Jason Lewis ( actor ) - wikipedia Jason Lewis ( actor ) Jason Lewis by John Russo Jason Lewis ( born June 25, 1971 ) is an American actor and former fashion model. He is known for his role as Jerry `` Smith '' Jerrod in the HBO series Sex and the City. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External links Early life Lewis was born in Newport Beach, California, to Nancy, a nurse, and Gregory Lewis, a judge ; his parents are divorced. He has three siblings, Sean, Katie and Nicole. He grew up in Los Alamitos, California, and graduated from Los Alamitos High School. He attended college at San Diego State University. After college he started modeling, first in Paris and then with star status in Milan in the late 1990s for Guess ?, Tommy Hilfiger and Hugo Boss, among others. Career In 1995, Lewis made his acting debut as a regular on High Sierra Search and Rescue. He appeared on Beverly Hills, 90210 in 1997, playing Rob Andrews, a love interest of character Valerie ( Tiffani - Amber Thiessen ). His most prominent role to date was in Sex and the City, where he was a recurring member of the show 's cast in its final season as waiter turned emerging young actor Smith Jerrod, the one man whose sincerity got to Samantha. He reprised the role in 2008 's Sex and the City : The Movie and its 2010 sequel. Lewis has appeared in several films : My Bollywood Bride, a Hollywood / Bollywood romantic comedy where Lewis plays the leading man opposite Bollywood actress Kashmira Shah, and Mr. Brooks, a thriller, where he plays opposite Demi Moore and Kevin Costner. He is also known in Europe for playing the hunk on the Aero Advert for Aero Bubbles. After appearing on The WB 's supernatural drama Charmed, where he played the recurring role of Dex Lawson, a love interest ( and brief husband ) of Phoebe Halliwell ( Alyssa Milano ), it was announced on December 5, 2006, that he would guest - star on episodes of Brothers & Sisters as a possible love interest to Matthew Rhys ' character Kevin Walker. He signed on to do seven episodes to play Chad Barry, a closeted gay soap opera actor who finds it difficult trying to develop a relationship with Kevin while keeping his sexuality secret from the Hollywood press. He reprised the role in an episode in April 2009. He also played a soap opera actor on two episodes of House. Lewis appears and is highlighted on the cover in the limited - edition coffee table book About Face, shot by celebrity photographer John Russo and published by Pixie Press Worldwide. Lewis is a supporter of the LGBT community. On May 10, 2008, he attended the 19th GLAAD Media Awards, a ceremony that celebrates gay - friendly actors and actresses as well as media outlets. Lewis appeared in the How I Met Your Mother episode `` The Wedding Bride '' as a star in a fictional film within the show. He starred in the 2011 Canadian film Textuality. In addition, he appeared as Pete in the Israeli television show, Be With Her. He starred as Christopher Dollanganger in If There Be Thorns and Seeds of Yesterday, the third and fourth films of the Flowers in the Attic TV film series based on the Dollanganger novel series by V.C. Andrews. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1998 Next Stop Wonderland Rory 1999 Kimberly Scott 2000 The King 's Guard William The Elite Jason The Vision Blake Short film 2005 The Jacket Officer Harrison 2006 My Bollywood Bride Alex Kincade 2006 For One Night Mark Manning Television film 2007 Lucifer Lucifer Short film 2007 Mr. Brooks Jesse Vialo 2007 The Death and Life of Bobby Z Bobby Z 2007 Deadbox Aaron 2008 The Attic John Trevor Direct - to - video 2008 Sex and the City Smith Jerrod 2009 Tribute Ford Sawyer Television film 2009 So che ritornerai Tom Television film Sex and the City 2 Smith Jerrod 2011 Textuality Breslin 2013 The Pardon Cowboy 2017 Running Wild Brannon Bratt 2017 Palm Swings Lance 2018 Half Magic Television Year Title Role Notes 1995 High Sierra Search and Rescue Flynn Norstedt 6 episodes Beverly Hills, 90210 Rob Andrews 4 episodes 2003 -- 2004 Sex and the City Jerry `` Smith '' Jerrod 16 episodes 2003 CSI : Miami Jimmy Hutton Episode : `` Grand Prix '' 