Jeremy London
Encyclopedia
Jeremy Michael London is an American actor. He is best known for his regular roles on Party of Five
, 7th Heaven
, and I'll Fly Away
, as well as a notable supporting role in the Civil War epic Gods and Generals
.
, the son of Debbie (née
Osborn), a waitress, and Frank London, a sheet metal worker. He was raised mainly in DeSoto, Texas
. After divorcing Jeremy's father, his mother moved the family 13 times in six years. His identical twin brother, Jason
, is older by 27 minutes and is also an actor. Jeremy has worked mostly in television while Jason has opted for a career in feature films. The two have only acted alongside each other once – in the February 3, 2003 episode of the WB's 7th Heaven
, entitled "Smoking." They have also competed for the same role – Jeremy's first audition was for a part in the 1991 film The Man in the Moon
, which Jason won, leaving Jeremy the part of his brother's stunt double.
. His brother Jason stepped in for Jeremy for the final episode of the show.
In 1997, he joined the cast of the hit Fox
series Party Of Five
, playing Griffin for three seasons, after serving as a recurring guest star. He then went on to play a young minister named Chandler Hampton on 7th Heaven
from 2002 to 2004. His 7th Heaven character had a father with lung cancer
, much like Jeremy's real-life family members. He has since been in many TV serials, TV movies and feature films.
He is also well known for playing T.S. Quint in Kevin Smith
's second film Mallrats
.
London was a cast member during the fourth season of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
, which premiered on VH1
in December 2010.
The illicit substance was crack cocaine or amphetamines, reports Radar Online. After nearly 12 hours of captivity, London claimed he escaped and contacted police about 2:35 a.m.
London's car was found in a Palm Springs development called Gateway Estates, with an arrest made later that day – 26-year-old Brandon Adams, who was charged with kidnapping, robbery and vehicle theft. Adams initially plead not guilty, and London's family expressed doubts about the kidnapping story.
London later denounced his family for telling police "the most outrageous lies you've ever heard in your whole life." He said, "They told a bunch of lies saying this never happened. I haven't even seen them in six months. They have no idea what's going on," adding, "This actually did happen to me. It was one of the worst days of my life."
Brandon Adams, the alleged kidnapper, claimed that London asked him to procure Xanax and Oxycontin pills and also said that London voluntarily went joyriding with him in a quest to locate pills. Brandon claimed London was drinking alcohol and doing drugs in the car voluntarily the entire time.
London's story was later corroborated by an investigating detective who revealed that Adams did, in fact, admit to the kidnapping at gunpoint. Adams subsequently plead guilty to a felony violation of Penal Code section 236, False Imprisonment, and was sentenced to state prison.
, which aired on Vh1
from December 2010 to January 2011, and depicted his treatment for addiction at the Pasadena Recovery Center in Pasadena, California
. The third episode of that season depicted discussions involving him, Dr. Drew Pinsky and London's wife, Melissa Cunningham, who was simultaneously being treated for addiction herself at a separate wing of the Center. His father, Frank, also appeared in Episode 7, which was filmed during Family Day, in which the patients discussed the effect of addiction on their family relationships.
Party of Five
Party of Five is an American teen drama television series that aired on Fox for six seasons, from September 12, 1994, until May 3, 2000.Critically acclaimed, the show suffered from low ratings and after its first season was slated for cancellation...
, 7th Heaven
7th Heaven
7th Heaven is an American family drama television series, created and produced by Brenda Hampton. The series premiered on August 26, 1996, on the WB, the first time that the network aired Monday night programming, and was originally broadcast from August 26, 1996 to May 13, 2007...
, and I'll Fly Away
I'll Fly Away (TV series)
I'll Fly Away is a television series set during the late 1950s and early 1960s, in an unspecified Southern U.S. state. It aired on NBC from 1991 to 1993 and starred Regina Taylor as Lilly Harper, a black housekeeper for district attorney Forrest Bedford and his family...
, as well as a notable supporting role in the Civil War epic Gods and Generals
Gods and Generals
Gods and Generals is a novel which serves as a prequel to Michael Shaara's 1974 Pulitzer Prize-winning work about the Battle of Gettysburg, The Killer Angels. Written by Jeffrey Shaara after his father Michael's death in 1988, the novel relates events from 1858 through 1863 during the American...
.
Early life
London was born in San Diego, CaliforniaCalifornia
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, the son of Debbie (née
Married and maiden names
A married name is the family name adopted by a person upon marriage. When a person assumes the family name of her spouse, the new name replaces the maiden name....
