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Jason Done was born and raised in Salford, England, where his love for acting began at an early age after watching the Ken Loach film, Kes. By the age of eight, he had already entered a talent competition, which he won with his stand-up comedy skills, taking home first prize.
As he grew older, Jason's passion for acting only intensified. At the age of sixteen, he won his school's drama prize, and was subsequently awarded a place at the National Youth Theatre's summer school, where he had the opportunity to work with acclaimed playwright John Burrows.
Jason's education continued at Salford University, where he gained a Foundation Diploma in Performing Arts with distinction. During his time at university, he co-wrote comedy sketches inspired by Monty Python and performed them in various venues around the North of England.
Jason's professional stage debut came in Hull Trucks production of A Hard Day's Night, and soon after, he began working on ITV's six-part comedy series, "Mothers Ruin" (1994). He followed this with Martin Sadofski's drama, Blood and Peaches, a gritty tale of four young people growing up in Bradford, England, against a backdrop of racial unrest.
This was a pivotal moment in Jason's career, as it led him to realize his passion for dramatic work. He returned to the theatre for his role as Stubbs in the London premiere of Sam Shepherd's play, States of Shock, where he debuted his American accent. His performance received outstanding notices, and he went on to work in Anthony Minghella's The English Patient (1996),opposite Academy Award winner Juliette Binoche.
Jason's next role was in the TV series, Wokenwell (1997),where he played PC Brian Rainford, in England's answer to Northern Exposure. The show gained a cult following.
He then appeared in The Barber of Siberia, directed by Oscar winner Nikita Mikhalkov, where he played an American army cadet stationed at West Point. Described as "deliciously evil" for his role as Mordred in NBC's Merlin (1998),Jason worked alongside a star-studded ensemble including Sam Neill, Isabella Rossellini, and Helena Bonham Carter, in what was NBC's highest-rated drama in twelve years.
Jason continued to experiment with new accents, playing a tormented student from Cornwall in The Passion (1999) (BBC 1). He then joined the cast of the popular ITV series, Where the Heart Is (1997),for two years.
The Emmy award-winning Dreamworks/HBO production, Band of Brothers, saw Jason's return to U.S. television. His role of BAFTA winner Julie Walters' son in BBC's critically acclaimed Murder, had Jason working with director Beeban Kidron and writer Abi Morgan.
Having earlier worked on the short film, the King and Us, Jason spread his wings to write, produce, and star in his own short film, Shooting from the Lip, a commentary on lost love.
Jason's most recent role was as Sean Denning, a malevolent gangster manipulating the police, in a two-part TV film of the popular series, In Deep.
