Jason Beghe

At 64 years old, Jason Beghe has this physical status:

Jason Beghe (born March 12, 1960) is an American film and television actor.

Beghe starred in the 1988 George A. Romero film Monkey Shines: An Experiment In Fear, playing a quadriplegic in a performance that was positively received.

He appeared as a police officer in the film Thelma & Louise and played Demi Moore's love interest in G.I. Jane.

Beghe starred opposite Moira Kelly in the television series To Have & to Hold, and has had recurring roles on Picket Fences, Melrose Place, Chicago Hope, American Dreams and Cane.

Since 2014, he has starred in the TV series Chicago P.D. Beghe is a former Scientologist.

He began taking Scientology courses in 1994 and later appeared in a Church of Scientology advertising campaign and in promotional videos.

Beghe left Scientology in 2007 and has publicly criticized Scientology since his departure.

Early life

Beghe, who is of Italian, German, English, and French Canadian heritage, was born March 12, 1960 in New York City, the son of tax court judge Renato Beghe, and has three siblings. He attended the Collegiate School, a private preparatory school for boys located in New York City. While there, he became best friends with John F. Kennedy Jr. and actor David Duchovny; another classmate was dancer Christopher d'Amboise. Kennedy and Beghe often spent time together outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art and in Central Park, while being monitored by Kennedy's Secret Service detail. Beghe later persuaded Duchovny to pursue work in acting.

He went to college at Pomona College, graduating in 1982.

Personal life

Beghe's sister, Francesca Beghe, is a singer-songwriter who released a self-titled album in 1991 with SBK Records. His great-grandfather was Charles S. Deneen, a two-term governor of Illinois and one-term U.S. Senator in the late 1920s.

Beghe and David Duchovny are close friends; he was best man at Duchovny's wedding to actress Téa Leoni in 1997.

Beghe is known for his signature "gravelly" voice owing to a car accident in 1999. He said, "I was intubated, and I kept pulling this tube out of my throat."

Beghe married Angie Janu in 2000. The couple have two children. He lives in Nichols Canyon, Los Angeles, California. In December 2017, Beghe filed for divorce, and finalized it in 2019.

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Acting career

Beghe worked in Europe prior to his acting career. He made his film debut in the 1985 film Compromising Positions starring Susan Sarandon, and in 1986, he appeared on television on HBO's situation comedy series 1st & Ten. In HBO's sequel to 1st & Ten titled Training Camp: The Bulls Are Back, he appeared alongside O.J. Simpson and Sam J. Jones, as well as John Voorhees of The Seattle Times. Sam Jones, a newcomer, and Simpson Beghe are first-rate."

He appeared in Monkey Shines: An Experiment In Fear, directed by George A. Romero in 1988. In the opening credits of the film, he portrayed Allan Mann, a law student who was made quadriplegic after being struck by a car. Beghe's performance in Monkey Shines earned him raves, but "Acting only with his face and voice, Jason Beghe is superb at expressing the increasing indignation and rage of an active man made passive." Beghe's performance was described as "remarkable simply for satisfying the character's needs," according to David Foil of The Advocate.

Beghe appeared in the Perry Mason TV film The Case of the All-Star Assassin, an NBC-TV telefeature broadcast on November 19, 1989. He appeared in Thelma & Louise in 1991 as a State Trooper (reuniting him with Sarandon, with whom he had appeared in Compromising Positions), and was Demi Moore's love interest in the 1997 film G.I. Jane is a writer who writes about Jane. He appeared on Picket Fences and Melrose Place, and he appeared in Chicago Hope in 1997, portraying electrician Danny Blaines' opposite romantic interest Dr. Austin, played by Christine Lahti. Beghe spoke to The Boston Herald in 1997 about his admiration for his fellow cast members in Chicago Hope: "I think this is the best cast assembled I've ever seen." One for a reason, they're amazing.

And to work with Christine Lahti?

I'd delete a lot of stuff related to it. She's so sweet and resourceful. I've learned how to act well by working with her." He reflected on his character on Melrose Place, a closeted military officer who had a soft spot for Matt, played by Doug Savant: "I thought we should kissed but it was too much." Television is a very specific product, and if you believe that everything is just based on artistic choices, you're naive. If it stops them from selling any of their products, that's a big deal. I'm an actor, but I'm not one. "I'll do whatever it takes." Beghe appeared in the television drama series Matlock in 1993 as Lt. Pat Rudledge.

Beghe co-starred with Moira Kelly in the 1998 CBS television drama series To Have & to Hold, in which he played police officer Sean McGrail. "The ruggedly handsome Beghe ("G.I. ) is a kind of romantic sizzle," Detroit Free Press Mike Duffy wrote. Jane") and Kelly ("Little Odessa"), a dark-haired, unconventionally appealing girl. "Beghe and Kelly have charm," Kinney Littlefield of the Orange County Register said.

Beghe appeared on Numb3rs, CSI: NY, Everwood, Criminal Minds, Veronica Mars, "Jag" and Cane. In the 2008 horror film One Missed Call, Beghe portrayed exorcist Ray Purvis. Beghe appeared on the television show Californication as a guest star in 2009. Richard Bates, a friend of character Hank Moody (played by David Duchovny), was a character novelist. "Bates, played by Jason Beghe, made for an interesting character, but the fact that he didn't get as much screen time as some of the other characters is a shame," wrote Danny Gallagher of TV Squad. Beghe appeared in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for the filming of the film The Next Three Days, directed by Paul Haggis, in October 2009. Elizabeth Banks, Russell Crowe, Brian Dennehy, and Olivia Wilde appeared in the film, which was released in 2010.

Beghe has appeared on Chicago P.D. since 2014. Beghe appeared on a repeating role in Chicago Fire, and the show is a spin-off of Chicago Fire. P.D. The Pledge of Chicago has arrived in Chicago. The Chicago Police Department's Intelligence Unit, which combats the city's major crimes, including organized crime, heroin trafficking, and high-profile murders, follows the detectives. Begit plays Sgt. Hank Voight, a "tough cop" who leads the Intelligence Unit, is a member of the Intelligence Unit. Beghe was arrested for being overly offensive and possibly sexual assault while filming in Chicago, P.D., on November 21, 2017. In 2016, there were 74 000 people in the United States. Sophia Bush, his former co-star, was accused of inappropriate conduct. Beghe issued a note in which he admitted to having anger issues, said he was researching them, confessed to participating in offensive conduct on schedule, and apologized.

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