Jason Winston George

Jason Winston George (born February 9, 1972) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Michael Bourne on the NBC daytime soap opera Sunset Beach, as Jeremiah Thurgood "J.T." Hunter on the UPN television sitcom Eve, as Dr. Otis Cole on ABC's Off the Map, and as Dr. Ben Warren on Grey's Anatomy and its spinoff Station 19.

Life and career George was born in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1994 with a double major in Rhetoric and Communication Studies and Drama. He met his wife Vandana Khanna, an Indian-American poet, while studying at the University of Virginia. They were married on July 10, 1999, and have three children.

In 1996, George was cast as lifeguard Michael Bourne on the soap opera Sunset Beach, a role he played from the series' first episode on January 6, 1997, until the show ended on December 31, 1999.

In 2000, he made a successful stage appearance in Rita Dove's drama The Darker Face of the Earth at the Fountain Theatre in Los Angeles, where he played the male lead of Augustus.

From 2001 to 2002, he played the rapper Status Quo in Off Centre. In 2002, George had a role in Clockstoppers, a film directed by Jonathan Frakes. He has also appeared on many ABC series, such as What About Brian, Eli Stone, Eastwick, Off the Map, Grey's Anatomy, and guest starred on Castle and Desperate Housewives. He also was cast as a regular on the ABC series Mistresses. He currently stars in Grey's Anatomy as Dr Ben Warren, a surgical resident and former firefighter of Seattle Fire Station 19.

Filmography Film

Television

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 1999 26th Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series Sunset Beach