Osborn), a waitress, and Frank London, a sheet metal worker. He was raised mainly in DeSoto, Texas
DeSoto, Texas
DeSoto is a city in Dallas County, Texas . Over the past eleven years since the 2000 U.S. Census Report, the City of DeSoto has grown in population from 37,646 to 49,047....
. After divorcing Jeremy's father, his mother moved the family 13 times in six years. His identical twin brother, Jason
Jason London
Jason Paul London is an American actor, best known for his role as Randall "Pink" Floyd in director Richard Linklater's film Dazed and Confused.-Personal life:...
, is older by 27 minutes and is also an actor. Jeremy has worked mostly in television while Jason has opted for a career in feature films. The two have only acted alongside each other once – in the February 3, 2003 episode of the WB's 7th Heaven
7th Heaven
7th Heaven is an American family drama television series, created and produced by Brenda Hampton. The series premiered on August 26, 1996, on the WB, the first time that the network aired Monday night programming, and was originally broadcast from August 26, 1996 to May 13, 2007...
, entitled "Smoking." They have also competed for the same role – Jeremy's first audition was for a part in the 1991 film The Man in the Moon
The Man in the Moon
The Man in the Moon is a 1991 American drama film, directed by Robert Mulligan and starring Sam Waterston, Reese Witherspoon and Jason London...
, which Jason won, leaving Jeremy the part of his brother's stunt double.
Career
London's first and second major television roles were playing Nathan on the critically acclaimed 1991–1993 drama series I'll Fly AwayI'll Fly Away (TV series)
I'll Fly Away is a television series set during the late 1950s and early 1960s, in an unspecified Southern U.S. state. It aired on NBC from 1991 to 1993 and starred Regina Taylor as Lilly Harper, a black housekeeper for district attorney Forrest Bedford and his family...
. His brother Jason stepped in for Jeremy for the final episode of the show.
In 1997, he joined the cast of the hit Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
series Party Of Five
Party of Five
Party of Five is an American teen drama television series that aired on Fox for six seasons, from September 12, 1994, until May 3, 2000.Critically acclaimed, the show suffered from low ratings and after its first season was slated for cancellation...
, playing Griffin for three seasons, after serving as a recurring guest star. He then went on to play a young minister named Chandler Hampton on 7th Heaven
7th Heaven
7th Heaven is an American family drama television series, created and produced by Brenda Hampton. The series premiered on August 26, 1996, on the WB, the first time that the network aired Monday night programming, and was originally broadcast from August 26, 1996 to May 13, 2007...
from 2002 to 2004. His 7th Heaven character had a father with lung cancer
Lung cancer
Lung cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. If left untreated, this growth can spread beyond the lung in a process called metastasis into nearby tissue and, eventually, into other parts of the body. Most cancers that start in lung, known as primary...
, much like Jeremy's real-life family members. He has since been in many TV serials, TV movies and feature films.
He is also well known for playing T.S. Quint in Kevin Smith
Kevin Smith
Kevin Patrick Smith is an American screenwriter, actor, film producer, and director, as well as a popular comic book writer, author, comedian/raconteur, and internet radio personality best recognized by viewers as Silent Bob...
's second film Mallrats
Mallrats
Mallrats is a 1995 film written and directed by Kevin Smith. It is the second to be set in Smith's View Askewniverse series of interlocking films set mostly in New Jersey, although the movie was filmed in Eden Prairie Center and Osowski's Flea Market which are located in Minnesota...
.
London was a cast member during the fourth season of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew is a reality television show airing on the cable network VH1 that chronicles a group of celebrities as they are treated for alcohol and drug addiction by Dr. Drew Pinsky and his staff at the Pasadena Recovery Center in Pasadena, California. The first season premiered...
, which premiered on VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
in December 2010.
Personal life
London and his wife Melissa Cunningham were married in September 2006. They have a son named Lyrik.Kidnapping incident
London was allegedly kidnapped on June 10, 2010 in the California desert and forced to smoke drugs at gunpoint, according to London. London was fixing a flat tire outside a hotel in Palm Springs when two men approached to help, local police confirmed in a statement. London claimed the men had a gun and forced him to drive to various locations throughout the city, purchase alcohol and use illicit drugs," police said in the statement.The illicit substance was crack cocaine or amphetamines, reports Radar Online. After nearly 12 hours of captivity, London claimed he escaped and contacted police about 2:35 a.m.
