Loren Lester
Loren Lester (born October 4, 1960) is an American screen, stage and voice actor best known as the voice of DC Comics superhero Dick Grayson/Robin/Nightwing and the additional character Mo in Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures. He is also a graduate of the Occidental College theatre department and has appeared in over 100 radio and television commercials.
Loren Lester | |
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Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | October 4, 1960
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1977–present |
Spouse |
Kelly Lester (m. 1988) |
Children | 3, including Julia |
Website | lorenlester |
Signature | |
Career
Film and television
He began his career very young; one of his early recurring roles was "Roy" in The Facts of Life. He also provided the voice for Rick Gordon, Flash Gordon's son, in the 1986 cartoon series Defenders of the Earth and as Barbeque on G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero.
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 played one of the hall monitors, Fritz Hansel, in Rock 'n' Roll High School.
From 1992 to 1999, Lester voiced Dick Grayson / Robin / Nightwing in the DC Animated Universe, appearing primarily in Batman: The Animated Series and it's revamped follow-up The New Batman Adventures. He later reprised the role in the 2017 direct-to-video, Batman and Harley Quinn.
Lester has appeared in over 200 episodes of series including Parenthood, Bones, NCIS, Ringer, Good Luck Charlie, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Awake, The Closer, Desperate Housewives, Cold Case, Criminal Minds, Castle, Two and a Half Men, and many others.
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". He was the Irate passenger in Red Eye. In 2008, Lester played the role of an ER doctor on Heroes in the episode "The Second Coming".
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.[1]
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.[2] Recently, he directed the web series Let’s Do Lunch,[3] starring Sam Harris[4] and Barry Williams.[5]
Stage
Lester has starred in dozens of plays and musicals. He is seen frequently in the Los Angeles theatre scene and recently made his debut at The Pasadena Playhouse in Noël Coward’s Fallen Angels.[6] He has also starred in productions at such venues as the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, the Santa Monica Playhouse and West Coast Ensemble.
Lester also wrote the stage show It’s Magic – The Life and Music of Doris Day.[7]
Personal life
Lester and his wife, Kelly, also an actress and daughter of Peter Mark Richman, have three daughters: Jenny, Lily, and Julia.
Filmography
Television
- 5 Weeks in a Balloon (TV Movie)
- Young Love, First Love (TV Movie)
- Midnight Offerings (TV Movie)
- Gimme a Break! - Arnie
- Charles in Charge - Clarence Norman
- Falcon Crest - Anesthesiologist
- The Facts of Life - Roy
- The Legend of Prince Valiant - Messenger/Survivor
- Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron - Guard
- Bonnie - Joe The Toe
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Attendant
- Boomtown
- Good Morning, Miami
- Without a Trace
- The Practice
- Las Vegas
- LAX
- General Hospital - Meyer
- Scrubs
- Gilmore Girls - Anson
- Joey
- Desperate Housewives - Dr. Baker
- Two and a Half Men
- The West Wing - Jarin
- Pepper Dennis
- The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
- The Game - Dr. Joe
- Help Me Help You - Gabe the Mohel
- The Bold and the Beautiful - Eli
- 7th Heaven - Bob Meyers
- The Riches
- In Case of Emergency - Dr. Green
- Notes from the Underbelly
- State of Mind
- Side Order of Life
- Zoey 101
- Unhitched
- Greek
- The Closer - Dan Frye
- Heroes
- Criminal Minds
- Castle - Mr. Simmons
- Flashforward
- Cold Case
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- The Young and the Restless - Dr. Jasper
- Undercovers - Hans
- Dating in the Middle Ages - Dr. James Brownhill
- Victorious - Dr. Levinson
- Ringer - Aubrey Zimmerman
- Hung - Howard Koontz
- Awake - Murray
- NCIS - Dr. Edgar Cromwell
- Final Witness
- Good Luck Charlie - Randy
- Help for the Holidays
- Bones
- Reinventing Cassie (TV Movie)
- Parenthood
Television (animated)
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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
- Rock 'n' Roll High School - Fritz Hansel
- Evilspeak - Charlie Boy
- Prayer of the Rollerboys - Anchorman
- Ping!
- The Sweetest Thing
- American Wedding
- Red Eye
- Midnight Clear - Gordon
- True Men
- 17 Again - Mike's Lawyer
- After the Wizard - Dr. Edwards
- Hit List - Billy Joe Philbin
- A Green Story
- Bigfoot: The Lost Coast Tapes
- A Leading Man
- A Country Christmas
- Damn Foreigners
- Chicanery
- Senior Love Triangle - David[8]
Film (animated)
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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
- 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
- Rocksteady Studios. Batman: Arkham Knight. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Scene: Credits, 13:05 in, Voiceover & Mocap Talent.
- "Live streaming New York Comic-Con". Archived from the original on 2011-10-17. TwitchTV (confirmation heard during 0:24:48 - 0:25:03)
- "Easy Lunch Boxes Bento Containers Videos and Celebrity Web Series".
- "Sam Harris: Official Web Site". www.samharris.com.
- "Home". The Greg Brady Project.
- "Greetings from The Pasadena Playhouse – Dressing Room 3 – Loren Lester". 4 February 2013.
- "It's Magic! - The Life and Music of Doris Day".
- Senior Love Triangle, retrieved 2022-08-13