# Jon Lindstrom

Jon Robert Lindstrom (born October 18, 1957) is an American actor, writer, director, producer, and musician. He is well known for his roles of Kevin Collins and Ryan Chamberlain on the ABC Daytime soap opera General Hospital and its spin-off Port Charles. In 2024 his debut novel Hollywood Hustle, published February 6 by Crooked Lane Books, is an official USA Today Bestseller.

## Early life and education

Lindstrom was born in Medford, Oregon, to Robert, a TV advertising executive, and Suzanne Lindstrom, a homemaker. He has an older brother, Jeff. As a drummer, Lindstrom recorded the album Feel Free to Do So with the band The High Lonesome for the Spark Records label. The record garnered much industry praise and "most-added" status for two singles on the Billboard Hot 100.
Lindstrom attended the University of Oregon, studying theatre and music, after which he moved to Los Angeles, where he studied with acting teachers Lee Strasberg, Stella Adler and Jeff Corey.

## Personal life

An active athlete, he is an active member of the Directors Guild of America, SAG-AFTRA, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and Actors' Equity Association.
Lindstrom is a distant cousin to the late award winning costume designer Donfeld.
Lindstrom married soap opera actress Eileen Davidson in 1997, ending in divorce in 2000. He next married his former As the World Turns co-star Cady McClain in 2014. On April 27, 2024 the couple announced in the joint statement on Instagram that they were separating after 10 years of marriage.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1989 | Listen to Me | Television Reporter | |
| 1994 | Oasis Cafe | Zak | |
| 1994 | Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry III | DJ | |
| 2005 | Must Love Dogs | Peter | |
| 2007 | The Hard Easy | | Creator, Co-Screenwriter and Co-Executive Producer |
| 2008 | The Double Born | Ephraim | |
| 2008 | The Sacrifice | Walter Johnson | |
| 2009 | Ice Dreams | Nolan | |
| 2011 | What Happens Next | Paul Grecco | Original title: You Can't Have It All |
| 2014 | How We Got Away With It | Det. Arlen Becker | Director, Co-writer, and Co-producer |
| 2015 | God's Not Dead 2 | Jim Powell | |
| 2015 | Val-En-Tina | James Clarington | |
| 2015 | The Queen of Hollywood Blvd. | The Snitch | |
| 2020 | A Dark Foe | Vincent the Pimp | |
| 2021 | Ten-Cent Daisy | Richard | |
| 2022 | Diary of a Spy | George | |
| 2023 | Boston Strangler | Doug Berman | |
| 2023 | Confidential Informant | Joe Mangano | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1982 | The Facts of Life Goes to Paris | Young Man | Television film |
| 1982 | Voyagers! | Remington | Episode: "Bully and Billy" (S 1:Ep 3) |
| 1983 | Square Pegs | Reed Kendall | Episode: "It's Academical" (S 1:Ep 3) |
| 1984 | Call to Glory | Bartender | Episodes: "Cover Story" (S 1:Ep 11) "Realities" (S 1:Ep 12) |
| 1984—85 | Rituals | Brady Chapin | Main cast |
| 1985 | Rocky Road | Jerry Daniels | |
| 1985–86 | Santa Barbara | Mark McCormick | |
| 1987 | The Alamo: 13 Days to Glory | Capt. Almaron Dickinson | Television film |
| 1989 | Generations | Paul Jarre | Episodes: "Pilot episode" (S 1:Ep 1) "Episode 002" (S 1:Ep 2) |
| 1989 | 21 Jump Street | Mick | Episode: "The Blu Flu" (S 3:Ep 8) |
| 1989 | Empty Nest | Joe | Episode: "Between a Cop and a Hard Place" (S 2:Ep 4) |
| 1990 | Baywatch | Chris Barron | Episode: "Armored Car" (S 1:Ep 13) |
| 1990 | Fall From Grace | Brian | |
| 1992–95, 2018–present | General Hospital | Ryan Chamberlain | Role from: 1992 to March 1995, August 10, 2018 to Present- |
| 1993–97, 2004, 2013—present | General Hospital | Kevin Collins | Role from: December 1993 to May 1997, July 2004, January 30, 2013 to present |
| 1994 | Baywatch | Keith Travis | Episodes: "Coronado Del Sol, part 1" (S 4:Ep 14) "Coronado Del Sol, part 2" (S 4:Ep 15) |
| 1997–2003 | Port Charles | Kevin Collins | Role from: June 2, 1997 to October 3, 2003 |
| 1999 | Introducing Dorothy Dandridge | | HBO TV Movie |
| 2003 | Right on Track | Gregg Enders | Made-for-TV Disney Channel Original Movie |
| 2006 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Martin Sidley | Episode: "Up In Smoke" (S 6:Ep 16) |
| 2006 | Everwood | Bill Schmicker | Episode: "Across the Lines" (S 4:Ep 14) |
| 2007 | McBride: Dogged | Barry Hastings | Made-for-TV |
| 2007 | While the Children Sleep | Tate Walker | Made-for-TV Also known as The Sitter |
| 2008–10 | As the World Turns | Craig Montgomery | Role from: December 3, 2008 to September 10, 2010 |
| 2011 | Blue Bloods | Judge Fenton | Episode:"Little Fish" (S 1:Ep 11) |
| 2013 | Drop Dead Diva | Professor Sharf | Episode: "50 Shades of Grayson" (S 5:Ep 8) |
| 2013 | NCIS | Perry Davidson | Episode: "Oil & Water" (S 11:Ep 6) |
| 2014 | Castle | Agent Connors | Episode: "Driven" (S 7:Ep 1) |
| 2015 | True Detective | Jacob McCandless | Episodes: "The Western Book of the Dead" (S 2:Ep 1) "Night Finds You" (S 2:Ep 2) "Other Lives" (S 2:Ep 5) "Church in Ruins" (S 2:Ep 6) "Omega Station" (S 2:Ep 8) |
| 2016 | Recovery Road | William Walker | Episode: "Parties Without Borders" (S 1:Ep 4) |
| 2017–2018 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Phillip Nelson | Episode: "Mountebank" (S 9:Ep 5) "Vendetta" (S 9:Ep 18) |
| 2018 | S.W.A.T. | Ashe Jones | Episode: "Seizure" (S 1:Ep 10) |
| 2019 | Bosch | Lance Cronyn | Episodes: "The Last Scrip" (S 5:Ep 3) "The Space Between the Stars" (S 5:Ep 6) "The Wisdom and the Desert" (S 5:Ep 7) "Hold Back the Night" (S 5:Ep 9) |
| 2019 | Homeland | Claude Geroux | Episode: "Prisoners of War" (S 8:Ep 12) |
| 2020 | Days of Our Lives | Jack Deveraux | Temporary stand-in December 30, 2020 |
| 2021 | Bull | Donovan Nichols | Episode: "Wrecked" (S 4:Ep 20) |