London's car was found in a Palm Springs development called Gateway Estates, with an arrest made later that day – 26-year-old Brandon Adams, who was charged with kidnapping, robbery and vehicle theft. Adams initially plead not guilty, and London's family expressed doubts about the kidnapping story.
London later denounced his family for telling police "the most outrageous lies you've ever heard in your whole life." He said, "They told a bunch of lies saying this never happened. I haven't even seen them in six months. They have no idea what's going on," adding, "This actually did happen to me. It was one of the worst days of my life."
Brandon Adams, the alleged kidnapper, claimed that London asked him to procure Xanax and Oxycontin pills and also said that London voluntarily went joyriding with him in a quest to locate pills. Brandon claimed London was drinking alcohol and doing drugs in the car voluntarily the entire time.
London's story was later corroborated by an investigating detective who revealed that Adams did, in fact, admit to the kidnapping at gunpoint. Adams subsequently plead guilty to a felony violation of Penal Code section 236, False Imprisonment, and was sentenced to state prison.
Addiction
London was a cast member during the fourth season of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. DrewCelebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew is a reality television show airing on the cable network VH1 that chronicles a group of celebrities as they are treated for alcohol and drug addiction by Dr. Drew Pinsky and his staff at the Pasadena Recovery Center in Pasadena, California. The first season premiered...
, which aired on Vh1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
from December 2010 to January 2011, and depicted his treatment for addiction at the Pasadena Recovery Center in Pasadena, California
Pasadena, California
Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet...
. The third episode of that season depicted discussions involving him, Dr. Drew Pinsky and London's wife, Melissa Cunningham, who was simultaneously being treated for addiction herself at a separate wing of the Center. His father, Frank, also appeared in Episode 7, which was filmed during Family Day, in which the patients discussed the effect of addiction on their family relationships.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | In Broad Daylight | Teenager 1 | TV movie |
| 1991 | Delivery Boy | TV movie | |
| 1991–1993 | I'll Fly Away I'll Fly Away (TV series) I'll Fly Away is a television series set during the late 1950s and early 1960s, in an unspecified Southern U.S. state. It aired on NBC from 1991 to 1993 and starred Regina Taylor as Lilly Harper, a black housekeeper for district attorney Forrest Bedford and his family... |
Nathaniel Bedford | TV series, appeared in 38 episodes |
| 1993 | Route 66 | TV series, episode: "Everybody's a Hero" | |
| 1993 | Angel Falls | Sonny Snow | TV series |
| 1995 | Breaking Free | Rick Chilton | |
| 1995 | White Wolves II: Legend of the Wild White Wolves II: Legend of the Wild White Wolves II: Legend of the Wild is a 1995 sequel to A Cry in the Wild.-Plot:The teens are aiding a wolf researcher as part of a plea bargain: they help, then their records are cleared. The intent of this film is to display the resourcefulness of young people when confronted with life... |
Mason | |
| 1995 | Jack | ||
| 1995 | Mallrats Mallrats Mallrats is a 1995 film written and directed by Kevin Smith. It is the second to be set in Smith's View Askewniverse series of interlocking films set mostly in New Jersey, although the movie was filmed in Eden Prairie Center and Osowski's Flea Market which are located in Minnesota... |
TS Quint | |
| 1995–2000 | Party of Five Party of Five Party of Five is an American teen drama television series that aired on Fox for six seasons, from September 12, 1994, until May 3, 2000.Critically acclaimed, the show suffered from low ratings and after its first season was slated for cancellation... |
Griffin Holbrook | TV series, appeared in 89 episodes |
| 1995 | Adult John Deal | TV movie | |
| 1997 | Bad to the Bone | Danny Wells | TV movie |
| 1997 | Happenstance | Jeff | TV movie |
| 1997 | Levitation Levitation (film) Levitation is Scott D. Goldstein film. The motion picture starred the Golden Globe-nominated American actress Sarah Paulson, Ernie Hudson and Benjamin Heflin.-Plot:... |
Bob | |
| 1997 | Perversions of Science Perversions of Science Perversions of Science is a science fiction/horror television series that ran on the cable channel HBO for one season in 1997.It is a spin-off of popular horror series Tales from the Crypt also shown on HBO, and its episodes are based on EC's Weird Science comic book series.The format of... |
