Jason Earles stars as Miley's older brother Jackson, who uses his connection with Hannah Montana to impress the girls, in the Disney Channel Original TV Series "Hannah Montana."
Born in San Diego on April 26, Earles lived in Ohio and Washington before his family settled in Portland, Oregon. The middle of four brothers and a sister, Earles gravitated towards acting as a way to stand out from his siblings. He started in the third grade production of "Hansel & Gretel," and from there, starred in various school, community and summer theatre productions. After high school, Earles toured with the Montana Shakespeare in the Park theatre group before moving to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.
On television, he has a recurring role on Disney Channel's "Phil of the Future" and guest starred on "The Shield," "One on One," "Still Standing" and "Mad TV." Earles co-stars in the feature films "National Treasure," "American Pie: Band Camp" and "Special Ed." He also starred in numerous stage productions, including "Twelfth Night," "The Tempest," "Pinocchio," "Tom Sawyer" and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."
An avid video game player, Earles also enjoys watching sports especially baseball and the Seattle Mariners.
Disney Channel is airing a new episode "I Will Always Loathe You" with guest stars Vicki Lawrence and Dolly Parton on Friday, December 7. Jason has a great role where he dresses up as Elvis in this episode.
Web site:
www.hannahmontana.com
