Jilon VanOver

Biography

Jilon VanOver is an American actor from Loma Linda, California, who studied theater arts at Murray State University on a football scholarship and graduated in 2001. He is best known for his role as Ransom Bray in the Emmy Award winning History Channel miniseries Hatfields & McCoys and as Tecton in the Disney XD series Mighty Med; he played Tecton again in a 2015 Lab Rats crossover. His guest appearances include Better Call Saul, Cold Case, Chicago P.D., NCIS: Los Angeles, Psych, Lab Rats, and Mighty Med. In 2013 he was Lucas Holst, an Amish farmer, in the Lifetime film An Amish Murder. He also played super agent Ray Harris in Strawberry Summer, and in the digital series Chasing the Hill he was the movie star Bobby Savage; his voice work included the post-apocalyptic creatures in I Am Legend (2007).

48years old

Turns 49 on August 24in 315 days

Born August 24, 1978Loma Linda
Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Jilon Ghai VanOver (birth name)Also credited as Jilon Ghai

Movie Career

Films: 10
Career span: 18 years2005 to 2023

Genres

Drama40%, 4 films
Horror40%, 4 films
Action30%, 3 films
Comedy30%, 3 films
Mystery20%, 2 films

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Early training
VanOver attended Murray State University on a football scholarship and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Theatre Arts before returning to California to pursue acting.
Beyond film
VanOver provided the voices for the post-apocalyptic creatures in I Am Legend, the 2007 film starring Will Smith, in a voice-over role.
Own stunts
Jilon VanOver has performed on saxophone, clarinet, and harmonica with various local Los Angeles bands, and he holds a black belt in Shorin-Ryu.

Jilon VanOver movies on Netflix

Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch2023IMDb rating 4.4as The Sundance Kid (Harry Longabaugh)
The Field Guide to Evil2018IMDb rating 4.8as Chris (Beware the Melonheads)
Alex & Jaime2017IMDb rating 6.8as Mark Callahan
An Amish Murder2013IMDb rating 6.2as Lucas Holst
Counterpunch2013IMDb rating 4.8as Teddy
Bad Blood... the Hunger2012IMDb rating 5.5as Click
Strawberry Summer2012IMDb rating 5.8as Ray Harns
Boo2005IMDb rating 4.1as Kevin
Death Tunnel2005IMDb rating 2.6as Mason
Death by Engagement2005IMDb rating 3.8as Byron Oniskon(Jilon Ghai)

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Boo2005 Adventure, Comedy, Fantasyas Kevin
IMDb rating 4.15.6K votes
An Amish Murder2013 Drama, Mystery, Thrilleras Lucas Holst
IMDb rating 6.22.7K votes
The Field Guide to Evil2018as Chris (Beware the Melonheads)
IMDb rating 4.82.8K votes
Death Tunnel2005as Mason
IMDb rating 2.65.5K votes
Strawberry Summer2012as Ray Harns
IMDb rating 5.8883 votes
Counterpunch2013as Teddy
IMDb rating 4.8818 votes
Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch2023as The Sundance Kid (Harry Longabaugh)
IMDb rating 4.4233 votes
Death by Engagement2005as Byron Oniskon(Jilon Ghai)
IMDb rating 3.8250 votes

Worked with

Jilon VanOver shares two films with Dee Wallace, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Dee Wallace

Danny Trejo

Bruce Dern

C. Thomas Howell

Jeffrey Combs

Steven Bauer

Anthony C. FerranteDirector, 2 films

Films together

Dee Wallace2 films together, 2005 to 2023
Dee Wallace's page
- Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch2023IMDb rating 4.4VanOver as The Sundance Kid (Harry Longabaugh)Wallace as Alice Cassidy
- Boo2005IMDb rating 4.1VanOver as KevinWallace as Nurse Russell
Danny Trejo1 film together, 2013
Danny Trejo's page
- Counterpunch2013IMDb rating 4.8VanOver as TeddyTrejo as Manny Navarro
Bruce Dern1 film together, 2023
Bruce Dern's page
- Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch2023IMDb rating 4.4VanOver as The Sundance Kid (Harry Longabaugh)Dern as Mike Cassidy
C. Thomas Howell1 film together, 2013
C. Thomas Howell's page
- An Amish Murder2013IMDb rating 6.2VanOver as Lucas HolstHowell as Nathan Detrick
Jeffrey Combs1 film together, 2023
Jeffrey Combs's page
- Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch2023IMDb rating 4.4VanOver as The Sundance Kid (Harry Longabaugh)Combs as Charles Siringo
Steven Bauer1 film together, 2013
Steven Bauer's page
- Counterpunch2013IMDb rating 4.8VanOver as TeddyBauer as Tomas
Anthony C. FerranteDirector, 2 films, 2005 to 2023
All films by Anthony C. Ferrante
- Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch2023IMDb rating 4.4VanOver as The Sundance Kid (Harry Longabaugh)
- Boo2005IMDb rating 4.1VanOver as Kevin

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