Jason Wiles

Jason Austin Wiles is an American actor writer and director who grew up in Lenexa Kansas far removed from the film industry After high school he worked briefly for the local Parks and Recreation department and passed on an opportunity to play college football eventually finding his way onto film sets in Kansas City in the early 1990s Early behindthescenes work on Mr and Mrs Bridge 1990 and the Stephen King adaptation Sometimes They Come Back 1991 sparked his interest in acting and led him to relocate to Los Angeles to pursue it professionally Wiles built his career through commercials independent films and recurring television roles before gaining wider recognition as NYPD officer Maurice Bosco Boscorelli on Third Watch 19992005 appearing in all six seasons Since then he has remained a steady presence on television and in film with roles in Commander in Chief 20052006 Army Wives 2007 Zodiac 2007 The Stepfather 2009 Persons Unknown 2010 Criminal Minds 2006 2010 Law Order SVU 2010 Scream 20152016 and The Rookie 2024 while also writing and directing independent projects including Lenexa 1 Mile 2006 and Play Dead 2009