## Awards and nominations

* 2009 Winner, Angel Film Award for Best Ensemble Cast ("The Sacrifice"), Monaco International Film Festival (shared With: Molly C. Quinn, Darby Stanchfield, Chris Mulkey and Richard Riehle)
* 2013 Winner, Best of Fest ("How We Got Away With It"), Film Fest Twain Harte
* 2013 Winner, Audience Choice Award for a Feature Film ("How We Got Away With It"), Marina del Rey Film Festival
* 2013 Finalist, New Filmmakers Forum (NFF) Emerging Director Award ("How We Got Away With It"), St. Louis International Film Festival
* 2013 Winner, 1st Runner-up Stolman Audience Award ("How We Got Away With It"), Sonoma International Film Festival
* 2013 Winner, Best Thriller Feature Film ("How We Got Away With It"), Bare Bones International Film Festival.
* 2013 Nominated, Best Actor/Filmmaker in a Feature Film, Bare Bones International Film Festival (Jon Lindstrom-"How We Got Away With It")
* 2013 Nominated, Best Showcase Feature Film ("How We Got Away With It"), SOHO International Film Festival

### Daytime Emmy Awards

* 2010: Nominated, Outstanding Leading Actor in a Drama Series – As The World Turns
* 2019: Nominated, Outstanding Leading Actor in a Drama Series – General Hospital
* 2020: Nominated, Outstanding Leading Actor in a Drama Series – General Hospital
* 2023: Nominated, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – General Hospital

### Soap Opera Digest Awards

* 1994: Nominated, Outstanding Villain/Villainess – General Hospital
* 2000: Won, Outstanding Supporting Actor – Port Charles