Billy Rabe | TV series, episode: "Anatomy Lesson" |
| 1998 | Get a Job | Tony Thompson / Philip | |
| 1998 | Wyman James | TV movie | |
| 1999 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | Jonas Lytton | TV movie |
| 2001 | Romantic Comedy 101 Romantic Comedy 101 Romantic Comedy 101 is a Canadian comedy / romance television movie starring Natalia Cigliuti.-Plot:Igor Sullivan tells his new story to a film producer James Ford . His story is a love triangle involving Jennifer , Patrick and Mark... |
Patrick | TV movie |
| 2001 | Chris | TV series, episode: "Flower Child Flower Child (The Outer Limits) "Flower Child" is an episode of The Outer Limits television series. It aired during the seventh season.-Introduction:In this episode, a mysterious glowing green object hurtles towards earth and lands in a flower bed. An old lady who tends to the flowers finds a new flower the next day... " |
|
| 2002–2004 | 7th Heaven 7th Heaven 7th Heaven is an American family drama television series, created and produced by Brenda Hampton. The series premiered on August 26, 1996, on the WB, the first time that the network aired Monday night programming, and was originally broadcast from August 26, 1996 to May 13, 2007... |
Chandler Hampton | TV series, appeared in 36 episodes |
| 2003 | Gods and Generals Gods and Generals (film) Gods and Generals is a 2003 American film based on the novel Gods and Generals by Jeffrey Shaara. It depicts events that take place prior to those shown in the 1993 film Gettysburg, which was based on The Killer Angels, a novel by Shaara's father, Michael... |
Capt. Alexander 'Sandie' Pendleton | |
| 2003 | Descendant Descendant (2003 film) Descendant is a 2003 film starring Katherine Heigl and Jeremy London based on the story The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe.-Plot:... |
Ethan Poe / Frederick Usher | |
| 2004 | Crossing Jordan Crossing Jordan Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that aired on NBC from September 24, 2001 to May 16, 2007. It stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Medical Examiner's Office... |
Louis Jeffries | TV series, episode: "Out of Sight" |
| 2006 | What I Did for Love | James | TV movie |
| 2006 | Basilisk: The Serpent King | Dr. Harrison McColl | TV movie |
| 2006 | Kiss Me Again | Julian | |
| 2007 | Tell Me You Love Me Tell Me You Love Me Tell Me You Love Me is an American cable television drama series that premiered on HBO and on The Movie Network on September 9, 2007.The series was created by Cynthia Mort and originally conceived as sexlife. The pilot episode was produced and directed by Patricia Rozema and shot in Winnipeg,... |
Nate | TV series, appeared in 4 episodes |
| 2008 | Next of Kin | Chris | |
| 2008 | Fatal Secrets | Andy | |
| 2008 | Jackson Armstrong | ||
| 2008 | Strokes | Wade Hamilton | TV movie |
| 2008 | Ba'al | Helm | TV movie |
| 2009 | Do You Know Me | Jake Farber | TV movie |
| 2009 | Wolvesbayne Wolvesbayne Wolvesbayne is a horror film directed by Griff Furst and starring Jeremy London as a newly transformed werewolf working with vampire hunters to stop a vampire cult with plans to resurrect Lilith, the mother of all vampires. Also starring Yancy Butler , Christy Carlson Romano , and Marc Dacascos... |
Russel Bayne | TV movie |
| 2009 | Chasing the Green | Adam Franklin | |
| 2009 | Laundry | Policeman Two | |
| 2009 | Lost Dream | Dr. Reeves | |
| 2009 | Kurt | Video | |
| 2010 | House Under Siege | Ralph | |
| 2010 | Q for Death | Detective Matt Lombardi | Video |
| 2010 | The Divided | Aaron | |
| 2010 | Trance | Whateley | |
| 2010 | Drop Dead Gorgeous | TBA | |
| 2010 | Scavengers | Black Devert | Post-production |
| 2010 | Opponent | Brooklyn Davis | Post-production |
| 2010 | Hollywood & Wine Hollywood & Wine -Plot:Diane Blaine has the face of a movie star. Unfortunately, fallen star/tabloid queen Jamie Stephens already made it famous. Hollywoods constant rejection due to what Diane refers to as "TJS" has made her bitter, frustrated....and, yes, whiny. Co-worker/boyfriend Jack Sanders doesn't help... |
Jean Luc Marceau | Post-production |
| 2010 | Rain from the Stars | Randy | Post-production |
| 2010 | Scratching the Surface | Jake | Pre-production |
| 2010 | Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew is a reality television show airing on the cable network VH1 that chronicles a group of celebrities as they are treated for alcohol and drug addiction by Dr. Drew Pinsky and his staff at the Pasadena Recovery Center in Pasadena, California. The first season premiered... |
Himself | |
| 2011 | Alien Opponent | ||
| 2011 | Snow Beast | Barry |