After years of theatrical roles as kind-hearted, erudites like Tom in The Glass Menagerie with Sally Field, A.E.Housman in the American premiere of Stoppard's The Invention of Love, and the Broadway premiere of The Coast of Utopia as Ivan Turgenev, his film debut as Gordon Northcott in the Oscar nominated Changeling (2008) offered him his first conflicted killer. A self-described character actor interested in the fullness of any character, he is perhaps best known currently for his compelling turn as Agent Petty in Ozark (2017). He has one brother, and multiple former step-siblings. His parents divorced when young, and each subsequently remarrying. “Even though it was unpaid, unhoused and unfed, I got exposure to how a significant theatre ran.Jason Butler Harner was born in small town Elmira, New York in a working class family, later raised in Alexandria, Virginia while his parents worked in non-profits. His intention to move to New York got sidelined when he got accepted as an apprentice at Actors Theatre of Louisville. “My first professional show and bad review was in The Reluctant Debutante at The Theatre at Bolling Haxall House.” Jason and Lynne Jones (BFA ’91) in What I did Last Summer at VCU As a matter of fact, I just hung a shelf yesterday and could do that because of what I learned from Lou Szari’s set construction class.” He did more than tech, performing in several productions on campus and in the community. Jason muses, “I really blossomed as a young man and actor at VCU. ![]() (from left) Corey Brill, Sally Field and Jason in Gregory Mosher’s spare, unmannered production of The Glass Menagerie at Washington’s Kennedy Center, 2004. As president of his high school’s International Thespian Society, his attendance at the Virginia Theatre Association is how he discovered VCU. ![]() Jason Butler Harner, BFA in Performance, Jason was a teen usher at the Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theatre, he never imagined he would one day be acting on that stage opposite Sally Field in a production of The Glass Menagerie. Advanced Media Production Technology Program.Transfer Applicants: Fashion Merchandising.Transfer Applicants: Dance & Choreography.Transfer Applicants: Visual Arts & Design.Print Ready Policies | Submitting a Job.Jordan Bruner’s Commencement Speech – May 2023.Jazz Ensemble Audition Requirements and Expectations Spring 2023.VCU Symphony Concerto and Aria Competition.Interior Design Student Resources and Facilities.Interior Design Internships and Careers.MFA in Interior Design (Post-professional).Independent Study, Fieldwork, and Directed Research.MFA in Craft/Material Studies (Metalworking).MFA in Craft/Material Studies (Glassworking).MFA in Craft/Material Studies (Furniture Design).MFA in Craft/Material Studies (Ceramics).BFA in Communication Arts (Visual Effects).Internships and Graduate Student Resources.Internships and Undergraduate Student Resources. ![]() Making and Moving in the Real World: Physical Computing.Introduction to Digital Game Design as Art.Internships and Volunteer Opportunities.
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