Jason Beghe (/bəˈɡeɪ/; born March 12, 1960) is an American
actor.Beghe starred in the 1988 George A. Romero film Monkey Shines,
playing a quadriplegic in a performance that was positively received.
He appeared as a police officer in the film Thelma & Louise and played
Demi Moore's love interest in G.I. Jane. Beghe starred opposite Moira
Kelly in the television series To Have & to Hold, and has had
recurring roles on Picket Fences, Melrose Place, Chicago Hope,
American Dreams and Cane. Since 2014, he is in the NBC TV series
Chicago P.D. portraying Hank Voight.Beghe is a former Scientologist.
He began taking Scientology courses in 1994 and later appeared in a
Church of Scientology advertising campaign and in promotional videos.
Beghe left Scientology in 2007 and has publicly criticized Scientology
since his departure.Beghe was born March 12, 1960, in New York City
and has three siblings. He attended the Collegiate School, a private
preparatory school for boys located in New York City. While there, he
became best friends with John F. Kennedy, Jr. and actor David
Duchovny. Kennedy and Beghe often spent time together outside the
Metropolitan Museum of Art and in Central Park, and were monitored by
Kennedy's Secret Service detail. Beghe later persuaded Duchovny to
pursue work in acting.
actor.Beghe starred in the 1988 George A. Romero film Monkey Shines,
playing a quadriplegic in a performance that was positively received.
He appeared as a police officer in the film Thelma & Louise and played
Demi Moore's love interest in G.I. Jane. Beghe starred opposite Moira
Kelly in the television series To Have & to Hold, and has had
recurring roles on Picket Fences, Melrose Place, Chicago Hope,
American Dreams and Cane. Since 2014, he is in the NBC TV series
Chicago P.D. portraying Hank Voight.Beghe is a former Scientologist.
He began taking Scientology courses in 1994 and later appeared in a
Church of Scientology advertising campaign and in promotional videos.
Beghe left Scientology in 2007 and has publicly criticized Scientology
since his departure.Beghe was born March 12, 1960, in New York City
and has three siblings. He attended the Collegiate School, a private
preparatory school for boys located in New York City. While there, he
became best friends with John F. Kennedy, Jr. and actor David
Duchovny. Kennedy and Beghe often spent time together outside the
Metropolitan Museum of Art and in Central Park, and were monitored by
Kennedy's Secret Service detail. Beghe later persuaded Duchovny to
pursue work in acting.
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