My Take
Jason Behr is one of those actors who absolutely owned his moment in late-90s teen TV — and that moment was Roswell. Playing Max Evans, the brooding alien-hybrid with soulful eyes and a leather jacket, he made an entire generation swoon and genuinely sold the show's absurd premise with real emotional weight. Two Saturn Award nominations for that role is no joke; those go to people who actually bring something to genre work. Born in Minneapolis, he carried that Midwestern quiet-intensity into films like The Shipping News and the American remake of The Grudge, proving he wasn't just a TV pretty face. He's never been the loudest name in the room, but that restraint is kind of the whole point — there's something compelling about an actor who holds back and still makes you lean in.
Overview
Jason Behr (born December 30, 1973) is an American film and television actor. He first starred in the American television series Roswell, for which he was twice nominated for a Saturn Award, followed by roles in the films The Shipping News and the American remake of the Japanese horror film The Grudge.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jason Behr
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェイソン・ベア
- Reading
- じぇいそん・べあ
- Born
- December 30, 1973 (age 52)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Ox
- Origin
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.