Jason Olive


Jason Lawrence Olive is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Joseph in the sitcom Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse.

Early years

He attended the University of Hawaii on full athletic and academic scholarhisp. At the age of 17, he played his first professional volleyball tournament.
Jason is African-American, Irish, German and Chippewa.

Career

He had previously roles in many television series and movies including All My Children, BET's The Game, romantic comedy film Raising Helen, and others.. In a dispute over the use of his photo in advertising for longer than allowed by his contract, Olive obtained a $1,133,000 judgment against General Nutrition Corporation, Inc. The judgement was affirmed on appeal in December 2018.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
19977th HeavenRickEpisode: "Happy's Valentine"
1997Smart GuyXavierEpisode: "Big Picture"
1999PassionsFrank Lomax3 episodes
1999Malcolm & EddieRickEpisode: "Sneaky, Thieving, Double-Crossing Dates from Hell"
2002All My ChildrenDr. Frank Hubbard
2003Half & HalfJamalEpisode: "The Big Sexy Shame Episode"
2003Hope & FaithSecurity GuardEpisode: "Remembrance of Rings Past"
2005Living with FranJamesEpisode: "The Reunion"
2005The ComebackJesse Wood13 episodes
2005'Brad WalkerEpisode: "Prey"
2006Criminal MindsParker DunleyEpisode: "Somebody's Watching"
2007'Head HostEpisode: "Meet Market"
2007Russell BallardEpisode: "Heart of Glass"
2008Tyler Perry's House of PayneChad RandolphEpisode: "And... Cut!"
2008The GameMcHottie3 episodes
2009Melrose PlaceDetective Drake4 episodes
2011Traffic LightSamEpisode: "Credit Balance"
2011-2017Tyler Perry's For Better or WorseJoseph162 episodes
2012Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23Hot TreyEpisode: "Whatever It Takes..."