2005 Charmed Dex Lawson 6 episodes 2006 The Evidence Inspector Rourke / Officer Rourke 2 episodes 2007, 2009 Brothers & Sisters Chad Barry 8 episodes 2007 Six Degrees Todd Episode : `` Get a Room '' 2008 House Evan Greer / Dr. Brock Sterling Episode : Living the Dream ( 1 other uncredited ) 2008 Mogli a pezzi Elvio Giorgi Main cast 2008 CSI : Crime Scene Investigation Craig Hess Episode : `` Let It Bleed '' 2009 The Eastmans Rick Green Unsold CBS pilot 2009 Rick & Steve : The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World Manfred Dax ( voice ) Episode : `` The Only Straight in the Village '' How I Met Your Mother Movie Tony Episode : `` The Wedding Bride '' 2011 Love Bites N / A Unaired pilot 2012 Watson & Oliver Various Episode # 1.1 2013 Hit the Floor Benny Episode : `` Turnover '' 2014 Be With Her Pete Evans Episode # 10, Israeli TV show 2015 If There Be Thorns Christopher Dollanganger Lifetime Original Movie 2015 Seeds of Yesterday Christopher Dollanganger Lifetime Original Movie 2017 -- present Midnight, Texas Joe Strong Main cast References ^ Jump up to : Hancock, Louise ( September 21, 2003 ). `` Our lad 's ABSOLUTEly Fab ''. Sunday Mirror. Archived from the original on November 17, 2007. ^ Jump up to : `` Jason Lewis ''. Yahoo ! Movies. Archived from the original on October 3, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2018. Jump up ^ DiPasquale, Cara ; Karnopp, Kris ( March 26, 2003 ). `` Former model gets ' Sex and the City ' role ''. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 24, 2018. Jump up ^ Watson, Margeaux ( May 19, 2008 ). `` Sex and the City Q&A : Jason Lewis ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 24, 2018. Jump up ^ Scott, A.O. ( May 26, 2010 ). `` Operation Desert Togs ''. The New York Times. Retrieved February 24, 2018. Jump up ^ Loewenstein, Lael ( January 27, 2006 ). `` My Bollywood Bride ''. Variety. Retrieved February 24, 2018. Jump up ^ Anderson, John ( May 30, 2007 ). `` Mr. Brooks ''. Variety. Retrieved February 24, 2018. Jump up ^ Sweney, Mark ( March 2, 2009 ). `` Nestlé unveils £ 7m bubbles ad for Aero ''. The Guardian. Retrieved February 24, 2018. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Archived September 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ `` The Education Press : Presenting News About Worldwide Education ''. Pixiepressworldwide.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2015. Retrieved January 12, 2016. Jump up ^ ( 2 ) Archived January 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Stanhope, Kate ( April 1, 2010 ). `` How I Met Your Mother Taps Malin Akerman, Jason Lewis, Chris Kattan ''. TV Guide. Retrieved February 24, 2018. Jump up ^ Barnard, Linda ( April 20, 2011 ). `` Text and the city with Jason Lewis ''. Toronto Star. Retrieved February 24, 2018. Jump up ^ Fries, Laura ( April 3, 2015 ). `` TV Review : Lifetime 's ' If There Be Thorns, ' ' Seeds of Yesterday ' ''. Variety. Retrieved February 24, 2018. External links Jason Lewis on IMDb Men 's Fitness interview GND : 1013086791 ISNI : 0000 0001 2018 3287 LCCN : no2005049276 NLA : 41897987 VIAF : 76048322 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jason_Lewis_(actor)&oldid=849415550 '' Categories : 1971 births 20th - century American male actors 21st - century American male actors Male actors from Newport Beach, California American male film actors Male models from California American male television actors LGBT rights activists from the United States Living people People from the Greater Los Angeles Area Activists from California Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Use mdy dates from February 2018 Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with NLA identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia تۆرکجه Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano עברית ქართული Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Português Русский Suomi Svenska Українська 中文 10 more Edit links This page was last edited on 8 July 2018, at 21 : 05 ( UTC ). 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Question: who played smith jared in sex and the city
Answer: Jason Lewis