batman: Brave and the Bold, also from DC Comics. And then the voice of Iron Fist in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes from Marvel Comics.[1]

His voice has been heard in numerous critically acclaimed audio books and in popular interactive games such as Halo 4 and Batman: Arkham Knight. He provides the voice of Kirk Langstrom and his counterpart Man Bat for Batman: Arkham Knight.[2]

In 1990, he provided the voice for Jordan Knight in New Kids on the Block. In 1994, he was also the voice of Gringo in the Don Bluth film Thumbelina.

He also provided the voice for Rick Gordon, Flash Gordon's son, in the 1986 cartoon series Defenders of the Earth

Stage edit

Lester has starred in dozens of plays and musicals. Currently living in New York, he was seen frequently in the Los Angeles theatre scene at venues such as The Pasadena Playhouse in Noël Coward’s Fallen Angels.[3] He is also a graduate of the Occidental College theatre department.

Personal life edit

Lester and his wife, Kelly, also an actress and daughter of Peter Mark Richman, have three daughters: Jenny, Lily, and Julia.

Filmography edit

Television edit

Television (animated) edit

Year Title Role Notes
1985 G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Barbecue 8 episodes
1986–1987 Defenders of the Earth Rick Gordon, Young Kurt Walker 65 episodes
1990 New Kids on the Block Jordan Knight 15 episodes
1991 The Legend of Prince Valiant Messenger, Survivor Episode: "The Gift"
1992–1995 Batman: The Animated Series Dick Grayson / Robin Episode: "Christmas With the Joker"
Episode: "Fear of Victory"
Episode: "Dreams in Darkness"
Episode: "Robin's Reckoning"
Episode: "Night of the Ninja"
Episode: "The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne"
Episode: "If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich?"
Episode: "What Is Reality?"
Episode: "I Am the Night"
Episode: "The Mechanic"
Episode: "Shadow of the Bat"
Episode: "The Demon's Quest"
Episode: "House & Garden"
Episode: "The Terrible Trio"
Episode: "Harlequinade"
Episode: "Time Out of Joint"
Episode: "Bane"
Episode: "Baby-Doll"
Episode: "The Lion and the Unicorn"
Episode: "Showdown"
Episode: "Riddler's Reform"
Episode: "Second Chance"
Episode: "Harley's Holiday"
Episode: "Lock-Up"
Episode: "Make 'Em Laugh"
Episode: "Deep Freeze"
Episode: "Batgirl Returns"
Henchman Episode: "Dreams in Darkness"
Prisoner Episode: "I Am the Night"
1994 Aaahh!!! Real Monsters Monster, Camera #2, Monster #2, 3-Eyes, Blorp 1+3 2 episodes
1994 SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron Guard Episode: "The Dark Side of the Swat Kats"
1997 Extreme Ghostbusters Episode: "True Face of a Monster"
1997–1998 The New Batman Adventures Dick Grayson Episode: "Sins of the Father"
Dick Grayson / Nightwing Episode: "You Scratch My Back"
Episode: "Joker's Millions"
Episode: "Over the Edge"
Episode: "Animal Act"
Episode: "Old Wounds"
Episode: "Chemistry"
Episode: "Judgment Day"
Mo Episode: "Sins of the Father"
Episode: "Judgment Day"
2001 Men in Black: The Series 2 episodes
2005–2006 W.I.T.C.H. Julian, Announcer, Aketon, Tynar 8 episodes
2009, 2011 Batman: The Brave and the Bold Hal Jordan / Green Lantern 2 episodes
2012 The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes Danny Rand / Iron Fist, Newscaster 2 episodes

Film edit

Film (animated) edit

Year Title Role Notes
1994 Thumbelina Gringo
1998 Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero Dick Grayson / Robin Direct-to-video
2017 Batman and Harley Quinn Dick Grayson / Nightwing Direct-to-video

Video games edit

Year Title Role Notes
1994 The Adventures of Batman & Robin Dick Grayson / Robin Sega CD version
2002 Earth & Beyond
2003 Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu Dick Grayson / Nightwing
2004 Spider-Man 2 Richard Parker, Additional Voices
2005 Ultimate Spider-Man Richard Parker
2010 Batman: The Brave and the Bold – The Videogame Hal Jordan / Green Lantern
2011 Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Danny Rand / Iron Fist
2011 Kinect Disneyland Adventures
2012 Halo 4 Additional Voices
2015 Batman: Arkham Knight Dr. Kirk Langstorm / Man-Bat
2016 View-Master Batman Animated VR Dick Grayson / Robin

Shorts edit

  • The Old Man and the Studio
  • Cross-Eyed Dinner Theater Presents! - Alan
  • The One Who Got Away
  • Going Home
  • Down, Up, Out
  • Peter at the End
  • Red
  • The Interrogation
  • The Uncivil War
  • Up the Valley and Beyond
  • A Family of Clowns
  • Max
  • Terrorists Anonymous

References edit

  1. ^ "Live streaming New York Comic-Con". Archived from the original on 2011-10-17. TwitchTV (confirmation heard during 0:24:48 - 0:25:03)
  2. ^ Rocksteady Studios. Batman: Arkham Knight. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Scene: Credits, 13:05 in, Voiceover & Mocap Talent.
  3. ^ "Greetings from The Pasadena Playhouse – Dressing Room 3 – Loren Lester". 4 February 2013.
  4. ^ Senior Love Triangle, retrieved 2022-08-13

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