Jon Foster

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title: "Jon Foster" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1984-births", "20th-century-american-male-actors", "21st-century-american-male-actors", "21st-century-american-musicians", "american-male-film-actors", "american-male-television-actors", "american-people-of-russian-jewish-descent", "jewish-american-male-actors", "living-people", "male-actors-from-boston", "male-actors-from-iowa", "musicians-from-boston", "musicians-from-iowa", "people-from-fairfield,-iowa", "21st-century-american-male-musicians", "21st-century-american-jews"] description: "American actor (born 1984)" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Foster" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American actor (born 1984) ::

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name	Jon Foster
image	Jonfoster.jpg
image_size	250
caption	Foster in October 2009
birth_date
birth_place	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
occupation
years_active	1999–present
relatives
spouse
children	2
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| name = Jon Foster | image = Jonfoster.jpg | image_size = 250 | caption = Foster in October 2009 | birth_date = | birth_place = Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | occupation = | years_active = 1999–present | relatives = | spouse = | children = 2

Jon Foster (born August 3, 1984) is an American actor. His films include the drama The Door in the Floor (2004), the horror film Stay Alive (2006), the thriller Brotherhood (2010), and the drama Rampart (2011). Foster is a co-founder of the electronic-soul duo Kaneholler, with his wife, Chelsea Tyler who is the daughter of musician and singer Steven Tyler.

Early life

Foster was born on August 3, 1984, in Boston, the son of restaurant owners. He has an older brother, actor Ben Foster. Ben described their parents as "free-spirited, Vietnam-protesting hippies". His paternal grandparents were Celia (Segal) and A. (Abraham) Frank Foster, a prominent judge and politician in Boston; their families were Jewish immigrants from the Russian Empire. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Kaneholler_2015.jpg" caption="Kaneholler performing in 2015]] His family relocated to [[Fairfield, Iowa]], after their Boston home was burgled while they were present."] ::

Personal life

On June 20, 2015, Foster married Chelsea Tyler, daughter of musician Steven Tyler and the half-sister of actress Liv Tyler. The two formed the electronic-soul band Kaneholler. On February 21, 2020, they welcomed their first child, a son named Vincent Frank Foster.

Filmography

::data[format=table title="Film"]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Thirteen Days	Kenny O'Donnell, Jr.
2001	Life as a House	Corey
2002	Murder in Greenwich	Michael Skakel	Television film
Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special – Leading Young Actor
2003	Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines	ampm gas station cashier
2004	**	Eddie O'Hare
2006	Stay Alive	Hutch MacNeil
2008	**	Art Bechstein
2008	**	Graham Sloan
2009	Tenderness	Eric Komenko
2009	Fault Line
2009	Pandorum	Big Russian passenger
2010	Brotherhood	Frank
2010	**	Champ Pride
2011	Rampart	Michael Whittaker
2013	Mr. Jones	Scott
2016	Poor Boy	Roscoe Joe
2018	Like Father	Owen
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::data[format=table title="Television"]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Get Real	Will	Episode: "Pilot"
2000	Judging Amy	Gregory Dox	Episode: "Instincts"
2001	Danny	Henry	Main cast; 9 episodes
2004–2005	Life as We Know It	Ben Connor	Main cast; 13 episodes
2005	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Justin Sharp	Episode: "Intoxicated"
2006	Windfall	Damien Cutler	Main cast; 13 episodes
2009–2010	Accidentally on Purpose	Zack Crawchuck	Main cast; 18 episodes
2012	Ben and Kate	George	Episode: "Pilot"
2013	Suits	Trent Devon	Episode: "Blood in the Water"
2020	9-1-1: Lone Star	Dustin Shepard	2 episodes
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References

References

1. "Instagram".
2. Bevan, Andrew. (October 15, 2013). "Have You Heard of Chelsea Tyler's Band BadBad? Here's Why You Should Know the Aerosmith Offspring's Music". [[Condé Nast]].
3. Marr, Madeleine. (December 6, 2013). "Rock royal Chelsea Tyler takes stage with badbad". [[The McClatchy Company]].
4. (August 3, 2014). "This day in history". [[The Boston Globe]].
5. "John Foster". [[Rotten Tomatoes]].
6. (September 3, 1995). "INSIDE TRACK Pool barons foster son's fledgling career". [[Boston Herald]].
7. Sherman, Paul. (December 9, 1999). "New 'Heights'; After landing the lead role in Barry Levinson's latest film, Boston native Ben Foster is flying". Boston Herald.
8. Abel, Judy. (November 15, 2009). "Exploring life's 'darker corners'". [[The Boston Globe]].
9. Miller, Gerri. (1999). "Foster Reaches for the "Heights"". JVibe.
10. Breed, Allen G.. (February 4, 1999). "Ben Foster reaches for new 'Heights'". [[Lawrence Journal-World]].
11. Lakshmanan, Indira A.R.. (December 27, 1994). "A. Frank Foster, judge who once halted a man's beating; at 84". Boston Globe.
12. "Celia ( Segal) Foster".
13. (21 June 2015). "Chelsea Tyler Marries Jon Foster in California Ceremony: Details".
14. "Steven Tyler thrilled by daughter's engagement". The San Francisco Chronicle.
15. (November 1, 2012). "Chelsea Tyler Claims Her Fame". OceanDrive.
16. Yaeger, Jackie. (January 7, 2015). "Chelsea Tyler Is In A Band With Her Beau". [[Nylon (magazine).
17. Marx, Linda. (June 21, 2015). "Chelsea Tyler and Jon Foster: The Cradle Also Rocks". [[New York Times]].
18. "Jon Foster on Instagram: "VINCENT FRANK FOSTER 2/21/20 🍼❤️"".

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