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Loren Lester
Lester at the East Coast Comicon
Born (1960-10-04) October 4, 1960 (age 64)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1977–present
Spouse Kelly Lester ​(m. 1988)​
Children3, including Julia
Websitelorenlester.com
Signature

Loren Lester (born October 4) is an American screen and stage actor. 2024 will mark his Broadway debut in Cabaret His voice is well-known for his work as DC Comics superhero Dick Grayson/Robin/Nightwing in Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures. He is considered to be the "definitive" Nightwing and he is the first actor to ever voice the role.

Career

Film and television

He began his career as a teenager; one of his early recurring roles was "Roy" in The Facts of Life. One of his favorite early film roles was as 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 its 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 Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Orville, 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, Las Vegas 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.

Later films include his scenes with Rachel McAdams and Cillian Murphy in Wes Craven's Red Eye, and with Jack Quad in Tragedy Girls.

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

Stage

Lester will be making his Broadway debut in 2024 in Cabaret, starring Eddie Redmayne. He moved to New York in 2018 and was almost immediately cast in the National Tour of the Tony-winning musical The Band's Visit and toured for almost two years with the show, playing the lead in several cities. Prior to that he was seen frequently in the Los Angeles theatre scene in dozens of plays and musicals, at venues such as The Pasadena Playhouse where he appeared in Noël Coward’s Fallen Angels.

Other Voice Work

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.

His voice has been heard in hundreds of tv and radio commercials and in numerous critically acclaimed audio books and 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.

Lester also voiced Hal Jordan / Green Lantern in "The Eyes of Despero" episode of Batman: Brave and the Bold, also from DC Comics. He is the first actor to ever voice the superhero Iron Fist in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes from Marvel Comics.

Personal life

Lester is Los Angeles native and graduated from Occidental College with a degree in Theatre Arts. Lester and his wife, Kelly, also an actress and daughter of Peter Mark Richman, have three actress-daughters: Jenny, Lily, and Tony-nominee Julia.

Filmography

Television

Television (animated)

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

Film (animated)

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

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

  • 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

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

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