Jason Earles
Jason Daniel Earles is an American actor, comedian, and martial artist, known for his role as Jackson Stewart in the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana and his role as Rudy Gillespie in the Disney XD series Kickin' It.
Early life
Earles was born in San Diego, California. After living in Ohio and Washington state, his family moved to Oregon. In Oregon, he graduated from Glencoe High School in Hillsboro. Before moving back to southern California, Earles lived in Billings, Montana, where he graduated from Rocky Mountain College in 2000.Career
Earles played a nerdy card gamer who was friends with the character Brian Miller in the CBS sitcom Still Standing. In 2004, he appeared in the film National Treasure as Thomas Gates, ancestor of Ben Gates. In 2005, Earles played Ernie Kaplowitz in the film .Earles' most notable role was as Jackson Stewart, the older brother of Miley Stewart, in the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana from 2006 to 2011. Earles was notably older than the character he played; when the show began, he was a 29-year-old playing a 16-year-old.
He guest-starred twice in the Disney Channel series Phil of the Future as Grady Spaggett, an advanced math student. Earles appeared in the 2006 Disney Channel Games on the Blue Team, and in the 2007 and 2008 Disney Channel Games on the Red team.
Earles was the co-host of Disney Channel's Sing-Along Bowl-athon and the corresponding online voting.
He voiced Spudnik in the 2009 talking dog film Space Buddies. Earles stars as Rudy Gillespie in the Disney XD original series Kickin' It, which premiered on June 13, 2011.
Personal life and philanthropy
Earles has contributed cast memorabilia to the fundraisers for Rocky Mountain College, his alma mater.On August 12, 2017, Earles married Katie Drysen.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | MADtv | Swirley kid | Season 8, episode 18 |
| 2003 | ' | Kyle | Episode: "Breakpoint" |
| 2003 | Malcolm in the Middle | Marshal School pupil on the left | Uncredited; episode: "Academic Octathalon" |
| 2004 | Still Standing | Goran the Invincible | Episode: "Still Winning" |
| 2005 | One on One | Brad | Episode: "Glug, Glug" |
| 2005–2006 | Phil of the Future | Grady Spaggett | 2 episodes |
| 2006–2011 | Hannah Montana | Jackson Stewart | Main cast; 98 episodes |
| 2007 | Shorty McShorts' Shorts | Guy, SheZow | Episode: "SheZow" |
| 2008 | Boston Legal | Mitchy Weston | Episode: "Indecent Proposals" |
| 2009 | Yin Yang Yo! | Himself | Episode: "Yin! Yang! You!" |
| 2009 | Aaron Stone | Hunter | Episode: "S.T.A.N. by Me" |
| 2009 | Dadnapped | Merv | Television film |
| 2010 | Fish Hooks | Kevin | Episode: "Fail Fish" |
| 2011–2015 | Kickin' It | Rudy Gillespie | Main cast; 83 episodes |
| 2013 | ' | Brent | Episode: "Sword Quest" |
| 2014 | Fish Hooks | Hamster boy | Episode: "Algae Day/Bea Saves a Tree" |
| 2016 | Best Friends Whenever | Dax Fraggins | Episode: "The Friendship Code" |
| 2016–2018 | WTH: Welcome to Howler | Chuck | 8 episodes |
| 2017 | Vampirina | Curt Spookman | Episode: "Little Terror/Super Natural" |
| 2017 | Linda from HR | Todd | Television film |
| 2018–present | Hotel Du Loone | Flynt Rogers | Main role; Brat sitcom |
| 2019 | Mood Swings | Angel | 8 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2013 | ' | Santa | Episode: "Mall Santa" |
| 2013 | ' | Jennifer McMinamin | Episode: "New Year" |
| 2017 | Betch | David | Episode: "A Makeup-Free Sketch Show" |